15:30 Hexham

Saturday 13 May 2017

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Great North Swim Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 14.60s

1^st

Waterclock

811-4

13/2

T: Micky HammondJ: H Thompson Brown (10)

In touch, outpaced when mistake 2 out, ridden between last 2, rallied last, ran on to lead near finish op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

2^nd

Landecker

911-12

4/1j

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

In touch on outer, lost place and behind from 5th, headway after 8th, outpaced after 2 out, soon ridden, switched inside and rallied to chase leader before last, led flat, kept on, headed near finish op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Grand Enterprise

711-1

9/2

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, ridden and headed flat, kept on same pace tchd 5/1

4^th

1 ½

Jac The Legend

811-4

4/1j

T: B EllisonJ: Mr Kaine Wood (7)

Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on under pressure flat, not reach leaders op 5/1

5^th

Bourne

1111-9

8/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Slowly away, behind until headway to join leaders after 2nd, led next, ridden and headed between last 2, no extra flat op 6/1

6^th

Bescot Springs

1210-13

5/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alexander Thorne (7)

Prominent, lost place before 4 out, ridden after next, lost touch next, kept on under pressure from last, not trouble leaders

Also Ran

Fly Vinnie

812-1

8/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Led to 3rd, in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next, pulled up before last op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£3.10, £2.90EX:£34.80Trifecta:£159.60SF:£30.49Swingers:£7.00, £7.00, £1.90

Forecasts

Landecker (4/1), Jac The Legend (4/1), Grand Enterprise (9/2), Bescot Springs (5/1), Waterclock (13/2), Bourne (8/1), Fly Vinnie (8/1)

A tight handicap. Grand Enterprise looks capable of getting the better of old rival Jac The Legend over this slightly shorter trip, but there probably isn't a great deal to choose between both horses. Bourne has been waiting for this better ground, whilst Bescot Springs should never be written off at Hexham despite his advancing years. However, a real chance is taken on the Micky Hammond trained WATERCLOCK. His recent hurdles form is no great shakes and he was comfortably beaten on the Flat at Pontefract by a stablemate recently, but he was mixing it from marks of 122 at Wetherby early in 2016, and with 10lb claimer Hugo Thompson Brown booked, he effectively races from a much reduced mark of 100 today.