13:35 Hexham

Friday 6 November 2026

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carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 44.90s

Walk Tall²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gingell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 100| DWS

15/8

Low-mileage 6-y-o who signed off last season with a good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (3¼m, good) in April. This winning pointer has since had a breathing operation and appeals as the sort to do much better over fences. Interesting.

Form: 876523-

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Lunar Contact^p,t²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss R L M Duffy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 100| D

16/1

Fair winning hurdler/chaser in 2024. Lightly raced since and on the retreat when unseated rider twelth in hunter chase over C&D (good to soft) in April. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 24162U-

Defence Witness^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 92

8/1

Doubled his tally over fences at Catterick (25f) in January. Mixed record since and a well-held seventh of 8 to C'mon So over C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago. Has a bit to prove now.

Form: 1272-67

Wise Move^h²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 89| D

10/1

Multiple winning pointer. Good second over hurdles at Wetherby last December but not in the same form since and pulled up on his last 2 runs in the spring. Chasing debutant.

Form: 5254PP-

C'mon So¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 82| CD

13/8

Maiden hurdler. Made an impressive start over fences with success in 8-runner handicap over C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago, forging clear run-in. Hiked up 7 lb but has more to offer and expected to be bang there.

Form: 6-64341

Aill Dubh^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75| D

10/1

Doubled his chasing tally at Cartmel (21f) in July. Posted a creditable third at Sedgefield (3¼m) in September but came in last of 6 at Newcastle (2½m, good) 10 days ago. Could bounce back with usual cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 441536

Croagh Patrick^b¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Maggs| T: G Boanas| OR: 70| C| D

22/1

A course winner but this veteran is unreliable nowadays and arrives on the back of a well-held fourth of 8 to C'mon So over C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago. 4 lb "wrong" in the weights too.

Form: 2P5564

Non-Runners

Gibberwell²⁰⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 10

T: J Coulson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

C'mon So (13/8), Walk Tall (15/8), Defence Witness (8/1), Aill Dubh (10/1), Wise Move (10/1), Lunar Contact (16/1), Croagh Patrick (22/1), Gibberwell (50/1)

Joe Tizzard's WALK TALL impressed as a future chaser in the making in a relatively light campaign over hurdles last season and this winning pointer is taken to make a successful start in this sphere. Easy C&D scorer C'Mon So rates a big threat though, while Aill Dubh appeals as the pick of the remainder.