17:30 Hexham

Saturday 17 June 2023

All13:5014:2515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Michael Foster Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 48y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:32  |   Winning time: 4m 5.3s
1st
Horse silk
1
7/2
T: A KeatleyJ: Dylan Johnston (7)
Prominent, not fluent and led 6th, driven flat, stayed on well op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
2
11/4f
T: I JardineJ: Nathan Moscrop
Mid-division, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
¾
8
33/1
T: R MenziesJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up rear of mid-division, headway before 2 out, hampered final bend, kept on flat
4th
Horse silk
nk
9
7/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Conor Rabbitt (7)
Chased leaders, hampered 6th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd towards finish tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
33/1
T: S CorbettJ: Jamie Hamilton
Held up in last, big jump 1st, not fluent 2nd or 6th, headway after 2 out, no extra final 75 yards op 22/1 tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
9/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Joshua Thompson (7)
Held up in mid-division, headway after 2 out, no extra last op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
13
6
28/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)
Chased leaders, not much room 6th, every chance 2 out, no extra last op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
6
4
1111-3
13/2
T: J BediJ: Aaron Anderson (5)
Towards rear, effort 2 out, no impression before last, op 10/1
9th
Horse silk
18
10
125/1
T: Paula SmithJ: Danny McMenamin
Held up in touch, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened op 80/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
66/1
T: W ColtherdJ: S Mulqueen
Made most until 6th, every chance 2 out, soon beaten
11th
Horse silk
6
3
4/1
T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon
Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, well beaten before 2 out op 5/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
12
125/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: David Noonan
Led briefly 1st, prominent, mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £4.70EX:£17.00Trifecta:£293.40Tricast:£268.87SF:£13.28Swingers:£2.90, £18.20, £11.00

Forecasts

Minella Youngy (11/4), Belvedere Blast (7/2), Lightening Company (4/1), Pateen (13/2), Bushmill Boy (7/1), Coup De Gold (9/1), Sunshine Girl (28/1), Nastasiya (33/1), Jessica Rabbit (33/1), Abouttimeyoutoldme (66/1), Iheardupainthouses (125/1), Diamant Sur Canape (125/1)

Verdict

BELVEDERE BLAST is thriving at present and should be capable of defying another rise in the weights to land the hat-trick. Lightening Company has won on the Flat since last seen over hurdles and is respected, alongside fellow handicap hurdle debutante Sunshine Girl.

  1. BELVEDERE BLAST (IRE)
  2. LIGHTENING COMPANY (IRE)
  3. SUNSHINE GIRL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Hats Off To Larry
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,568.002nd: £2,102.003rd: £1,051.004th: £526.005th: £262.00

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