15:45 Hexham

Thursday 15 March 2018

All13:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:0517:40

188Bet Up To 75 Cash Bonus Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 9m 58.10s

1^st

Kilcullen Flem

811-10

7/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Made all, clear 2 out, joined run-in, stayed on strongly, to assert final 100 yards op 13/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

1 ½

Finaghy Ayr

1010-11

9/2

T: I A DuncanJ: Henry Brooke

Chased winner, upsides last, soon ridden and every chance until no extra final 100 yards op 3/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

Portrait King

1312-3

13/2

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (5)

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, blundered 7th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next op 6/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

Itstimeforapint

1011-12

10/3

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up last, mistake 2nd, left modest 4th 19th, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

Millicent Silver

911-4

3/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Alain Cawley

Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 16th, behind and struggling 18th, left remote 5th 19th, tailed off op 17/2

Also Ran

Point The Way

711-12

4/1f

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Held up in last pair, closer in 4th 16th, blundered badly and unseated rider 19th op 5/2 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.40, £2.20EX:£24.90Trifecta:£100.20SF:£18.79Swingers:£2.70, £4.10, £2.10

Forecasts

Millicent Silver (3/1), Itstimeforapint (10/3), Point The Way (4/1), Finaghy Ayr (9/2), Portrait King (13/2), Kilcullen Flem (7/1)

Hexham returns from it's winter hiatus, but with significant snowfall and plenty of rain earlier in the month conditions will be as testing as ever for the 4-miler, with the potential for a race which will take fast approaching 10 minutes to run. The majority of these have the required attributes to handle a slog including the 2012 Eider Chase winner Portrait King. Itstimeforapint was a game ¾L winner of this contest in 2016, whilst Kilcullen Flem has a chance for the in-form Phil Kirby based upon his November 3m success. However, 2017 race favourite FINAGHY AYR lost little in defeat to a subsequent winner at Ayr latest, and receives weight from all of his rivals.

Finaghy Ayr
Itstimeforapint
Portrait King

Previous Winners

2017

Settledoutofcourt

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 11

J: S Mulqueen | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,148.002nd: £2,099.003rd: £1,049.004th: £525.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00