17:35 Hexham

Monday 13 April 2026

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carpetgallop.co.uk Pro Fibre Surface Setting Standards Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 4m 9.82s

Captain Barbossa

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P W Wadge| T: A M Thomson

11/2

Born To Sea gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Cut The Rope, stays 2¾m. Dam ran twice on Flat.

Form:

Cricket Hill Denis¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: M Walford

11/1

Better effort in Wetherby bumpers last month when 8 lengths fourth in 5-runner event, though that became a dash. He looks one for the longer term.

Form: 74

Dan's Allstar⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby

12/1

€15,000 Malinas brother to poor hurdler Somebody's Fortune (3¼m winner). Dam poor maiden over hurdles/fences. Made frame both completed starts in Irish points, third last time (Jan 25).

Form: F43

Blue Skies Ahead^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| D

7/2

£50,000 Blue Bresil mare. Half-sister to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/chaser One For The Team and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Two Swallows. Won sole start in point bumpers and having had a breathing operation (also tongue tied), showed a bit in Uttoxeter bumper (8/1) last month.

Form: 1-5

Gaelic Heather³⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Andrews| T: T Ellis

11/8

Order of St George mare from the family of smart hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Cooldine. Sales price rose to £50,000 last year after finishing runner-up in an Irish point. Joined a respected yard.

Form: 2-

Western Games

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T D Easterby

22/1

Westerner mare. Dam (h100), maiden hurdler (stayed 3m), closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) The Cockney Mackem.

Form:

Moorhead⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

11/2

£24,000 4-y-o, Arrigo gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Without Limites out of 15f-17f French hurdle winner Sans Limites. Runner-up sole start in points (Mar 1).

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Ar Ais Aris¹⁴²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: L Russell & M Scudamore J: D R Fox

See Me Soon

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gaelic Heather (11/8), See Me Soon (6/4), Ar Ais Aris (9/4), Blue Skies Ahead (7/2), Moorhead (11/2), Captain Barbossa (11/2), Cricket Hill Denis (11/1), Dan's Allstar (12/1), Western Games (22/1)

This can go to a newcomer, with GAELIC HEATHER preferred to Ar Ais Aris before any betting clues. Cricket Hill Denis showed a bit more at Wetherby last time but looks vulnerable.