17:30 Hexham

Saturday 17 June 2023

All13:5014:2515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Michael Foster Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 4m 5.30s

1^st

Belvedere Blast

512-8

7/2

T: A KeatleyJ: Dylan Johnston (7)

Prominent, not fluent and led 6th, driven flat, stayed on well op 3/1

2^nd

Minella Youngy

511-5

11/4f

T: I JardineJ: Nathan Moscrop

Mid-division, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner op 9/4

3^rd

Nastasiya

510-4

33/1

T: R MenziesJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up rear of mid-division, headway before 2 out, hampered final bend, kept on flat

4^th

Bushmill Boy

910-2

7/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Conor Rabbitt (7)

Chased leaders, hampered 6th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd towards finish tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

5^th

1 ¼

Jessica Rabbit

910-12

33/1

T: S CorbettJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up in last, big jump 1st, not fluent 2nd or 6th, headway after 2 out, no extra final 75 yards op 22/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

3 ¼

Coup De Gold

710-6

9/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Held up in mid-division, headway after 2 out, no extra last op 7/1

7^th

Sunshine Girl

610-10

28/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)

Chased leaders, not much room 6th, every chance 2 out, no extra last op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1

8^th

Pateen

1111-3

13/2

T: J BediJ: Aaron Anderson (5)

Towards rear, effort 2 out, no impression before last, op 10/1

9^th

Iheardupainthouses

610-2

125/1

T: Paula SmithJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in touch, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened op 80/1

10^th

1 ¼

Abouttimeyoutoldme

910-2

66/1

T: W ColtherdJ: S Mulqueen

Made most until 6th, every chance 2 out, soon beaten

11^th

Lightening Company

511-5

4/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, well beaten before 2 out op 5/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Diamant Sur Canape

510-2

125/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: David Noonan

Led briefly 1st, prominent, mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £4.70EX:£17.00Trifecta:£293.40Tricast:£268.87SF:£13.28Swingers:£2.90, £18.20, £11.00

Forecasts

Minella Youngy (11/4), Belvedere Blast (7/2), Lightening Company (4/1), Pateen (13/2), Bushmill Boy (7/1), Coup De Gold (9/1), Sunshine Girl (28/1), Nastasiya (33/1), Jessica Rabbit (33/1), Abouttimeyoutoldme (66/1), Iheardupainthouses (125/1), Diamant Sur Canape (125/1)

BELVEDERE BLAST is thriving at present and should be capable of defying another rise in the weights to land the hat-trick. Lightening Company has won on the Flat since last seen over hurdles and is respected, alongside fellow handicap hurdle debutante Sunshine Girl.

BELVEDERE BLAST (IRE)
LIGHTENING COMPANY (IRE)
SUNSHINE GIRL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hats Off To Larry

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: Henry Brooke | T: D Brooke

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,568.002nd: £2,102.003rd: £1,051.004th: £526.005th: £262.00