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16:25 Hexham

Alan Merrigan Handicap Chase (Class F)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.00s
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk -
10/3

    1
    Silk - Red, Yellow sleeves, hooped cap
    10/3
    • Form 0-00503
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-12

    tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on strongly

    3
    Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap
    • Form 5F12U2
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-7

    tracked leader, led 3rd to 4th, remained prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace approaching last

    4
    Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Yellow and Royal Blue halved sleeves, Yellow cap
    10/1
    • Form 040P0U-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-13

    held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden and effort approaching last, no extra run in

    5
    Silk - Graham Tartan, White cap

    Amjad

    19
    4/1
    • Form 60-P053
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-11

    in touch, mistake 1st, hit 5th and dropped rear, blundered 6th, soon lost touch

    6
    Silk - Red, large Emerald Green spots, Grey sleeves, Red spots, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap
    • Form 05-0220
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-5

    in touch, pushed along 4 out, headway under pressure between last two, effort when mistake last, kept on to chase winner run in

    7
    Silk - Red, Beige seams, Beige and Red diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
    • Form 00-1544
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-1

    made most, ridden 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace under pressure

    2
    NR
    • Form 5/P6P1-P
    • Age 12
    • Weight 11-10

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    No Kidding can defy topweight to beat Pharbeitfrome and Amjad in a race that will not take much winning. No Kidding is a course winner here, having been successful in April and will be all the better for his recent comeback in an amateurs event recently. He is still well handicapped and should be the one to be on. Pharbeitfrome's jumping normally lets him down but he shaped a bit better at Sedgefield last time. However, he is seven pounds higher than for his last victory and is hard to fancy too much. Amjad, twice a winner over hurdles, makes his handicap debut over fences after a couple of learning efforts over the bigger obstacles. He has a bit of scope, but No Kidding has the experience and should make that tell here.