14:30 Hexham

Thursday 20 December 2018

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Next Meeting Cheltenham Thursday 14th March Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 56.60s

1^st

Mcginty's Dream

710-0

7/4f

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway to track leaders 7th, went 2nd after 14th, led when went left 3 out, clear next, unchallenged after, driven out op 9/4

2^nd

See Double You

1511-9

14/1

T: R McNallyJ: Fergus Gregory (5)

Held up in touch, pecked 6th, headway before 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, driven between last 2, kept on same pace, ridden flat, no chance with winner op 8/1

3^rd

Dartford Warbler

1111-5

5/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Disputed lead, not fluent 13th, led before next, headed 4 out, outpaced when lost 2nd 2 out, well held in 3rd between last 2 op 8/1

4^th

1 ¾

Dan's Wee Man

911-8

33/1

T: J MasonJ: Mr G Disney (7)

Tracked leaders, outpaced when hit 3 out, went 4th after next, plugged on same pace, never a threat op 14/1

5^th

Royal Salute

812-0

13/2

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Made most to before 14th, soon lost place, beaten when hit 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 9/2

Also Ran

Late Date

711-13

3/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley

In touch on outside, lost place before 9th, behind and struggling before 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last op 7/2 tchd 4/1

Hattons Hill

911-12

8/1

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders to after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

Moorstown

810-6

16/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Always behind, not fluent and reminders after 7th, struggling before 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.10, £3.00, £2.00EX:£25.10Trifecta:£119.00Tricast:£108.72SF:£26.09Swingers:£6.20, £2.90, £16.80

Forecasts

Mcginty's Dream (7/4), Late Date (3/1), Dartford Warbler (5/1), Royal Salute (13/2), Hattons Hill (8/1), See Double You (14/1), Moorstown (16/1), Dan's Wee Man (33/1)

ROYAL SALUTE is well-handicapped on his 2017 form and was a good second here a week ago over 2m4f (winner Well Below Par runs in the opening race). With his mark unchanged and the return to this sort of trip a plus, he may go one better. Hattons Hill was 5L behind him then and is also going to relish the extra yards, while frontrunner Late Date has sound claims of backing up his Sedgefield success from a 3lb higher perch. Mcginty's Dream was agonisingly denied here eight days ago and, while not the most reliable, is a danger again. Victory for the seemingly ageless See Double You would bring down the house and he's impossible to rule out.

Royal Salute
Mcginty's Dream
See Double You

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00