16:00 Hexham

Saturday 11 May 2024

All16:0016:3517:1017:4518:1518:45

Mick Walsh Open Ditch Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 38.27s

1^st

Dr Shirocco

910-5

10/1

T: Miss S E ForsterJ: C O'Farrell

Towards rear, went 3rd at 11th, pushed along and headway to chase leader home turn, ridden run-in, stayed on to lead towards finish op 9/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

Ballylinch

710-13

13/2

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, left in 2nd at 8th, led 3 out, pushed along before last, ridden run-in, no extra and headed closing stages op 11/2

3^rd

Zwicky

711-5

9/2

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Held up towards rear, not fluent 15th, ridden 3 out, kept on into 3rd run-in, never nearer op 4/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

1 ½

West Lawn

810-2

14/1

T: J WaltonJ: Harry Reed

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 15th, left in 4th 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on, never threatened op 11/1

5^th

4 ¾

Whosmydaddy

611-8

7/2f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Tracked leaders, slightly hampered 8th and left in lead, hit 15th, not fluent and headed 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before last op 3/1

Also Ran

Dee Star

1112-0

18/1

T: G HanmerJ: Murray Dodd (7)

Mid-division, left in 4th at 8th, chasing front pair when fell 3 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

Deep Charm

1011-13

16/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Mid-division, mistake 7th and dropped towards rear, hit 13th, pushed along next, lost touch 4 out, pulled up tchd 20/1

Court Dreaming

1111-11

12/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Towards rear, slow jump 2nd, blundered 3rd, reminders and no response, pulled up before next op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Poetry Man

610-12

6/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Led, mistake and unseated rider 8th op 15/2 tchd 8/1

Morozov Cocktail

810-8

6/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders on outer, left in 3rd at 8th, lost position next, reminders and struggling 12th, tailed off and pulled up 4 out op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Ribeye⁵⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: P Atkinson J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.90, £2.30, £2.00EX:£70.40Trifecta:£394.20Tricast:£337.76SF:£74.24Swingers:£10.00, £8.80, £5.90

Forecasts

Whosmydaddy (7/2), Zwicky (9/2), Morozov Cocktail (6/1), Poetry Man (6/1), Ballylinch (13/2), Dr Shirocco (10/1), Court Dreaming (12/1), Ribeye (12/1), West Lawn (14/1), Deep Charm (16/1), Dee Star (18/1)

WHOSMYDADDY has looked a natural switched to fences and he should take some stopping in his bid for the hat-trick. Ballylinch got back on track with positive tactics readopted when making all at Fakenham and rates the main threat.

WHOSMYDADDY (IRE)
BALLYLINCH (IRE)
DEEP CHARM

Previous Winners

2023

Lights Are Green

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 6

J: Jonathon Bewley | T: G Bewley

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,888.002nd: £2,709.003rd: £1,355.004th: £678.005th: £338.00