Hexham Racecourse Caravan & Camping Park Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 4m 18.56s

Horn Cape³³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: K Brogan| T: B Haslam| OR: 131| CD

14/1

C&D winner who thrived on testing ground in 2023/24, winning 3 times. Still on the up when finishing narrow second at Kelso (having looked the winner) in May and fitter for comeback when third at Newcastle in February. Lesser effort last time needs shrugging aside.

Form: 21/2836-

Moon Chime²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 127| D

10/11

Enhanced excellent strike rate with a taking success in 7-runner handicap at Stratford in March. Wasn't going that well when brought down at Aintree a month ago but this an easier race

Form: 11/431B-

Smokeringinthedark⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 119| BF

3/1

Runner-up in his only outing in Irish points and showed a good attitude in going one better in maiden at Musselburgh (19.8f) on hurdling debut in December. Not quite in the same form twice since over contrasting trips and opening mark asks for more.

Form: 2143-

Fourofakind^p¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 116| BF| D

28/1

Fit from the Flat ahead of latest win in hurdle at Perth in September. Exploits since suggest he's in good form without having anything in hand of his current mark.

Form: 911455-

Well Educated¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 111| CD

6/1

Scored in quick succession here and at Kelso last May. Running only respectably to end 2024 but almost certainly needed reappearance at Haydock a fortnight ago and he's now below last winning mark. Fancied to step up markedly on that.

Form: 743657-

Hourless^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon| OR: 99| CD

15/2

Fair juvenile hurdle winner for Alan King but has still to offer serious hope for current connections, acknowledging latest third at Carlisle was more like it. 5 lb out of the weights.

Form: U/U4763-

Non-Runners

Klitschko⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Lucinda Hughes J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Moon Chime (10/11), Smokeringinthedark (3/1), Well Educated (6/1), Hourless (15/2), Klitschko (10/1), Horn Cape (14/1), Fourofakind (28/1)

WELL EDUCATED will have needed his reappearance a fortnight ago and with that under his belt, he could be worth risking from what is a handy mark. Moon Chime ran in a much better race than this last time so he's an obvious threat, with Fourofakind likely to give his running.