16:52 Hexham

Saturday 15 June 2024

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Andy Calvert Celebration Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 4m 7.64s

Shadows In The Sky^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 100| C

9/2

Point winner who opened his Rules account when accounting for 7 rivals here (2½m, good to soft) last month. 7 lb rise asks a question but he has to enter calculations.

Form: 43P54-1

Breaking The Ice¹⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 100| C

25/1

Winner of 6 of his 19 starts over fences but he was below par in a handful of appearances last year and ran poorly at Wetherby when last seen in January. Will be a threat if able to bounce back.

Form: P/464PP-

Jet Patrol⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 95

10/3

Placed twice from 5 starts in Irish points and has shown ability in a handful of runs over hurdles. Appeals as the type to do better now tackling fences and he's one to note in the betting.

Form: 22P344-

Dream Jet³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison| OR: 92

9/1

Placed in an Irish point and left his previous form under Rules behind when landing a Stratford maiden hurdle last summer. However, his efforts in this sphere have so far lacked any real spark.

Form: 1668P-5

Augharue¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 87

8/1

Came agonisingly close to breaking his duck from a tumbling mark at Sedgefield (17f, good) last month but he failed to fire at Fakenham recently.

Form: FP5P-27

Divas Doyen^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 84

5/1

Poor maiden hurdler/chaser who performed with credit when runner-up over this C&D last time. Reproduction of that would give him a fighting chance but record stands at 0-17.

Form: 5/2P2P-2

Going Mobile^b,t³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 83| CD

5/1

Failed to win in 2023 but stepped up on his reappearance when coming home fourth of 12 over this C&D in April. However, he failed to build on that at Tramore since.

Form: P3454-6

Kicksaftersix^h³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 81| CD

12/1

Finally got to grips with chasing when landing 8-runner handicap in a re-fitted hood in June 2023. Ended last year on a downer, though, and well held on return at Sedgefield (17f, good).

Form: 82125-8

Rollerruler²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 81| CD

20/1

C&D winner in 2021 but lightly raced since and he was pulled up back here last month. Vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 7P/934-P

Barley Breeze¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: W Coltherd| OR: 74

28/1

Very little in the way of promise so far and he's readily passed over.

Form: 4P/PP-U6

Forecasts

Jet Patrol (10/3), Shadows In The Sky (9/2), Going Mobile (5/1), Divas Doyen (5/1), Augharue (8/1), Dream Jet (9/1), Kicksaftersix (12/1), Rollerruler (20/1), Breaking The Ice (25/1), Barley Breeze (28/1)

It could be worth chancing JET PATROL now that he's switched to fences. Indeed, he was placed twice in points and the drying ground will aid his cause. Shadows In The Sky is next on the list having opened his Rules account here last time, while Breaking The Ice would also be a threat if on-song.