15:00 Hexham

Friday 6 October 2017

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Gladstone Bowling Club 50 Glorious Years Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 17.90s

1^st

Mrs Grass

1010-0

12/1

T: J C HaynesJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Chased leaders, blundered and almost unseated rider 5th, led after next, edged right and kept on well run-in, ridden out op 11/1

2^nd

2 ½

Soiesauvage

611-2

5/2f

T: Mrs S LeechJ: T E Whelan

Held up in rear, good headway into 3rd 2 out, 2nd on long run to last, hung left and kept on same pace run-in op 9/4

3^rd

2 ¾

Rivabodiva

711-6

9/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, outpaced 2 out, plugged on into 3rd before the last op 11/2

4^th

3 ¼

Lavella Wells

910-8

11/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 4th 2 out, plugged on op 12/1

5^th

Theatre Act

611-12

5/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Led until after 6th, chased winner until pushed along on long run before the last, soon weakened op 6/1

6^th

3 ¾

Echo Lady

611-6

9/2

T: J P RyanJ: Danny Mullins

Led in start, held up in last pair, outpaced 4 out, never a factor

Also Ran

Sunset Marquis

611-12

18/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Chased leaders, weakened rapidly after 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 22/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

Viognier

511-8

17/2

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Pulled hard, chased leaders until dropped to rear 5th, tailed off 7th, pulled up before last tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.90Pl:£3.70, £1.40, £1.60EX:£47.80Trifecta:£276.20Tricast:£158.62SF:£42.62Swingers:£6.70, £9.30, £2.80

Forecasts

Soiesauvage (5/2), Rivabodiva (9/2), Echo Lady (9/2), Theatre Act (5/1), Viognier (17/2), Lavella Wells (11/1), Mrs Grass (12/1), Sunset Marquis (18/1)

Not a strong mares handicap hurdle, with five of the eight runners actually maidens. Soiesauvage turned over a new leaf when bolting up at Uttoxeter last month, but from an 11lb higher mark and upped in trip, it's anyone's guess as to whether or not this quirky mare can repeat the trick. Viognier performed with credit when beaten 6L by Heart Of Kernow in a C&D maiden hurdle last month, and that form could be boosted in the opener, but whether she's strong enough on her handicap debut remains to be seen. Therefore, a chance is taken on the returning top-weight THEATRE ACT. She might not be fully tuned up and ready to go and that's an obvious risk, but she knows how to win races and is essentially better than this field of rivals.