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17:00 Hexham

Monday 21 August 2017

All17:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Hardwick Hall Hotel Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 3.3s

1^st

What Happens Now

812-0

4/6f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)

Made virtually all, drew clear from last bend, not fluent last, ridden out op 4/5

2^nd

Luso Benny

511-0

10/1

T: P HolmesJ: A Nicol

Mid-division, jumped right 3rd, headway before 7th, 3rd and outpaced 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner op 9/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Ebony Rose

511-0

7/4

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (7)

Held up in rear, not fluent, headway 7th, led before 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner from last bend, lost 2nd flat op 6/4

4^th

Smiling Jessica

710-7

15/2

T: R MenziesJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, lost place after 8th, well beaten from 3 out, went remote 4th latter stages op 11/1

5^th

2 ½

Beyondtheflame

710-7

40/1

T: J C HaynesJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Led early, chased winner until before 2 out, soon weakened

6^th

Ask Shanroe

511-0

250/1

T: Mark CampionJ: Jonathan England

Always behind, tailed off 3 out op 200/1

7^th

Wig Wam Wiggle

511-0

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, struggling before 4 out, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Ginny Brig

610-7

40/1

T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Tracked leaders, took keen hold and not fluent, lost place when jumped right 4 out, mistake and weakened next, pulled up before last

Wandaover

510-7

200/1

T: N MechieJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Towards rear, not always fluent and jumped slowly at times, behind 4 out, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.40Pl:£1.02, £3.30, £1.10EX:£13.20Trifecta:£27.20SF:£10.28Swingers:£3.50, £1.10, £3.40

Forecasts

What Happens Now (4/6), Ebony Rose (7/4), Smiling Jessica (15/2), Luso Benny (10/1), Wig Wam Wiggle (33/1), Beyondtheflame (40/1), Ginny Brig (40/1), Wandaover (200/1), Ask Shanroe (250/1)

This very much looks to boil down to a head-to-head between WHAT HAPPENS NOW and Ebony Rose with the former from a yard that are going well at the moment and might just be a better traveller despite having to concede weight all round. Hard to construct much of a case for anything beyond those two given what they have shown so far with Luso Benny and Ginny Brig two that might battle it out for the minor placings.