18:35 Hexham

Saturday 6 May 2017

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

Bobby Roberts Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 4m 4.30s

1^st

Atomix

611-1

6/1

T: P D NivenJ: T J O'Brien

Held up mid-division, went 3rd before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led before last, just held on post op 11/2

2^nd

Chieftain's Choice

811-9

9/2

T: K FrostJ: Finian O'Toole (5)

In rear, headway before 2 out, in 4th before last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, just held post op 7/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Beyondtemptation

911-0

9/2

T: J C HaynesJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Led, ridden and headed before last, lost 2nd place when no extra towards finish op 6/1

4^th

2 ¼

Master Of Finance

611-10

3/1j

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 4 out until before 2 out, weakened after last op 4/1

5^th

Dear Sire

511-9

3/1j

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Held up mid-division, in 4th before 2 out, soon weakened after op 7/2

6^th

Duke Of Sonning

511-6

80/1

T: S A HarrisJ: Mr Aiden Blakemore (10)

Held up mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened op 50/1

7^th

Rouge Et Sage

712-0

20/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (7)

Always towards rear, weakened before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Pot Committed

611-12

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leader, weakened before 2 out, pulled up op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.40, £2.30, £2.40EX:£32.00Trifecta:£159.60Tricast:£132.62SF:£33.42Swingers:£6.90, £5.70, £3.90

Forecasts

Master Of Finance (3/1), Dear Sire (3/1), Chieftain's Choice (9/2), Beyondtemptation (9/2), Atomix (6/1), Pot Committed (12/1), Rouge Et Sage (20/1), Duke Of Sonning (80/1)

A very competitive handicap in which the pace promises to be fierce. Beyondtemptation ought to really have a race named after her at this track, and she seeks to follow up in this race, as she did here last month when winning a 2m4f handicap by 4L. However, both Chieftain's Choice and DEAR SIRE also come into this contest in fine fettle, with the former a revitalised one time promising novice, and the latter showing his rivals a clean pair of heels at Wetherby recently. A 5lb rise might not be enough to stop Dear Sire following up, and his turn of foot can be deployed to maximum effect if settled nicely off a strong pace.