19:40 Hexham

Saturday 6 May 2023

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Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 6m 38.9s

Without Conviction^t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102| C| D

6/1

Resumed winning ways under Patrick Wadge at Ayr (3m, good) last time. Sole previous success was registered here and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 3P6341-

Dolly Dancer^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 95| CD

4/1

Has struggled since scoring over C&D last June but she's now 5 lb below that winning mark and tends to come into her own during the spring/summer. Not discounted.

Form: 655688-

Event Of Sivola^v¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 93| C| D

9/2

Successful over a marathon trip here in November and both subsequent visits to Hexham have resulted in creditable place efforts, including over C&D just 12 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 755353-

Ex S'elance^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Dowson| T: V Thompson| OR: 85| C| D

9/2

Following a successful spell in points earlier this year, he has taken well to fences, winning twice over 2½m (including here) and coped well with the step up in trip when second over C&D recently. Merits respect.

Form: 11P212-

Ballynagran^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 85| D

18/1

Backed at long odds, despite being 15 lb out of the handicap, and showed much improved form when off the mark over fences at Wetherby (24.2f, soft) in January. Not in anything like the same form since, though.

Form: 031P4P-

West Lawn²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton| OR: 85| C| D

3/1

Successful twice over hurdles (both at 23.3f) here last year. Below par latest start under Rules at Perth 10 months ago but he was a wide-margin winner between the flags 26 days ago and enters calculations on this chase debut.

Form: 4/51741-

Robert d'Ores^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 79| D

17/2

Winning pointer but has offered little in a handful of runs over hurdles and big step forward needed now upped in trip for this chase debut.

Form: 5/P1798-

Lastin' Memories^v⁶⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 73

50/1

Poor handicap chaser nowadays and it's best to look elsewhere.

Form: 76/P56P-

Abouttimeyoutoldme³⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Paul Robson| OR: 70

40/1

Poor form over hurdles and he's hard to warm to starting out in this sphere for new yard on the back of a 12-month absence.

Form: 60P9/6P-

Non-Runners

Skyhill²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Mrs A C Hamilton J: Sean Quinlan

Eveque¹²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Mrs J Walton J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Skyhill (11/4), West Lawn (3/1), Dolly Dancer (4/1), Ex S'elance (9/2), Event Of Sivola (9/2), Without Conviction (6/1), Eveque (8/1), Robert d'Ores (17/2), Ballynagran (18/1), Abouttimeyoutoldme (40/1), Lastin' Memories (50/1)

It could be worth chancing DOLLY DANCER, who hasn't shone since striking over this C&D last summer but she's been given a chance by the handicapper and there were positives to glean from her latest effort at Kelso (travelled well for a long way back from a 2-month break). Without Conviction is an obvious threat following her Ayr success and she is next on the list ahead of recent point winner/chase debutante West Lawn (2-2 over hurdles here) and Event of Sivola.