16:00 Hexham

Saturday 11 May 2024

All16:0016:3517:1017:4518:1518:45

Mick Walsh Open Ditch Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 41y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 6m 38.27s
1st
Horse silk
10
10/1
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: C O'Farrell
Towards rear, went 3rd at 11th, pushed along and headway to chase leader home turn, ridden run-in, stayed on to lead towards finish op 9/1 tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
1
6
13/2
T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, left in 2nd at 8th, led 3 out, pushed along before last, ridden run-in, no extra and headed closing stages op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
2
5
711-5
9/2
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson
Held up towards rear, not fluent 15th, ridden 3 out, kept on into 3rd run-in, never nearer op 4/1 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
14/1
T: J WaltonJ: Harry Reed
Towards rear, headway into mid-division 15th, left in 4th 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on, never threatened op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
7/2f
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Tracked leaders, slightly hampered 8th and left in lead, hit 15th, not fluent and headed 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before last op 3/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
1112-0
18/1
T: G HanmerJ: Murray Dodd (7)
Mid-division, left in 4th at 8th, chasing front pair when fell 3 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
2
1011-13
16/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
Mid-division, mistake 7th and dropped towards rear, hit 13th, pushed along next, lost touch 4 out, pulled up tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin
Towards rear, slow jump 2nd, blundered 3rd, reminders and no response, pulled up before next op 11/1 tchd 10/1
UR
Horse silk
7
6/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley
Led, mistake and unseated rider 8th op 15/2 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
9
6/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Jamie Hamilton
Chased leaders on outer, left in 3rd at 8th, lost position next, reminders and struggling 12th, tailed off and pulled up 4 out op 9/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Ribeye58
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 9
T: P Atkinson  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.90, £2.30, £2.00EX:£70.40Trifecta:£394.20Tricast:£337.76SF:£74.24Swingers:£10.00, £8.80, £5.90

Forecasts

Whosmydaddy (7/2), Zwicky (9/2), Poetry Man (6/1), Morozov Cocktail (6/1), Ballylinch (13/2), Dr Shirocco (10/1), Court Dreaming (12/1), Ribeye (12/1), West Lawn (14/1), Deep Charm (16/1), Dee Star (18/1)

Verdict

WHOSMYDADDY has looked a natural switched to fences and he should take some stopping in his bid for the hat-trick. Ballylinch got back on track with positive tactics readopted when making all at Fakenham and rates the main threat.

  1. WHOSMYDADDY (IRE)
  2. BALLYLINCH (IRE)
  3. DEEP CHARM

Previous Winners

2023
Lights Are Green
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 6
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,888.002nd: £2,709.003rd: £1,355.004th: £678.005th: £338.00

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