17:05 Hexham

Friday 4 October 2019

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

Bob Johnson Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 6m 9.54s

1^st

Court Baloo

810-12

5/2f

T: A C WhillansJ: Ross Chapman

Prominent, led 4 out, clear from last, ran on well op 3/1

2^nd

Our Nest Egg

610-13

7/1

T: P HendersonJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last and ridden, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner op 5/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Pleney

511-12

5/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Mid-division, headway before 4 out, soon reminders, chased winner from 2 out, ridden before last, no impression, lost 2nd place towards finish op 9/2

4^th

Pads

910-5

5/1

T: D BourkeJ: Alain Cawley

Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon outpaced op 11/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

Simply Lucky

1010-7

15/2

T: M E SowersbyJ: Danny McMenamin (5)

Mid-division, headway before 5th to track leaders, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened op 9/1

6^th

1 ¾

Moorlands Mist

1211-10

25/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Led to 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

Perseid

910-0

10/1

T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leader, lost place from 4 out, soon tailed off op 12/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

Vif Argent

1010-8

5/1

T: Dave RobertsJ: Lee Edwards

Always towards rear op 6/1

Also Ran

Flying Jack

911-2

33/1

T: M A BarnesJ: D B Hurst (10)

In touch, lost place before 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

For Jim³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Go To Court³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Micky Hammond J: Henry Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.40, £2.40, £2.50EX:£24.20Trifecta:£190.10Tricast:£83.41SF:£21.39Swingers:£6.50, £3.90, £9.50

Forecasts

Court Baloo (5/2), Pleney (5/1), Pads (5/1), Vif Argent (5/1), Go To Court (5/1), Our Nest Egg (7/1), Simply Lucky (15/2), Perseid (10/1), For Jim (10/1), Moorlands Mist (25/1), Flying Jack (33/1)

Pleney could do a bit better in this weak contest, but he has it to prove on this ground and the same goes for Go To Court. Pads and Simply Lucky find winning difficult, but that is not to rule them out of placed runs again here, while Court Baloo looks very tempting after a wide margin win, but a 10lb rise and his poor record at backing up a good run have to be concerns. Therefore, almost by default, it could be worth turning to MOORLANDS MIST, who won this from today's mark last year and could be primed for a repeat.

Moorlands Mist
Pads
Pleney

Previous Winners

2018

Moorlands Mist

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 11

J: Nathan Moscrop | T: Sara Ender

33/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00