16:40 Hexham

Saturday 13 May 2017

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Great North Run Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 6m 32.60s

1^st

Hattons Hill

810-3

3/1f

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Always prominent, led 2 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on well flat op 4/1

2^nd

Apache Pilot

910-0

7/2

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (5)

Held up towards rear, headway 14th, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on, always held op 4/1

3^rd

Dursey Sound

911-11

20/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, headway after 13th, chased winner between last 2 to before last, ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd flat tchd 25/1

4^th

Pena Dorada

1011-5

10/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Led to 1st, in touch, dropped to mid-division after 8th, lost place 14th, soon behind, plugged on into modest 4th from last op 8/1

5^th

4 ½

Dream Flyer

1011-11

16/1

T: K DalgleishJ: W T Kennedy

Tracked leader to after 13th, in touch, mistake 4 out, chased leader again before next, lost place 2 out, weakened before last op 20/1

6^th

Rosquero

1211-4

12/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Mid-division, tracked leaders 9th, effort after 2 out, never on terms, weakened before last, tailed off op 14/1

7^th

Dica

1111-7

33/1

T: Paul CollinsJ: Ross Chapman (7)

Led 1st, mistake 6th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Voyage A New York

812-0

13/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (7)

Towards rear, outpaced 4 out, never near leaders, weakened and pulled up after 2 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

Formidableopponent

1011-12

25/1

T: W Young JnrJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, mistake 11th, behind when pulled up after next op 20/1

La Dama De Hierro

710-12

7/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

In touch on outside, went 2nd after 13th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened tailed off when pulled up after next op 11/2

Verko

810-6

10/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (5)

Held up behind, when blundered and unseated rider 3rd op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £7.20EX:£12.10Trifecta:£365.50Tricast:£176.24SF:£13.95Swingers:£5.20, £11.00, £21.50

Forecasts

Hattons Hill (3/1), Apache Pilot (7/2), Voyage A New York (13/2), La Dama De Hierro (7/1), Pena Dorada (10/1), Verko (10/1), Rosquero (12/1), Dream Flyer (16/1), Dursey Sound (20/1), Formidableopponent (25/1), Dica (33/1)

Plenty of horses with chances in an open handicap chase, not least the recent pair of C&D winners Apache Pilot and HATTONS HILL. Both horses are at the right end of the handicap with the Maurice Barnes trained raider a decisive winner when shown some leniency by the handicapper last month. Hattons Hill missed that particular race on account of the ground, but with rain forecast and the track well watered, there should be just enough juice in the ground to see him line up seeking a quickfire hat-trick. Of the remainder La Dama De Hierro is interesting and should run her race, whilst Dream Flyer is better than he has shown since winning at Musselburgh in January.