13:30 Hexham

Wednesday 22 November 2017

All12:2512:5513:3014:0014:3515:1015:40

British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 45.20s

1^st

The Dubai Way

510-12

11/8f

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, led on long run before last, pressed stayed on gamely, ridden out op 5/4 tchd Evens

2^nd

Teescomponents Lad

410-12

3/1

T: G BoanasJ: Miss E Todd (7)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, went 2nd before the last, soon every chance until the last, kept on run-in op 11/2

3^rd

4 ½

Echo Express

510-12

2/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Led until ridden and headed on long run before last, soon lost 2nd, stayed on same pace in 3rd tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4

4^th

Le Frank

510-12

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, struggling in 4th and no chance after tchd 16/1

5^th

Jacarno

510-12

200/1

T: A CrookJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leader, not fluent 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened on long run before last

6^th

Strike West

510-12

125/1

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

Always towards rear, never on terms

7^th

3 ½

War Joey

410-12

66/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, weakened after 2 out op 80/1 tchd 125/1

8^th

Hooves The Daddy

410-12

150/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Mid-division, weakened 3 out tchd 100/1

9^th

The Delray Munky

510-5

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)

Last pair, pushed along and struggling after 4th, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 14/1

10^th

1 ¼

Storm Warning

510-12

80/1

T: T ReedJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Always in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4th, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

Johnny Pedlar⁴²⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Alex Chadwick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.50, £1.10, £1.50EX:£6.90Trifecta:£14.90SF:£6.42Swingers:£1.40, £1.10, £1.70

Forecasts

The Dubai Way (11/8), Echo Express (2/1), Teescomponents Lad (3/1), The Delray Munky (12/1), Le Frank (14/1), Johnny Pedlar (50/1), War Joey (66/1), Storm Warning (80/1), Strike West (125/1), Hooves The Daddy (150/1), Jacarno (200/1)

Ffos Las bumper winner The Dubai Way is a first ever Hexham runner for Oxfordshire based trainer Harry Whittington, so he's likely to be popular in the market ahead of his hurdles debut with the mud predicted to be flying in all directions. Le Frank is a horse of some substance who is very much one to note with the longer term in mind, as is Teescomponents Lad, who will definitely be winning races at some point (probably in handicaps). However, ECHO EXPRESS was arguably a shade unfortunate on his hurdles debut at Kelso. He looked set to prevail, but for a tardy jump at the last, and was literally mugged on the line by the late developing Temple Man. He ploughed through soft ground at Doncaster when winning his bumper, and whilst heavy Hexham ground will be plenty softer still, he'll take the world of beating for Greystoke handler Nicky Richards.