14:45 Hexham

Wednesday 13 December 2023

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:20

Tant Pis Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 4m 47.87s

1^st

Heeztheboy

610-2

4/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Held up but in touch, took closer order before 2 out, pushed along in third before home turn, still a lot to last, ran on strongly flat, led before final 110 yards run-in, ran on op 5/1

2^nd

Travail D'Orfevre

712-0

7/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Prominent, disputed from 6th, pushed along when every chance home turn, tired jump in second final fence, briefly dropped to third 1f out flat, regained second before final 110 yards, kept on but no chance with winner near finish

3^rd

4 ½

Cudgel

1010-6

3/1f

T: J WaltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up but in touch, chased leaders from 3 out, ridden entering home straight, rallied and ran on inside final 110 yards on flat, kept on to take third near finish, never nearer op 9/2

4^th

1 ½

Treshnish

1011-7

11/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: Ryan Mania

Close up, led on landing 3rd, joined 6th, clearly led again after 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden run-in, headed before final 110 yard on flat, weakened to fourth near finish op 9/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

Doyouknowwhatimean

611-12

10/3

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)

Held up but in touch, awkward 1st, bad mistake 2nd, took closer order after 2 out, soon outpaced and struggling before last, gradually weakened op 5/2

Also Ran

Augharue

611-2

6/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Led, mistake 3rd and headed on landing but remained prominent, slow jump 2 out, soon ridden, gradually weakened, pulled up before last op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.60, £1.90EX:£22.00Trifecta:£74.90SF:£18.69Swingers:£3.50, £3.00, £1.90

Forecasts

Cudgel (3/1), Doyouknowwhatimean (10/3), Travail D'Orfevre (7/2), Heeztheboy (4/1), Augharue (6/1), Treshnish (11/1)

TRAVAIL D'ORFEVRE took a step forward when scoring at Carlisle and, with his yard among the winners and further progress not out of the question, he is taken to follow up. He's up against two course specialists in Cudgel and Treshnish, mind, with the former, who was fourth behind the selection at Carlisle and now 4 lb better off for a three-length beating, feared most. Doyouknowwhatimean arguably possesses the greatest potential of these but this drop back in trip is of dubious benefit.