19:10 Hexham

Saturday 3 May 2025

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Harry Douglas Estate Agency Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:13 | Winning time: 7m 8.16s

Super Citizen¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Lucinda Hughes| OR: 100| D

11/2

Consistent sort who deservedly got his head back in front in a 4-runner Carlisle handicap (24.5f, good) last month. Creditable second at Kelso since and should give another good account.

Form: 335312-

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Community Rebel^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Ewart| OR: 96| BF| D

10/1

Low mileage point/hurdles winner who made a decent start over fences when a back-to-form second at Newcastle in March. However, ran poorly when well backed in this headgear there later that month so needs to bounce back .

Form: 1P/562P-

Lights Are Green¹⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 94| CD

20/1

Narrow winner of a handicap chase at Cartmel last summer but it was a low-key 2024 otherwise. Off 6 months and others preferred.

Form: 441P56-

C'Est Quelqu'un²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 94| D

11/1

Now 13 runs since his last win in 2023 but went close from 3 lb out of the handicap at Sedgefield 3 weeks ago so claims off the same mark back down in class.

Form: 363533-

Dr Shirocco¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Bruce Lynn| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 87| CD

12/1

Successful over C&D a year ago (second win here) and left low-key reappearance behind when scoring at Musselburgh (23.6f, good to soft) in November. Excuses last 2 starts so not taken lightly back on a winning mark.

Form: 814566-

Couldbeaweapon²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 87

7/1

Fair 2m winner over hurdles but just modest form at best in this sphere and only fourth of 5 at Sedgefield on yard debut/return 3 weeks ago.

Form: 36P/964-

Rob Roy Macgregor^p⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: A M Thomson| OR: 86

6/1

Tumbled down the weights and posted best effort for some time when third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, heavy, 25/1) 56 days ago. Claims if building on that on belated chase bow.

Form: P5/9PP3-

Kicksaftersix¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 85| CD

9/4

Both career wins have come here, including when beating Halfway House Lad by 4½ lengths on his first try over 3m 19 days ago. 7 lb higher now but must be respected kept to this trip.

Form: 222541-

Lady Hamilton¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 71

9/1

Remains a maiden after 17 runs and found the switch to chasing all too much at Carlisle 2 weeks ago. 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 385857-

Muroor^p³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 69

18/1

Veteran who's on a long losing and unlikely to be ending it here from out of the handicap.

Form: 33967P-

Non-Runners

Halfway House Lad¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: M A Barnes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kicksaftersix (9/4), Halfway House Lad (9/2), Super Citizen (11/2), Rob Roy Macgregor (6/1), Couldbeaweapon (7/1), Lady Hamilton (9/1), Community Rebel (10/1), C'Est Quelqu'un (11/1), Dr Shirocco (12/1), Muroor (18/1), Lights Are Green (20/1)

C'EST QUELQU'UN looks ready to end his losing run having gone close from out of the weights at Sedgefield 3 weeks ago. This does look competitive, though, with Dr Shirocco and Super Citizen heading the dangers.