15:50 Hexham

Saturday 2 June 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:4517:20

Great North City Games Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 5m 0.20s

1^st

Desert Island Dusk

711-4

11/2

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Held up in touch, headway into 2nd after 3 out, led narrowly next, ridden before last, kept on under pressure flat, all out op 7/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Elmono

711-7

8/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Prominent, challenged 2 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on same pace flat op 7/1

3^rd

Something Brewing

411-5

11/2

T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in last pair, headway 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace, no chance with clear pair op 6/1

4^th

Theatre Act

710-0

25/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Led to after 2nd, in touch on inside, outpaced 2 out, no chance with leaders after op 20/1

5^th

3 ¾

Swinton Diamond

710-13

11/1

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

Prominent, led after 2nd, headed narrowly before 4th, led again 6th, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 9/1

6^th

Its Pandorama

812-0

7/2

T: B EllisonJ: Miss Becky Smith (5)

With leaders, led narrowly before 4th, mistake and headed 6th, lost place before 4 out, weakened after next op 3/1

7^th

1 ¼

Full Shift

911-12

8/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

In touch on outside, reminder after 6th, weakened after 3 out tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Biennial

610-13

25/1

T: I A DuncanJ: P J Brennan

Held up in last pair, struggling 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Makethedifference

1010-11

3/1f

T: K BishopJ: Lorcan Williams (7)

In touch, led 4 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last op 7/2 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

The Jam Man³⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: R McNally J: B S Hughes

Benny's Secret²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.10Pl:£2.50, £2.20, £1.50EX:£64.20Trifecta:£512.50Tricast:£250.61SF:£48.78Swingers:£8.30, £2.80, £14.20

Forecasts

Makethedifference (3/1), Its Pandorama (7/2), The Jam Man (5/1), Desert Island Dusk (11/2), Something Brewing (11/2), Elmono (8/1), Full Shift (8/1), Swinton Diamond (11/1), Benny's Secret (12/1), Theatre Act (25/1), Biennial (25/1)

Top weight ITS PANDORAMA can defy a 5lb rise for his latest placed effort by taking what looks a competitive handicap chase. Elmono ran well when placed last time and is taken to finish runner-up while The Jam Man remains open to improvement having placed on his debut for this stable last time.

Its Pandorama
Elmono
The Jam Man

Prize Money

1st: £6,108.002nd: £1,794.003rd: £897.004th: £448.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00