15:15 Hexham

Thursday 14 March 2019

All13:5514:3515:1515:5516:3517:1517:50

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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 38.85s

1^st

Dontdelay

911-0

11/10f

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (10)

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led approaching 8th, reached for 2 out, clear before last, kept on strongly op 5/4

2^nd

Millrose Bell

710-0

16/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Philip Armson (7)

Led until approaching 8th, chased winner, lost 2nd before last, rallied into 2nd again run-in, no chance with winner op 18/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

Turtle Cask

1010-10

7/2

T: M E SowersbyJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Held up last, headway on outside chasing leaders before 7th, went 2nd before hit last, weakened into 3rd run-in op 4/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

Broadway Belle

910-12

10/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, ridden and weakened between last 2 tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

5^th

The Conn

910-1

10/1

T: Mrs S WaltonJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 6th, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 9/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Swarez

710-13

9/1

T: P StaffordJ: A W Short (3)

Held up in touch, outpaced 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 13/2

7^th

Royal Salute

911-12

12/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Held up in touch, headway 6th, pushed along and outpaced after 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 14/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Purple Harry

1110-10

22/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: Lucy Alexander

Raced wide, chased leaders, hit 3rd, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, tailed off next, soon pulled up op 28/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.30, £2.80, £2.00EX:£19.70Trifecta:£78.40Tricast:£50.98SF:£19.43Swingers:£5.00, £3.10, £8.90

Forecasts

Dontdelay (11/10), Turtle Cask (7/2), Swarez (9/1), Broadway Belle (10/1), The Conn (10/1), Royal Salute (12/1), Millrose Bell (16/1), Purple Harry (22/1)

No strength in-depth, so that strongly implies that stakes should be kept to the bare minimum. However, we do have a number of heavy ground C&D form-lines to play with, and there's potentially not a great deal to choose between December's 1-2 Dontdelay and TURTLE CASK. However, with the capable 7lb claimer Danny McMenamin returning to the saddle the Michael Sowersby charge gets the tentative nod. He's without a win since September 2017 but knows his way around this track, also finishing runner-up to the Lucinda Russell-trained Haul Us In in this race in 2018. Of the remainder don't discount the enigmatic Purple Harry.

Turtle Cask
Dontdelay
Purple Harry

Previous Winners

2018

Haul Us In

Weight: 12-5 |Age: 6

J: Blair Campbell | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

1/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,834.002nd: £1,126.003rd: £563.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00