19:35 Hexham

Saturday 6 May 2017

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Eve Aitchison Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 6m 26.50s

1^st

Tallow Fair

1212-0

9/2

T: Miss Lucy HornerJ: Mr S Lee (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden to lead last, held on close home, driven out op 4/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Bafana Choice

1112-0

10/1

T: Mrs S E GrantJ: Amie Waugh (3)

With leader, led 3 out, headed last, kept on and held close home tchd 12/1

3^rd

4 ½

Mickey Miller

812-0

5/1

T: John DawsonJ: Mr John Dawson

Behind, headway 4 out, went 3rd before last, one pace op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Againn Dul Aghaidh

612-0

3/1f

T: J J O'SheaJ: Jack Andrews (5)

In touch, led before and mistake 3 out, soon headed, one pace

5^th

Towerburn

812-0

14/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Mr Nick Orpwood (5)

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on from next, no impression op 20/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

Norton Grove

1012-0

40/1

T: J J O'SheaJ: Mr H Crow (7)

Mid-division, led 9th, headed 7 out, weakened from 4 out op 33/1

7^th

Fight Away Boys

912-0

25/1

T: Mrs C CrowJ: Mr G Crow (3)

Always towards rear

8^th

1 ¾

Wizadora

911-7

14/1

T: Miss S CowardJ: J M Andrews (7)

Mid-division, weakened from 5 out, tailed off

9^th

2 ¼

Senor Alco

1112-0

25/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Miss C Walton

Led to 9th, led again 7 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 22/1

10^th

Viacometti

812-0

5/1

T: Mrs K LynnJ: Mr C Dawson (3)

Held up in rear, effort 5 out, never dangerous op 6/1 tchd 9/2

11^th

Forge Valley

1312-0

14/1

T: Miss G WaltonJ: Mr Thomas Greenwood (7)

Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, struggling from 9th, tailed off

Also Ran

For Yes

812-0

80/1

T: Mrs L ColtherdJ: Miss H L Bryce (7)

Close up, blundered 1st, soon towards rear, struggling from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out tchd 100/1

Little Fritz

1012-0

33/1

T: L KerrJ: Mr Ryan Nichol (5)

Mid-division, weakened from 6 out, pulled up before 3 out

Shannon Silver

812-0

66/1

T: Mrs A MorsheadJ: Henry Morshead (5)

Close up, fell 1st

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Non-Runners

Shantou Prince¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: Mrs G B Walford J: Mr Christopher Furness

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.00, £3.10, £2.30EX:£49.30Trifecta:£264.70SF:£46.21Swingers:£2.80, £6.80, £9.00

Forecasts

Againn Dul Aghaidh (3/1), Shantou Prince (3/1), Tallow Fair (9/2), Mickey Miller (5/1), Viacometti (5/1), Bafana Choice (10/1), Towerburn (14/1), Wizadora (14/1), Forge Valley (14/1), Fight Away Boys (25/1), Senor Alco (25/1), Little Fritz (33/1), Norton Grove (40/1), Shannon Silver (66/1), For Yes (80/1)

Guineas weekend in Newmarket, but the feature race up in Northumberland is the prestigious Heart of All England Maiden Hunters Chase, with the race being the flagship event of the entire season at Hexham. A sizeable field this time around signals that luck in running could prove a valuable asset to success. Mickey Miller looks of interest now based with John Dawson, and he has probably been acquired with this race firmly in mind. Shantou Prince holds strong claims on the basis of his fine run behind the 2016 winner of this race (Ardea) at Wetherby in March, but the young horse on an upward curve is very much the impossibly named AGAINN DUL AGHAIDH. He has won his last two races in Point-to-Points in similar conditions and has an excellent rider booked to do the steering.