13:00 Hexham

Thursday 20 December 2018

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Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 30.00s

1^st

Highland Hunter

511-4

1/3f

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)

Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd after 2 out, soon poised to challenge, led last, clear when edged left flat, ridden out, ran on op 2/5

2^nd

2 ¾

Stoney Rover

511-4

7/2

T: K ScottJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Tracked leader, disputed lead after 6th, led 2 out, soon driven and hard pressed, headed last, ridden and no impression with winner flat

3^rd

Toi Storey

510-12

25/1

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 3rd before last, ridden and kept on same pace flat, no impression with front pair op 22/1

4^th

Weakfield

510-12

6/1

T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes

Held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders after 6th, driven and outpaced by front pair after 2 out, beaten when lost 3rd before last

5^th

4 ½

Cloghouge Boy

810-12

14/1

T: G BoanasJ: Joe Williamson (7)

Held up in touch on outside, pushed along before 2 out, never threatened leaders op 16/1

6^th

Nine O Three

610-12

125/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver

In touch, lost place and struggling after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off op 100/1

Also Ran

Barfly

410-12

66/1

T: C GrantJ: Sean Quinlan

Led, joined after 5th, headed and reminders after next, soon lost place, weakened before 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last op 100/1

Carry On Scorpion

510-12

33/1

T: D BourkeJ: Henry Brooke

Mistake 1st, tracked leaders, disputed lead after 5th, led narrowly after next, headed 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.02, £1.20, £3.80EX:£2.70Trifecta:£17.70SF:£2.53Swingers:£1.10, £8.20, £7.60

Forecasts

Highland Hunter (1/3), Stoney Rover (7/2), Weakfield (6/1), Cloghouge Boy (14/1), Toi Storey (25/1), Carry On Scorpion (33/1), Barfly (66/1), Nine O Three (125/1)

The top pair on the card both carry penalties for last-time-out success and the vote sits with C&D winner STONEY ROVER, who showed significant improvement for the step up to this trip and can find more. Useful bumper sort Highland Hunter made a winner start over timber at Ayr on heavy ground last month and should make a good contest of this. Toi Storey can grab some minor money having run well behind the selection last time.