15:25 Hexham

Saturday 13 May 2023

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Paxton's Are Case IH's No 1 Dealer Maiden Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 39.24s

Design Plan^p1¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Lyall Hodgins⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Richards| D

18/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Blueprint gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Mizen Raven. Dam unraced. Wears cheekpieces. Dual point winner, third last time (Apr 29). Not dismissed.

Form: 343123-

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Matthew Man¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Joe Wright⁽³⁾| T: J Walton| OR: 82| D

80/1

Modest form at best under Rules but he's a dual point winner, beating his sole rival easily last time. Not completely dismissed back under Rules.

Form: 262P/42-

Matts Commission^t³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Lois Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: J Teal| OR: 100| CD

6/5

Prolific in points and has shown fair form in this sphere. Out of his depth when ninth in the Foxhunters' at Aintree a month ago and boasts leading claims back in calmer waters.

Form: 223319-

So Be It^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Nick Orpwood⁽³⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 58WS

100/1

Maiden pointer (ran out last time) who has yet to achieve anything under Rules. Up against it.

Form: 5PP43R-

Torngat¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Thomas Greenwood⁽⁷⁾| T: T Greenwood| OR: 89| D

10/1

Modest chaser. 9/4, first run since leaving Tristan Davidson when second of 5 in hunter chase at Kelso (23.4f, good) 26 days ago. Third in a point since but needs to up his game.

Form: 621123-

Vent D'Automne¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Scarlett Frank⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Frank| OR: 122| CD

11/2

Showed a good deal of ability for Willie Mullins earlier in his career and has done well in points for this yard, winning his last two. Makes plenty of appeal on hunter debut.

Form: 13311-1

Whateveryousay¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Philip Lawrence⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Wilkinson

25/1

£40,000 3-y-o, £2,000 5-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Robyndeglory. Dam, maiden jumper in Britain/France. Maiden pointer, third last time (May 1).

Form: PP/0PU-3

Cullin Hills¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: W Milburn| D

9/4

£2,500 4-y-o, Millenary mare. Dam ran once over hurdles. Multiple point winner, including last 4 starts (latest May 1). One to be interested in on Rules debut.

Form: 1U111-1

Red Opium^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr John Dawson| T: Mrs C Coward| OR: 71| CD

25/1

First run under Rules since leaving Jacqueline Coward when 100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in hunter chase at Cheltenham (26f, good to soft) on debut over fences 8 days ago. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 21221-P

Forecasts

Matts Commission (6/5), Cullin Hills (9/4), Vent D'Automne (11/2), Torngat (10/1), Design Plan (18/1), Whateveryousay (25/1), Red Opium (25/1), Matthew Man (80/1), So Be It (100/1)

MATTS COMMISSION was far from discredited when ninth at Aintree last time and should find this much easier, so he's worth siding with despite the presence of Vent d'Automne and Cullin Hills who have both been in excellent form between the flags.