19:30 Hexham

Tuesday 22 May 2018

All18:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Northumberland County Show 2018 Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 5m 22.38s

1^st

Bafana Blue

711-7

11/2

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Mid-division, headway before 12th, in 3rd from last, kept on to lead towards finish op 8/1

2^nd

Court Painter

810-1

14/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Tracked leader, led run-in, kept on and headed towards finish tchd 16/1

3^rd

Eager To Know

810-9

9/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Towards rear, pushed along before and blundered 9th, headway before last, kept on same pace op 12/1

4^th

Royal Mandate

611-5

7/1

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Tracked leader and keen, led 4 out, headed run-in, no extra op 9/2

5^th

Thedfactor

910-0

33/1

T: Mrs J WaltonJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Always towards rear op 50/1

6^th

Scorpo

710-4

100/1

T: V ThompsonJ: K Yeoman (7)

In touch, weakened after 2 out op 125/1

7^th

Next Level

711-12

7/2j

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, tracked leaders 2nd, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened op 3/1

8^th

Alfiboy

811-12

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Sean Quinlan

In rear, headway before 12th, in 5th before last tchd 9/1

Also Ran

Bennachie

911-9

7/2j

T: Tim VaughanJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders, in 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 4th tchd 3/1

Towerburn

910-8

16/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Towards rear, pushed along 10th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last op 20/1

Daydream Island

810-0

25/1

T: Mrs S WaltonJ: Thomas Willmott (7)

Led to 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up before last op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.50, £4.70, £3.70EX:£74.30Trifecta:£581.00Tricast:£677.84SF:£72.67Swingers:£16.00, £8.10, £6.30

Forecasts

Next Level (7/2), Bennachie (7/2), Bafana Blue (11/2), Royal Mandate (7/1), Alfiboy (8/1), Eager To Know (9/1), Court Painter (14/1), Towerburn (16/1), Daydream Island (25/1), Thedfactor (33/1), Scorpo (100/1)

Tim Vaughan sends the hat-trick seeking BENNACHIE on the long journey north from the Vale Of Glamorgan (8 from 50; 16% here since 2005), and whilst respectful to the other connections, must be delighted to see his improving Milan gelding presented with another golden winning opportunity. Whilst some of the others aren't wholly exposed over fences (i.e. Royal Mandate, Alfiboy and Bafana Blue), equally they weren't the most progressive of hurdlers either. The now Jamie Snowden trained Next Level rates as the chief threat to the selection.

Bennachie
Next Level
Royal Mandate

Previous Winners

2017

No Such Number

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 9

J: Dale Irving | T: M A Barnes

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00