15:20 Hexham

Saturday 16 June 2018

All14:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

St Martins Care Novices' Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 15.40s

1^st

The Unit

710-12

4/9f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up, not fluent 2nd, headway 10th, not fluent 12th, challenged last, led flat, ridden clear op 1/2

2^nd

Jacks Last Hope

911-4

2/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, slow 1st, challenged 12th, led before last, headed and not pace of winner flat

3^rd

Loch Linnhe

611-4

17/2

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led until 5th, left in lead after 9th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat op 10/1

4^th

Bafana Blue

711-4

14/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, ridden approaching 3 out, outpaced in 4th 2 out, weakened before last

5^th

1 ¾

Sigurd

610-12

12/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Chased leaders, struggling 10th, well beaten from 2 out

6^th

Arizona Bound

610-12

25/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Held up, headway 6th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened next op 20/1

7^th

Hard Knocks

810-12

50/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Alison Clarke (7)

Slowly away, jumped left and several mistakes, always well behind, tailed off

Also Ran

Leonasisland

610-12

50/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Slowly away, behind, headway to go 2nd from 3rd, led 5th, jumped left and mistake 9th, headed and pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £1.80EX:£1.90Trifecta:£5.80SF:£2.46Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.90

Forecasts

The Unit (4/9), Jacks Last Hope (2/1), Loch Linnhe (17/2), Sigurd (12/1), Bafana Blue (14/1), Arizona Bound (25/1), Hard Knocks (50/1), Leonasisland (50/1)

Effectively a match between The Unit and JACKS LAST HOPE on all known hurdles form. There's no denying that the Chris Grant-trained runner has taken better to the larger obstacles so far, but equally his fencing hasn't been tested by the likes of Willoughby Court and Cyrname as has been the case for Alan King-trained horse.

Jacks Last Hope
The Unit
Loch Linnhe

Previous Winners

2017

Midnight Shot

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 7

J: Jordan Nailor | T: C E Longsdon

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,458.002nd: £1,603.003rd: £801.004th: £401.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00