17:35 Hexham

Saturday 6 May 2017

All17:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

Independent Racecourses Ltd (IRL) Selling Hurdle

Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 4m 3.90s

1^st

Slim Pickens

911-0

1/2f

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, in 3rd from 2 out, led before last, kept on well op 4/6 tchd 4/5

2^nd

Bygones For Coins

910-7

33/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Tracked leaders, led before 4th, pressed 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace op 40/1 tchd 28/1

3^rd

4 ½

Mondlicht

711-5

3/1

T: James MoffattJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, soon challenged, one pace in 3rd from last op 11/4 tchd 9/4

4^th

2 ¼

Spinning Scooter

711-0

20/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Daragh Bourke (5)

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on in 4th from last op 22/1

5^th

Discoverie

911-5

7/1

T: Kenneth SlackJ: Robert Hogg (7)

In rear, reminders after 3rd, weakened before 4 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

Alyasan

611-5

14/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Led, headed before 4th, ridden after 2 out, one pace in 4th

7^th

Torero

811-0

33/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Henry Brooke

Always towards rear op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Raifteiri

1011-0

125/1

T: W Young JnrJ: D R Fox

Tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £5.30, £1.20EX:£22.90Trifecta:£64.00SF:£28.21Swingers:£7.40, £1.20, £10.50

Forecasts

Slim Pickens (1/2), Mondlicht (3/1), Discoverie (7/1), Alyasan (14/1), Spinning Scooter (20/1), Bygones For Coins (33/1), Torero (33/1), Raifteiri (125/1)

With all due respect to connections, a truly awful contest to kick off the evening action at Hexham. Discoverie will be suited by dropping back to 2m and likes to race prominently, and could battle for the lead with Torero who has claims on his best form over this trip for Gary Moore. Life will be tough for Mondlicht in handicaps so a seller looks the way forward whilst Alyasan looks a shell of the horse trained by Seamus Durack and Dan Skelton. SLIM PICKENS would have carried these rivals on his back in his prime and in such a weak race is worth chancing on his return from 18 months off with Sam Twiston-Davies booked.