14:50 Hexham

Saturday 14 October 2017

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

intu Metrocentre Always A Winner Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 32.70s

1^st

Western Jo

911-11

10/3

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Led until after 2nd, led again before 10th, drew clear after 3 out, very easily, eased closing stages tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2

2^nd

Haul Us In

511-7

16/1

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

Behind, soon driven in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on to go moderate 2nd approaching last, no chance with easy winner op 18/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Perseid

711-11

11/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders, under pressure 10th, stayed on after 2 out, never nearer op 6/1

4^th

2 ¾

Red Danaher

1011-6

15/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Chased leaders, effort into 3rd 5 out, weakened approaching last op 8/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Christmas Twenty

711-9

20/1

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

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, never on terms op 18/1

Also Ran

Alpine Secret

511-12

3/1f

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, led after 2nd, headed before 10th, under pressure next, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before last op 11/4

Clondaw Banker

811-10

50/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Mid-division, weakened halfway, pulled up before 10th

Log On

611-4

12/1

T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, headway halfway, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten, behind when pulled up before last tchd 11/1

Ruby Who

511-2

50/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, slow next, weakened halfway, behind when pulled up before last op 40/1

Firstymini

610-13

33/1

T: R M SmithJ: Dale Irving (3)

Mid-division, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before 3 out tchd 40/1

Robins Legend

510-10

20/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

In touch, lost place halfway, behind when pulled up 4 out op 25/1

Knocknamona

610-8

28/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley

Stumbled and fell 5 strides after start tchd 33/1

Under The Red Sky

1010-5

10/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Held up, weakened 10th, pulled up before 4 out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Attention Please⁴⁵³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: R Dobbin J: R D Day

Smiling Jessica¹⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£2.10, £3.10, £2.20EX:£76.40Trifecta:£396.60Tricast:£287.18SF:£46.70Swingers:£1.90, £2.40, £6.60

Forecasts

Alpine Secret (3/1), Western Jo (10/3), Attention Please (7/2), Perseid (11/2), Red Danaher (15/2), Under The Red Sky (10/1), Log On (12/1), Haul Us In (16/1), Christmas Twenty (20/1), Robins Legend (20/1), Knocknamona (28/1), Firstymini (33/1), Ruby Who (50/1), Clondaw Banker (50/1), Smiling Jessica (50/1)

In a race that will take very little winning PERSEID looks as likely as any. He wasn't beaten far at Sedgefield last time and is off the same mark today. Ben Pauling hasn't sent Alpine Secret all this way for nothing on his chasing debut so he merits respect. Ten-year-old maidens are hardly the sort you look for but that said Under The Red Sky is running well off this sort of mark and has a big advantage on most of these experience wise.

Perseid
Alpine Secret
Under The Red Sky

Previous Winners

2016

Quick Brew

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 8

J: Daragh Bourke | T: M A Barnes

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00