16:05 Hexham

Thursday 18 March 2021

All12:4013:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:05

Hexham Racecourse Holiday Home & Caravan Park Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 33.94s

1^st

Galuppi

1011-8

18/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Alison Clarke (7)

Held up towards rear, last with a circuit to go, smooth progress before 2 out, led soon after 2 out eased clear, pushed out after last, readily op 16/1 tchd 18/1

2^nd

Kildrum

810-9

5/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Sean Quinlan

Midfield, took closer order before before 3 out, close-up jumping 2 out, pushed in 2nd turning for home, bad mistake last, kept on behind comfortable winner op 10/1

3^rd

6 ½

Kilcaragh Boy

1210-1

15/2

T: R J ArmsonJ: Philip Armson (7)

In rear, raced keenly, progress to track leaders 8th, ridden after 2 out, kept on op 7/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Achill Road Boy

1211-7

4/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

Midfield, close-up 2 out, pushed and soon weakened after 2 out op 6/1

5^th

3 ¼

Court Baloo

1011-12

13/2

T: A C WhillansJ: Ross Chapman

Close-up, driven after 7th, contested lead 3 out, pushed before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 7/1

6^th

2 ½

A Ladies Milan

710-11

10/3f

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (3)

Contested lead, headed before 5th, joined leader 8th, headed before 4 out, pushed after 3 out, short of room approaching 2 out, weakened before ridden after 2 out tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2

7^th

Orlas' Abbey

610-3

22/1

T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Midfield, reminder after 7th, progress to contest lead 4 out, headed before 3 out, led before 2 out where joined, soon pushed and headed, weakening when short of room turning for home op 12/1

8^th

Little Saint

610-11

7/2

T: Sean ConwayJ: Aaron Anderson (7)

Contested lead, led 5th, joined 8th and soon headed, pushed and weakened before 4 out, ridden after 4 out, tailed off jumping 2 out op 3/1 tchd 18/5

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Non-Runners

Betterlatethanneva¹⁰⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: G Howell J: Tabitha Worsley

Dubh Des Champs¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: P A Kirby J: Danny McMenamin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.60Pl:£3.40, £1.90, £1.40EX:£104.00Trifecta:£972.50Tricast:£749.04SF:£107.23Swingers:£13.70, £11.90, £5.50

Forecasts

A Ladies Milan (10/3), Little Saint (7/2), Achill Road Boy (4/1), Dubh Des Champs (4/1), Kildrum (5/1), Court Baloo (13/2), Kilcaragh Boy (15/2), Galuppi (18/1), Orlas' Abbey (22/1), Betterlatethanneva (66/1)

This is wide open but preference is for Philip Kirby's DUBH DES CHAMPS, who ran one of his better races after 3 months off when fourth at Catterick earlier this month and is entitled to come on from that here. Achill Road Boy was just touched off over C&D in November and he rates as the main threat on paper, ahead of Galuppi and A Ladies Milan.

DUBH DES CHAMPS (IRE)
ACHILL ROAD BOY (IRE)
GALUPPI

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00