17:05 Hexham

Saturday 15 June 2019

All14:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Pola Minerals Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 41y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:05  |   Winning time: 6m 42.9s
1st
Horse silk
6
7/2
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (3)
Made all, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and stayed on gamely flat op 13/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
2
5/2f
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (3)
Chased winner, mistake 12th, switched left after last, no impression final 100 yards, kept on op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
19
1
9/2
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: Thomas Willmott (7)
Off the pace in 4th, not fluent 12th, ridden next, closed 15th, weakened 2 out, went 4th flat op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
½
4
4/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, dropped off front pair after 6th, closed 11th, weakened 2 out, lost 3rd flat op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
19
3
5/1
T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell
Off the pace in rear, not fluent 10th, ridden 13th, closed 15th, mistake and weakened 3 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: Mrs S WaltonJ: S Mulqueen (3)
In rear, blundered 2nd, behind 4th, reminders after next, pulled up before 12th tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£3.00, £1.70EX:£15.40Trifecta:£85.20SF:£13.75Swingers:£2.00, £2.00, £1.10

Forecasts

Prince Dundee (5/2), Dutch Canyon (7/2), Lawtop Legend (4/1), Lowanbehold (9/2), Dulce Panem (5/1), The Conn (8/1)

Verdict

In a very weak and winnable contest, Prince Dundee (has the measure of The Conn) ticks plenty of boxes as a bold jumping, dual C&D winner. However, he has climbed considerably in the weights since those spring successes, was beaten 11L by a horse who flopped next time out (at Uttoxeter) and does have a few questions to answer on today's rain-softened ground. Therefore, the hardy grey stayer LOWANBEHOLD is the preferred option. He ploughed through the mud when winning the four-miler here in November 2017, won again at Kelso (3m2f, heavy) in April 2018 and faced a very difficult task from out of the weights in a Class 3 handicap latest.
  1. Lowanbehold
  2. Prince Dundee
  3. Lawtop Legend

Previous Winners

2018
Dartford Warbler
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 11
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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