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18:35 Hexham

Saturday 5 May 2018

All17:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

Solar Signs Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 48y  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:37  |   Winning time: 4m 10.7s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Mr Aiden Blakemore (10)
Led after 1st, made most after, hard pressed after 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
11/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Willmott (7)
Tracked leaders, effort before last, ridden and stayed on to chase winner flat, always held op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
8
8/1
T: M WalfordJ: Miss E Todd (7)
In touch, chased winner before last, ridden flat, edged left and no extra in 3rd final 100 yards op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
9/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden after last, kept on same pace in 4th flat, no impression op 4/1 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1
12
11/2
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)
Mid-division, tracked leaders after 4th, driven before last, kept on same pace, no impression tchd 9/2
6th
Horse silk
3
9
16/1
T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke
Mid-division, ridden before last, kept on same pace, never on terms op 11/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
4/1f
T: T D EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (5)
Mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, one pace before last, no impression op 9/2 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
14
610-0
25/1
T: M A BarnesJ: S Mulqueen (3)
Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, never near leaders op 20/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
20/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Led to after 1st, tracked winner, challenged after 2 out, weakened last op 16/1 tchd 12/1
10th
Horse silk
5
11
10/1
T: James MoffattJ: Craig Nichol
Held up behind, headway after 3 out, never reached leaders, ridden and weakened before last op 11/1 tchd 12/1
11th
Horse silk
7
3
40/1
T: James MoffattJ: W T Kennedy
Held up, always behind op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
6
22/1
T: R C GuestJ: D R Fox
Chased leaders to 4th, soon behind, no danger after tchd 16/1
13th
Horse silk
7
10
33/1
T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Ross Chapman (3)
Mid-division, lost place after 3 out, behind from next op 66/1 tchd 28/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
611-12
25/1
T: B EllisonJ: Miss Becky Smith (5)
Always in rear op 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.40Pl:£2.50, £3.20, £3.30EX:£104.40Trifecta:£798.30Tricast:£738.90SF:£83.74Swingers:£17.10, £9.60, £17.10

Forecasts

Randy Pike (4/1), Or De Vassy (9/2), Suggestion (11/2), Card Game (8/1), Oliver's Gold (8/1), Golden Town (10/1), Pc Dixon (11/1), Something Brewing (16/1), Craig Star (20/1), Craggaknock (22/1), Oishin (25/1), Our Kylie (25/1), Green Zone (33/1), Captain Brown (40/1)

Verdict

A really interesting 2m handicap hurdle, which rates as the highlight of the evening. Suggestion is an unexposed sort who is open to further improvement, but the handicapper has taken aim after his rock-solid Carlisle second to the sadly ill-fated Skywards Reward. Or De Vassy is largely untested at this level but on a steady upward curve so should be on the premises for Dan Skelton, but it's impossible to overlook the thriving RANDY PIKE. He could be called the winner headed down the far-side here at the previous fixture and despite the combination of a rise in the weights, drop in trip and quicker underfoot conditions, he rates as an ultra confident choice to follow up.
  1. Randy Pike
  2. Or De Vassy
  3. Suggestion

Previous Winners

2017
Atomix
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 6
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,058.002nd: £2,366.003rd: £1,183.004th: £591.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00

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