17:05 Hexham

Friday 4 October 2019

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Bob Johnson Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 7f 63y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:06  |   Winning time: 6m 9.54s
1st
Horse silk
7
5/2f
T: A C WhillansJ: Ross Chapman
Prominent, led 4 out, clear from last, ran on well op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
6
7/1
T: P HendersonJ: T J O'Brien
Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last and ridden, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner op 5/1 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
2
511-12
5/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Mid-division, headway before 4 out, soon reminders, chased winner from 2 out, ridden before last, no impression, lost 2nd place towards finish op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
23
10
910-5
5/1
T: D BourkeJ: Alain Cawley
Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon outpaced op 11/2 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
23
9
15/2
T: M E SowersbyJ: Danny McMenamin (5)
Mid-division, headway before 5th to track leaders, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
25/1
T: Sara EnderJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)
Led to 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
8
11
910-0
10/1
T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan
Tracked leader, lost place from 4 out, soon tailed off op 12/1 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
24
8
5/1
T: Dave RobertsJ: Lee Edwards
Always towards rear op 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
33/1
T: M A BarnesJ: D B Hurst (10)
In touch, lost place before 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Go To Court30
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: Micky Hammond  J: Henry Brooke
NR
1
Horse silk
For Jim35
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: J Candlish  J: Sean Quinlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.40, £2.40, £2.50EX:£24.20Trifecta:£190.10Tricast:£83.41SF:£21.39Swingers:£6.50, £3.90, £9.50

Forecasts

Court Baloo (5/2), Pleney (5/1), Pads (5/1), Vif Argent (5/1), Go To Court (5/1), Our Nest Egg (7/1), Simply Lucky (15/2), Perseid (10/1), For Jim (10/1), Moorlands Mist (25/1), Flying Jack (33/1)

Verdict

Pleney could do a bit better in this weak contest, but he has it to prove on this ground and the same goes for Go To Court. Pads and Simply Lucky find winning difficult, but that is not to rule them out of placed runs again here, while Court Baloo looks very tempting after a wide margin win, but a 10lb rise and his poor record at backing up a good run have to be concerns. Therefore, almost by default, it could be worth turning to MOORLANDS MIST, who won this from today's mark last year and could be primed for a repeat.
  1. Moorlands Mist
  2. Pads
  3. Pleney

Previous Winners

2018
Moorlands Mist
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 11
33/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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