12:40 Hexham

Thursday 18 March 2021

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Welcome To Hexham 2021 Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 48y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:41  |   Winning time: 4m 23.84s
1st
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin
Towards rear, ridden and along way adrift 3 out, rallied and made significant headway after 2 out, cruised into contention approaching the last, led last and drew clear run-in op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
4
9/4j
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (3)
Prominent and disputed lead, ridden and led briefly approaching the last, headed last and no match for the winner run-in op 5/2 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
5/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders in third after 2 out, weakened before the last and not involved closing stages
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
11/1
T: R M SmithJ: William Shanahan (7)
Disputed lead, ridden and every chance after 2 out, headed before the last, kept on but lost third dying strides op 12/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
9/4j
T: D W WhillansJ: Blair Campbell
Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced 3 out, pulled up before the last op 2/1 tchd 7/4
PU
Horse silk
6
50/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: C Brassil
Tracked leaders and raced freely, ridden before 2 out and weakened quickly, pulled up before the last tchd 66/1
F
Horse silk
7
22/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Aidan Macdonald (10)
Tracked leaders, weakening after 4 out, fell 3 out op 18/1 tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£2.40, £1.60EX:£14.90Trifecta:£59.10SF:£13.45Swingers:£2.10, £3.20, £2.80

Forecasts

Gamesters Icon (9/4), Lady Villanelle (9/4), Red Reminder (4/1), West End Lady (5/1), Melanamix (11/1), Russian Royale (22/1), Soft Summer Rain (50/1)

Verdict

LADY VILLANELLE got off the mark with minimum fuss on hurdles debut over C&D in November and ran to a similar level when third behind an upwardly mobile sort at Musselburgh since. Handicaps are entitled to be more her bag and she earns the vote. Gamesters Icon and Red Reminder head up the dangers in the opener.

  1. LADY VILLANELLE (IRE)
  2. GAMESTERS ICON
  3. RED REMINDER

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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