17:27 Hexham

Saturday 15 June 2024

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Cleansweep Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:27 | Winning time: 6m 37.41s

Breakdance Kid^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 98| D

25/1

Scored at Market Rasen in February. 18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P541P-7

Castletown^v²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-13| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 97| D

16/1

Unreliable individual who came in only fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Kelso (21.6f, good to soft, 9/1) 20 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 1237-55

Ribeye⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P Atkinson| OR: 92| C| D

16/5

Course winner who posted a good third of 12 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (21.4f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Holds good form claims.

Form: 38P24-3

Lights Are Green¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 92| CD

9/2

C&D winner who recorded a solid fourth of 6 in handicap chase at this C&D (soft) 14 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 7342-P4

Macavity^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 91| BF| D

10/1

Bumper/point winner and not disgraced when second of 3 in 3m chase at Huntingdon last month on his final run for Jack Teal. Not ruled out for his new handler.

Form: 4/PP51-2

So Be It^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 90

22/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs. 28/1, last of 6 in handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, heavy) when last seen out 7 months ago so has something to prove.

Form: 6R5-552

Artic Breeze^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 82| D

22/1

Remains a maiden and he was pulled up in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft, 14/1) 25 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: P2P/28-P

West Lawn²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: J Walton| OR: 82| C| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022 and only fifth of 8 in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 4693-45

Gun Merchant³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 78

25/1

Not the force of old but he was set plenty to do when fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good to soft, 40/1) 31 days ago. Can build on it.

Form: 2F6/6F-5

Not Now Tayto^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T Collier| OR: 77

10/3

Had wind op before a good second of 7 in handicap chase at this course (20.1f, soft) on his debut over fences 14 days ago. Up in trip now and can make his presence felt.

Form: 8053P-2

Buto^p,t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 69| C

10/1

Modest winning hurdler but he ran poorly on the Flat at Pontefract (17.1f, good) 5 days ago. More is needed on his chase debut.

Form: 32750-P

Muroor⁴³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H Burns| OR: 69

80/1

Unreliable type who was pulled up in hunter chase at Carlisle (24.5f, soft) 15 months ago on his final run for Victor Thompson. Others appeal more.

Form: U53P3P/

Dark Duomo^b,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 69

28/1

Unreliable maiden hurdler/chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, soft, 13/2) 20 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 44994-P

Non-Runners

Goodoldbill⁴²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: Mrs J Walton J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Ribeye (16/5), Not Now Tayto (10/3), Lights Are Green (9/2), West Lawn (9/1), Macavity (10/1), Buto (10/1), Castletown (16/1), Goodoldbill (16/1), So Be It (22/1), Artic Breeze (22/1), Breakdance Kid (25/1), Gun Merchant (25/1), Dark Duomo (28/1), Muroor (80/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and course-winner RIBEYE is taken to resume winning ways on the back of his good recent Market Rasen third. C&D winner Lights Are Green rates next best, although both Not Now Tayto and Macavity need factoring in too.