16:10 Hexham

Friday 6 October 2017

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Youngs RPS 'Leaders In The Field' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 28y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 5m 11.4s
1st
Horse silk
3
14/1
T: J P RyanJ: D E Mullins
Chased clear leader, closed 2 out, led before last where not fluent, clear when hung left run-in, ridden out tchd 12/1 and tchd 25/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
1
5/4f
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up off the pace in 3rd, closed approaching 2 out, one pace and no impression when hung left between last 2, not fluent last, 2nd and one pace run-in op 11/8 tchd 6/5
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
10/1
T: J C HaynesJ: Ross Chapman (5)
Led and soon clear, reduced lead 2 out, ridden hung left and headed before last, no extra when hung left and lost 2nd run-in op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
½
5
8/1
T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)
Held up last, not fluent 3rd, good headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and outpaced between last 2, plugged on run-in op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
3
2
9/2
T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol
Held up off the pace in 4th, weakened before 2 out op 7/2 tchd 10/3
6th
Horse silk
38
6
4/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (5)
Never fluent and often jumped right, off the pace in last pair, last and struggling when mistake 2 out, tailed off

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.50Pl:£6.00, £1.40EX:£37.40Trifecta:£160.80SF:£31.77Swingers:£5.70, £10.30, £11.20

Forecasts

Ryedale Racer (5/4), Skipthescales (4/1), Little Bruce (9/2), Ebony Rose (8/1), Beyondtemptation (10/1), Bitview Colin (14/1)

Verdict

A compact field, but a competitive contest which features some seemingly fast improving performers. Ebony Rose arrives with race fitness assured, and she maintained an unbeaten record at Perth when scoring over 3m there last month. She is much respected back in trip at her most local track. Ryedale Racer is no stranger to this place, but the suspicion was that he ended last season high in the weights and requires a career best on his return to action. Beyondtemptation is never readily dismissed at her beloved Hexham and is back on her last winning mark, but the clear vote goes to the Phil Kirby trained LITTLE BRUCE. Bruce stood tall from Christmas onward last season, and a new mark of 116 shouldn't prove beyond him if back from his summer break in the same shape.
  1. Little Bruce
  2. Ebony Rose
  3. Ryedale Racer

Previous Winners

2016
Australasia
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,523.002nd: £1,622.003rd: £811.004th: £405.00

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