Racecards
15:25 Hexham
High Level Brown Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
Little Flora
16- Form 6101-55
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer A Scott
- Jockey Mr A Tinkler
led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 002400-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W Marston
held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden to lead approaching last, soon clear, eased towards finish
Gilou
724- Form 0532/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey T Siddall
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, challenged approaching last, outpaced flat
- Form 6/00PP-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up, jumped right 3rd, ridden and outpaced after 4 out
- Form P6/0P0-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
close up, pushed along and weakened quickly approaching 3 out, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Only Little Flora is in the handicap proper for this mares only event and clearly has to take the beating especially with a good conditional taking a valuable seven pounds off her back. She has run respectably without setting the world alight of late and goes well at this track. Heathyards Tipple must be respected if returning to the best of last season's form, whilst Ashnaya wasn't disgraced on the level at Newcastle last week and shouldn't be lightly dismissed despite being "wrong" at the weights.