13:45 Hexham

Thursday 17 March 2022

All13:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:1017:45

Hexham Racecourse Welcomes Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 6m 36.30s

1^st

Cudgel

910-10

4/1

T: J WaltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Soon tracking leading trio, went right bumped rival and left 3rd 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down last, led run-in, idled towards finish, always doing enough op 10/3

2^nd

Hidden Cargo

1010-1

13/2

T: J C HaynesJ: Thomas Dowson

Led, hit 10th (water), 1 length ahead last, headed run-in, rallied as winner idled towards finish, always held op 15/2

3^rd

Shaka The King

811-8

11/10f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Tracked leader until 4th, 2nd again 6th until 13th, went 2nd again 15th until pushed along before 2 out, no extra in 3rd op 7/4

Also Ran

Gipsy Lee Rose

811-12

4/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)

Ran bit in snatches, chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th until 6th, went 2nd again 13th until 15th, close 3rd when badly bumped and unseated rider 4 out op 3/1 tchd 9/2

Bannside

611-2

10/1

T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox

Last pair, closer tracking leaders 9th, left modest 4th 4 out, ridden and struggling after 2 out, tailed off when fell last op 17/2 tchd 8/1

Oh No

1010-5

40/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Aaron Anderson (5)

Raced wide, held up in last pair, jumped slowly 12th, left remote 5th and pecked 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after op 16/1

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Non-Runners

First Illusion¹⁷⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£1.80, £2.60EX:£20.90Trifecta:£54.30SF:£28.14Swingers:£2.90, £1.70, £2.10

Forecasts

Shaka The King (11/10), Cudgel (4/1), Gipsy Lee Rose (4/1), Hidden Cargo (13/2), First Illusion (7/1), Bannside (10/1), Oh No (40/1)

A few of these arrive with question marks against them. GIPSY LEE ROSE is a long time without a win but comes here in good order and also hails from a yard among the winners so can make the most of a good opportunity. Shaka The King rates the obvious threat on the back of his excellent Ayr second, with Hidden Cargo appealing as the pick of the remainder.

GIPSY LEE ROSE (FR)
SHAKA THE KING (IRE)
HIDDEN CARGO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Real Armani

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 9

J: Ross Chapman | T: Mrs J Walton

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,575.002nd: £2,108.003rd: £1,053.004th: £528.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00