15:20 Hexham

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 7m 24.37s

Twoshotsoftequila²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 119| D

5/2

Gained reward for consistency when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Doncaster (24f, good) 27 days ago. 7 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 5-44321

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Taste The Fear^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 118| C| D

5/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler who came good at the fifth time of asking over fences when shading a tight finish at Doncaster in January. Third to Twoshotsoftquila there last time and merits respect again.

Form: 432313

Houston Texas³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 117| D

11/2

Completed a hat-trick over fences at Carlisle in October and has generally held form off higher marks since. Didn't get home in the Eider at Newcastle last time, so likely to bounce back.

Form: 1-16547

Nick Lost^p,t1³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 115| D

20/1

Veteran hurdles/dual chase winner who has been below his best in recent starts, seventh in big field Cross Country chase at Punchestown (25f) 17 days ago. On a handy mark, though, and stable's runners command respect on these shores.

Form: 656047

Camp Belan^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 107

7/2

Thorough stayer who got off the mark at Kelso in November but he's been below par since. Dipped below winning mark now and yard going well, so no surprise if he bounced back.

Form: 21647F

Donna's Delight^p¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 107| D

14/1

Lightly raced since scoring twice in early 2020 but little encouragement this season.

Form: 52-5PPB

Aire Valley Lad¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 99| C| D

9/2

Belatedly opened chase account at the twelfth time of asking at Wetherby in December but has run crditably only once in three subsequent outings. Hard to rely on.

Form: 621025

Non-Runners

Gipsy Lee Rose²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Twoshotsoftequila (5/2), Camp Belan (7/2), Aire Valley Lad (9/2), Taste The Fear (5/1), Houston Texas (11/2), Gipsy Lee Rose (12/1), Donna's Delight (14/1), Nick Lost (20/1)

NICK LOST didn't shape too badly in a cross-country event at Punchestown last time and, with a tongue strap now applied, he could be worth chancing if the market speaks in his favour. Twoshotsoftequila is considered a danger on the back of his Doncaster win and Taste The Fear, who was third in the same race, should be on the premises.