16:50 Hexham

Sunday 25 June 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Bet totePlace Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 4m 1.40s

1^st

Back To Balloo

1112-5

17/2

T: P WinksJ: Mitchell Bastyan (7)

In touch, soon went 2nd, led 4 out, soon clear, easily op 7/1 tchd 9/1

2^nd

Swaledale Lad

1012-2

10/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Daniel Hiskett (5)

Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, in 3rd before last, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

3^rd

Rockabilly Riot

711-5

9/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Ross Chapman (7)

Towards rear, headway before 2 out, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish op 10/1

4^th

2 ½

Morning Time

1110-6

15/2

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

Towards rear, headway after 2 out, went 4th before last, kept on same pace op 10/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Claude Carter

1311-5

40/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Mr Ryan Nichol (7)

Held up mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on and never dangerous op 25/1

6^th

2 ¼

Secret Approach

611-4

16/1

T: N McKnightJ: A W Short (7)

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened after 2 out

7^th

Anginola

810-1

20/1

T: Julia BrookeJ: Ross Turner (7)

Always behind, tailed off 4 out op 22/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

Ange Des Malberaux

711-7

20/1

T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)

Mid-division, lost place 3rd, soon struggling op 22/1

9^th

Motion To Strike

711-9

9/2

T: Mrs J StephenJ: B S Hughes

Rear division, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 5/1

10^th

Frightened Rabbit

511-12

11/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (7)

Tracked leaders, left in lead after 1st on bend, headed 4 out, chased leaders until weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

Copt Hill

910-0

16/1

T: Julia BrookeJ: Henry Brooke

Behind, reminders before 3rd, soon tailed off op 22/1

12^th

2 ¼

Oh So Gigolo

710-5

4/1f

T: Kenneth SlackJ: Colm McCormack (3)

Led, saddle slipped after 1st on bend and headed, soon recovered, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 11/2

13^th

3 ¼

First Of Never

1110-0

20/1

T: Miss L C SiddallJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, weakened before 2 out op 14/1

14^th

Gunner Lindley

1010-11

20/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

King's Chorister³⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: F P Murtagh J: Lorcan Murtagh

Mrs Grass⁴⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 10

T: J C Haynes J: Thomas Dowson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.90Pl:£2.40, £2.70, £3.80EX:£65.40Trifecta:£614.80Tricast:£796.77SF:£83.36Swingers:£13.80, £10.00, £15.30

Forecasts

Oh So Gigolo (4/1), Motion To Strike (9/2), Morning Time (15/2), Back To Balloo (17/2), Rockabilly Riot (9/1), Swaledale Lad (10/1), Frightened Rabbit (11/1), Secret Approach (16/1), Copt Hill (16/1), Mrs Grass (16/1), Anginola (20/1), Ange Des Malberaux (20/1), First Of Never (20/1), Gunner Lindley (20/1), King's Chorister (33/1), Claude Carter (40/1)

The last race at Hexham for a couple of months looks a tricky puzzle to solve. Recent C&D winner Morning Time is always to be feared at this track and ended a long losing run when driven right out to score three weeks ago. Oh So Gigolo should be noted for market support, and will be much better suited by this trip than the 2m6f he raced over at Cartmel last month. Swaledale Lad shaped as if he needed the race at Newton Abbot recently, but MOTION TO STRIKE gets a narrow vote for Jackie Stephen. Formerly with Rebecca Menzies, this seven-year-old ran his best race for this new yard at Perth on his most recent outing, and despite a 4lb rise in the weights could be good enough to go one place better in a moderate affair.