17:50 Hexham

Tuesday 21 May 2019

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Discover Northumberland Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 4m 11.50s

1^st

Sense Of Urgency

711-2

3/1f

T: Mrs L B NormileJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Mid-division, headway after 3 out, chased leaders next, driven into 2nd soon after last, stayed on strongly to lead close home op 7/2

2^nd

Frightened Rabbit

710-11

7/2

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Prominent, led 4 out, hard driven after 2 out, strongly challenged final 100 yards, headed and no extra near finish op 4/1

3^rd

Windy Writer

910-4

14/1

T: S EnglandJ: David England

Keen in mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leader next, mistake last, no extra flat op 12/1

4^th

3 ¼

Sleep In First

1311-7

6/1

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, outpaced when hit 4 out, and 3 out, rallied approaching last, kept on, never a threat op 13/2

5^th

1 ½

The Character

812-1

9/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (7)

Chased leaders, under pressure after 3 out, weakened next tchd 10/1

6^th

Valgor Du Ronceray

1011-12

9/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley

Led until 4 out, rallied and every chance after next, weakened approaching last op 10/1

7^th

Fading Icon

411-1

4/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Tom Midgley (10)

Behind, not fluent 2nd, never dangerous op 11/4

8^th

Paddy Melia

711-8

28/1

T: D BourkeJ: Steven Fox (5)

Held up in rear, beaten 3 out op 20/1

9^th

Cherry Princess

911-1

12/1

T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan

Always behind, beaten 3 out

Also Ran

Towerburn

1010-9

14/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Callum Bewley

Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.70, £1.80, £4.30EX:£18.60Trifecta:£164.60Tricast:£135.23SF:£15.71Swingers:£3.80, £5.60, £5.60

Forecasts

Sense Of Urgency (3/1), Frightened Rabbit (7/2), Fading Icon (4/1), Sleep In First (6/1), The Character (9/1), Valgor Du Ronceray (9/1), Cherry Princess (12/1), Windy Writer (14/1), Towerburn (14/1), Paddy Melia (28/1)

Not the strongest of contests, so it's perfectly feasible that the seven-race hurdles maiden Fading Icon can figure positively on debut for Phil Kirby, and the market could well guide. Both Cherry Princess and Frightened Rabbit have made the frame in this race in recent years, with the former preferred of that duo despite returning from a 246-day absence. However, in a race where small stakes are best played, a chance is taken on the June 2018 C&D scorer SENSE OF URGENCY. For her, the forecast conditions will be favourable and she also has the benefit of a recent run at Perth under her belt.

Sense Of Urgency
Fading Icon
Cherry Princess

Previous Winners

2018

Back To Balloo

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 12

J: Ryan Winks | T: P Winks

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,484.002nd: £1,317.003rd: £658.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00