18:35 Hexham

Saturday 1 June 2024

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Tricia Hughes Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:38 | Winning time: 5m 16.91s

Halpha Soleil²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 99| D

5/2

Winner at Sedgefield in December and confirmed himself back in form when fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down appreciably in grade and looks to hold excellent claims.

Form: 1P462-4

Get A Superstar²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 98| BF

7/2

Bumper winner who shaped encouragingly back up in trip when fourth of 9 on handicap debut at Market Rasen (20.6f, good, 11/4) 22 days ago, meeting trouble straight. Still unexposed and well capable of winning an ordinary handicap like this.

Form: 21P43-4

Ange Endormi⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 91

14/1

Modest handicap hurdler who probably needed the run on first outing since leaving Barbara Butterworth after 19 months off when beating only one home in 8-runner handicap over C&D in April. This will reveal more.

Form: 92124/7-

Huit Reflets^v1¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 85

10/3

Confirmed his return to form when second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, heavy) 10 days ago. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 0663-32

Lady Hamilton¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: W Storey| OR: 80

7/1

Poor maiden who again ran creditably when fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.2f, good to soft, 16/1) 11 days ago, suited by way race developed. Back up in trip.

Form: 7/636-54

Boyneside²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 75

5/1

Best effort to date when runner-up at Sedgefield in March but wasn't in the same form there (16.8f, good) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 08352-7

Shoughall's Boy¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford| OR: 69| CD

33/1

C&D winner who hasn't shown any form in over a year. Passed over from 4 lb out of the weights.

Form: 46P/P6-P

Non-Runners

Midnight Alnwicky¹⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: A Nicol J: D R Fox

Forecasts

Halpha Soleil (5/2), Huit Reflets (10/3), Get A Superstar (7/2), Boyneside (5/1), Lady Hamilton (7/1), Ange Endormi (14/1), Midnight Alnwicky (16/1), Shoughall's Boy (33/1)

GET A SUPERSTAR and Halpha Soleil are the two that make most appeal. The latter is back down appreciably in grade having run well in a 0-120 over C&D 3 weeks ago, but the former is totally unexposed and is narrowly preferred following a highly encouraging handicap debut effort at Market Rasen. Boyneside should be suited by the step back up in trip and may prove best of the rest.