14:35 Hexham

Wednesday 22 November 2017

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

Attheraces Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 38.60s

1^st

Clan Legend

711-12

9/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

Chased leaders, led approaching 6th, made rest, clear from 2 out, easily tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

2^nd

Pistol

811-4

12/1

T: J E DixonJ: Mr John Dixon (7)

Well in rear, headway into modest 3rd after 2 out, went 2nd before the last, no chance with winner op 14/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

Suprise Vendor

1111-1

25/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Chased leader until 2nd, chased leaders, mistake 4th, outpaced before next, plugged on into remote 3rd before the last op 33/1

4^th

Minella Fiveo

911-3

4/1f

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 5th, 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd before the last, weakened into 4th run-in op 9/2

Also Ran

Cape Hideaway

511-9

10/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before last op 8/1

Vertigo

511-6

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders, chased leader 2nd, led briefly 4th, lost 2nd approaching 5th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 9/2

Aniknam

711-6

6/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Mid-division on outside, pushed along and struggling 4th, tailed off and pulled up before next op 7/1 tchd 10/1

Beyondtemptation

911-2

6/1

T: J C HaynesJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, chased winner until before next, weakened and eased, tailed off and pulled up before last op 8/1

Witness Time

510-13

18/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Held up, headway chasing leaders 3rd, mistake and weakened 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Tomahawk Wood

810-3

14/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Last pair, some headway approaching 5th, weakened tailed off and pulled up before last op 18/1 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£2.10, £3.30, £5.20EX:£71.10Trifecta:£705.20Tricast:£1,199.74SF:£54.77Swingers:£11.80, £33.10, £0.00

Forecasts

Minella Fiveo (4/1), Clan Legend (9/2), Aniknam (6/1), Vertigo (6/1), Beyondtemptation (6/1), Cape Hideaway (10/1), Pistol (12/1), Tomahawk Wood (14/1), Witness Time (18/1), Suprise Vendor (25/1)

The majority of the assembled will appreciate the underfoot conditions including the hardy veteran Suprise Vendor, the returning Tomahawk Wood, the increasingly well treated Minella Fiveo and the badly misfiring Pistol. However, the winner most probably lies outside of this quartet. Vertigo is best suited by 2m4f, but has place claims at the very least on the strength of his Perth effort in September, when narrowly beaten by Cruachan (third placed Buckled a winner since), and if there is to be a 'dark-horse' lurking, it will be the so far disappointing handicap debutant Witness Time. However, in an open race, the vote goes to the top-weight CLAN LEGEND. Nick Alexander's seven-year-old was a two time winner over fences last season, and returns to action with ground conditions to suit from a 5lb lower hurdles mark, which is just 5lb higher than when winning by 5L at Ayr in March 2016.