14:15 Hexham

Monday 24 April 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:07

Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 4m 18.23s

1^st

Cudgel

1010-6

9/2

T: J WaltonJ: C O'Farrell

Chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd home turn, disputed lead last, ridden and led 1f out on flat, stayed on well tchd 4/1

2^nd

2 ½

Fourth Of July

810-11

3/1f

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Tracked leaders, led after 2 out, pushed along and joined last, ridden and headed 1f out on run-in, no extra op 4/1

3^rd

Choix Des Armes

1110-2

18/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Nathan Moscrop

Mid-division, bad mistake 5th, pushed along after 2 out, plugged on into 3rd jumping last where not fluent, no chance with leaders op 16/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

Ensel Du Perche

910-6

9/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Danny McMenamin

Led, hit 7th, pushed along and headed after 2 out, weakened before last op 12/1

5^th

3 ¾

Bandit D'Ainay

1210-2

10/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Handy, pushed along and gradually weakened after 2 out op 12/1

6^th

6 ½

Patagonia

612-0

9/2

T: G HanmerJ: Mr Kevin Brogan

Mid-division, mistake 8th, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, soon beaten op 4/1

7^th

Follow Your Fire

811-0

12/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, slow jump 3rd, not fluent 3 out and struggling, tailed off op 14/1

Also Ran

Going Mobile

811-6

13/2

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Prominent, lost position 7th, pushed along and dropped away 3 out, pulled up home turn op 6/1 tchd 7/1

Kingofthecotswolds

911-4

125/1

T: J K HunterJ: Henry Brooke

Towards rear, reminders after 5th, struggling next, soon pulled up op 33/1

Ashjan

1010-10

11/1

T: Miss S E ForsterJ: P W Wadge (5)

In rear, ridden after 7th, pulled up after next op 17/2

War At Sea

910-5

20/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Towards rear, headway into 4th after 4 out, hit 3 out and weakened, pulled up before last op 14/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

Our Marty³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Budarri⁴¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 10

T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd

The Player Queen¹⁰⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: R Dobbin J: Craig Nichol

My Macho Man⁴⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: K Scott J: S Mulqueen

Shaw's Cross¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: P Henderson J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £1.70, £6.30EX:£22.90Trifecta:£412.80Tricast:£227.74SF:£19.66Swingers:£4.00, £20.50, £12.50

Forecasts

Fourth Of July (3/1), Cudgel (9/2), Patagonia (9/2), Going Mobile (13/2), Ensel Du Perche (9/1), Bandit D'Ainay (10/1), Budarri (10/1), My Macho Man (10/1), Ashjan (11/1), Follow Your Fire (12/1), Shaw's Cross (12/1), Our Marty (16/1), Choix Des Armes (18/1), War At Sea (20/1), The Player Queen (20/1), Kingofthecotswolds (125/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and Gary Hanmer's new recruit PATAGONIA looks the way to go nudged up only 1lb for his very good Wetherby runner-up effort last month. Cudgel is always to be much respected round here and is next on the list ahead of another C&D scorer Going Mobile.

PATAGONIA (FR)
CUDGEL
GOING MOBILE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Roxyfet

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 12

J: Emma Smith-Chaston | T: Micky Hammond

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,202.002nd: £2,394.003rd: £1,197.004th: £599.005th: £298.00