17:35 Hexham

Saturday 6 May 2017

All17:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

Independent Racecourses Ltd (IRL) Selling Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 48y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:38  |   Winning time: 4m 3.9s
1st
Horse silk
5
1/2f
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, in 3rd from 2 out, led before last, kept on well op 4/6 tchd 4/5
2nd
Horse silk
5
8
33/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Thomas Dowson (5)
Tracked leaders, led before 4th, pressed 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace op 40/1 tchd 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
3
3/1
T: James MoffattJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, soon challenged, one pace in 3rd from last op 11/4 tchd 9/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
20/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Daragh Bourke (5)
Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on in 4th from last op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
10
2
7/1
T: Kenneth SlackJ: Robert Hogg (7)
In rear, reminders after 3rd, weakened before 4 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
1
611-5
14/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)
Led, headed before 4th, ridden after 2 out, one pace in 4th
7th
Horse silk
hd
7
811-0
33/1
T: Miss J E FosterJ: Henry Brooke
Always towards rear op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
1011-0
125/1
T: W Young JnrJ: D R Fox
Tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £5.30, £1.20EX:£22.90Trifecta:£64.00SF:£28.21Swingers:£7.40, £1.20, £10.50

Forecasts

Slim Pickens (1/2), Mondlicht (3/1), Discoverie (7/1), Alyasan (14/1), Spinning Scooter (20/1), Bygones For Coins (33/1), Torero (33/1), Raifteiri (125/1)

Verdict

With all due respect to connections, a truly awful contest to kick off the evening action at Hexham. Discoverie will be suited by dropping back to 2m and likes to race prominently, and could battle for the lead with Torero who has claims on his best form over this trip for Gary Moore. Life will be tough for Mondlicht in handicaps so a seller looks the way forward whilst Alyasan looks a shell of the horse trained by Seamus Durack and Dan Skelton. SLIM PICKENS would have carried these rivals on his back in his prime and in such a weak race is worth chancing on his return from 18 months off with Sam Twiston-Davies booked.
  1. Slim Pickens
  2. Mondlicht
  3. Torero

Prize Money

1st: £2,924.002nd: £859.003rd: £429.004th: £215.00

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