15:18 Hexham

Sunday 23 June 2024

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Tynedale Function Suite Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 5m 13.09s

1^st

Pop The Question

610-11

50/1

T: Samantha & Jacqueline CowardJ: B S Hughes

In rear, shaken up and headway home turn, went 4th approaching last where switched left to challenge, ridden and stayed on to lead run-in, just held on towards finish op 40/1 tchd 66/1

2^nd

The Flying Poet

511-4

6/4f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, mid-division after 4th, awkward 3 out, ridden home turn, plenty to do jumping last, stayed on strongly run-in, nearest finish op 5/4 tchd 13/8

3^rd

Major Champion

511-4

9/2

T: M A BarnesJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden and every chance last, kept on, held closing stages op 11/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

Independent Jimmy

511-4

11/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Led, hit 5th, ridden and headed before last, rallied and led again final flight, headed run-in, no extra closing stages op 15/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

4 ¾

Fairland

710-11

7/1

T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin

Prominent, ridden and weakened before last op 8/1 tchd 6/1

6^th

My Friend Yeats

611-4

8/1

T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman

Towards rear, reminders 4th, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, chased leaders home turn, pushed along and led before last, headed final flight, weakened on flat op 11/2

7^th

3 ¼

Tamlaght Eyes

810-11

11/1

T: Gerald QuinnJ: Mr N McParlan (3)

Mid-division, weakened home turn tchd 14/1

8^th

Florita

610-11

18/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, dropped away tamely tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Golden Swift

511-4

250/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

Mid-division, lost position quickly 3 out, pulled up before next op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£51.00Pl:£6.60, £1.10, £1.60EX:£198.20Trifecta:£1,378.70SF:£127.39Swingers:£10.80, £20.20, £2.00

Forecasts

The Flying Poet (6/4), Major Champion (9/2), Independent Jimmy (11/2), Fairland (7/1), My Friend Yeats (8/1), Tamlaght Eyes (11/1), Florita (18/1), Pop The Question (50/1), Golden Swift (250/1)

THE FLYING POET cost plenty as a 3-y-o and the way he shaped on last month's debut at Bangor suggests there's plenty more to come from him over this sort of trip. He can improve beyond the level set by Major Champion and Independent Jimmy.

THE FLYING POET (IRE)
MAJOR CHAMPION
INDEPENDENT JIMMY

Previous Winners

2023

Champagnesocialist

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 7

J: S Bowen | T: J C McConnell

8/11

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00