13:02 Hexham

Friday 8 November 2024

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First Class Catering From Falcons Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 6m 26.73s

Kelce^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Joe Anderson| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 99

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden in Ireland and, having understandably looked in need of the run on return/debut for new yard at Fontwell last month, he subsequently went close on recent chase debut in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at Uttoxeter (2½m, good to soft). Big player.

Form: 87/08-P2

Lights Are Green¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Edward Austin| T: G Bewley| OR: 95| CD

10/1

Resumed winning ways in a handicap chase at Cartmel during the summer but it's been a low-key 2024 otherwise for this 7-y-o. Others preferred.

Form: 4441P5

Return Fire^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 94| CD

10/3

Ended last season out of sorts but wasn't beaten at all far back hurdling on his recent reappearance and he's of interest back here (winner of both completed starts over fences at this course) off a reduced mark.

Form: 54U6-64

Gipsy Lee Rose^t,v²⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 89| CD

20/1

Hit the target twice last season, taking a small-field 2½m Newcastle handicap (heavy) on latest outing in March. 3 lb rise by no means prohibitive and moving back up in trip won't be an issue, so she could have a say if fully tuned-up for this.

Form: 531561-

Empty Nest¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Midgley| T: M Walford| OR: 88

14/1

Still a maiden and opposable on the back of tame efforts here and at Market Rasen on his last 2 appearances.

Form: 4333-PP

Ocean Legacy¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Aaron Anderson| T: R Menzies| OR: 88| D

7/1

Winless since last May 2023 but performed with credit on a couple of occasions for Dermot McLoughlin earlier this year and wasn't disgraced on debut for this yard at Sedgefield (26.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. 2 lb lower here and each-way chance if able to build on that.

Form: 0-F2043

Ange Endormi^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 87

11/2

Winner of just one of his 14 starts over hurdles but pretty consistent on the whole in that sphere and latest third of 12 over 23.3f in first-time cheekpieces (retained) here last month was a solid effort. 1 lb lower now switched to fences and wouldn't be without hope if his jumping passes the test.

Form: 24/7-P33

Gibberwell^b¹⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Joe Williamson| T: J Coulson| OR: 76| CD

12/1

Only fifth over this C&D on final start of last season but record here is otherwise strong (form figures at Hexham read 122245). On the downside, his record when fresh doesn't augur well ahead of this first run for 6 months.

Form: 37P24-5

Bannside^b,t1¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Doyle| T: I A Duncan| OR: 69

100/1

Pulled up on first run following 19 months off at Kelso recently and he's hard to fancy.

Form: 67900/P

Forecasts

Kelce (15/8), Return Fire (10/3), Ange Endormi (11/2), Ocean Legacy (7/1), Lights Are Green (10/1), Gibberwell (12/1), Empty Nest (14/1), Gipsy Lee Rose (20/1), Bannside (100/1)

KELCE produced a near-fautless round of jumping when narrowly outpointed on his recent chase debut at Uttoxeter, and he will prove hard to beat off the same mark here (due to go up 3 lb for that effort) with improvement likely now moving up in trip. C&D winners Return Fire and Gipsy Lee Rose are taken to fill the places, in that order of preference, while chase-debutant Ange Endormi and Ocean Legacy are also worthy of consideration.