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14:45 Hexham

Crown And Country Medals Selling Hurdle (Class G) (Class _)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 11.30s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Allegedly Red

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Xaipete (IRE)

    11/4

      3
      Silk -

      Welsh Dream

      14/1

        1
        Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

        Xaipete (IRE)

        34
        11/4
        • Form 32-2243
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in rear, headway 5th, led next, ridden and hung left when mistake last, headed and no extra flat

        2
        Silk - Light blue, orange stars on sleeves, light blue cap, orange star

        Culcabock (IRE)

        8
        4/1
        • Form 4342-60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        tracked leaders, headway 3 out, 2nd when blundered next, soon ridden, weakened flat

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Purple sleeves, Red cap

        Northern Echo

        3
        33/1
        • Form 601646
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-5

        towards rear, headway 4th, narrowly next, headed 6th, ridden 2 out, soon weakened

        4
        Silk - Light Green, Pink cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Pikestaff (USA)

        19
        40/1
        • Form 500-005
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        never better than mid-division

        5
        Silk - Red, white cross belts, red sleeves, light blue armlets, black cap

        Welsh Dream

        38
        14/1
        • Form 32/1-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-5

        mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat, no impression on 1st 2

        6
        Silk - Purple and White stripes, Purple sleeves, White stars

        Allegedly Red

        19
        8/1
        • Form 4-02450
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, headway 6th, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden last, stayed on under pressure to lead flat

        7
        Silk - Graham Tartan, White cap

        Amjad

        31
        22/1
        • Form 3-30005
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        mistake 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        8
        Silk - Red and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets

        Ascari

        145
        16/1
        • Form 20PP6-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders, outpaced 2 out, no impression when blundered last

        9
        Silk - Beige, Maroon chevrons, quartered cap

        Border Star (IRE)

        160
        15/2
        • Form 60P040-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace from 2 out, never on terms

        11
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE stripes, BLACK sleeves, RED armlets and cap

        Hetland Hill

        8
        33/1
        • Form 36/P0P-P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        raced keenly, led, mistake and headed 5th, chased leaders until ridden and weakened 2 out, behind when pulled up before last

        12
        Silk - White, Red diamond, White sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap

        Amber Go Go

        19
        5/1
        • Form 3-00352
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        tracked leader, lost place 5th, weakened 2 out

        13
        Silk - Beige and Dark Blue (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, Beige cap, Dark Blue star

        Balalaika Tune (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-5

        behind, mistake 4th, tailed off 2 out, pulled up before last

        14
        Silk - Red, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Red cap, White spots

        Miss Aragont

        56
        100/1
        • Form 0/PPP-F
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-5

        in touch, mistake and lost place 4th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next

        15
        Silk - Red and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Emerald Green cap

        Pharaoh Hatshepsut (IRE)

        38
        22/1
        • Form P/054
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-5

        always behind

        10
        NR

        Dhaudeloup (FR)

        9
        • Form 1P6/2F2
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dhaudeloup gets the call here ahead of Amber Go Go and Xaipete. Wind the clock back three years or more and Dhaudeloup would carry today's opposition and still win. Much as he has had his problems, he ran a fair race when second to Spree Vision is a claimer last time out, and a repeat of that effort gives him solid claims here. Xaipete is better known as a chaser these days but ran well back over hurdles last time and has form enough to be given a chance. That same comment applies to the four-year-old Culcabock, while a return to the level of form that saw Welsh Dream win at Musselburgh in May 2003 puts him in the picture, although he has clearly had his training problems. Allegedly Red has gone well here in the past and has a chance on official ratings, that last point applying to Border Star, who has dropped in the ratings since 2003, but a regression in form has been the reason for that. A repeat of Amber Go Go's second to Now Then Sid here over a longer trip last time certainly entitles her to supporters, but it is hard to escape the claims of Dhaudeloup and, if on song, he looks the one to beat.