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15:20 Hexham

Youngs Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase (Class F) (Class _)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 26.20s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Loughcrew (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gatorade (NZ)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Shays Lane (IRE)

      11/2

        1
        Silk - Red, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue stars

        Gatorade (NZ)

        5
        9/2
        • Form P/11-632
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        held up towards rear, headway and in touch 12th, went 2nd 2 out, disputed lead when blundered last, ridden and every chance flat, held close home

        2
        Silk - PINK, BLACK chevron, BLACK and PINK hooped sleeves, BLACK cap, WHITE spots

        April Spirit

        26
        14/1
        • Form 5/2141-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-1

        chased leaders, lost place 14th, soon behind

        4
        Silk - Grey, Dark Blue diamond, sleeves and cap

        Look To The Future (IRE)

        21
        7/2
        • Form 4-44152
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-5

        led, mistake and headed 7th, tracked winner, led again 12th to 3 out, ridden and weakened after next

        5
        Silk - Black, light blue cuffs and cap

        Gunson Hight

        19
        33/1
        • Form 00/100-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        raced keenly, held up and behind, headway into mid-division 13th, weakened 2 out, behind when pulled up before last

        6
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE stripes, BLACK sleeves, RED armlets and cap

        Loughcrew (IRE)

        37
        3/1
        • Form 0000-04
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-3

        tracked leader, led 7th, mistake and headed 12th, led again 3 out, ridden approaching last, hard pressed flat, held on close home

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue, Grey armlets, Red cap

        Shays Lane (IRE)

        19 b
        11/2
        • Form 4P-4P1P
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-2

        held up and behind, headway 16th, chased leaders 2 out, soon ridden, kept on flat, no impression

        8
        Silk - BLUE, WHITE diamond and sleeves, RED cap

        Mr Laggan

        19
        16/1
        • Form 15-50PR
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-1

        never better than mid-division

        9
        Silk - Pink, Black triple diamond, Black diamonds on Pink sleeves and cap

        Wynyard Dancer

        132
        66/1
        • Form F22U-UP
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-0

        towards rear, lost touch 10th, behind when pulled up before 12th

        10
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW stripe, check cap

        Hurricane Bay

        77
        6/1
        • Form 24P4-04
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, lost place 14th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out

        11
        Silk - Cardinal Red and Dark Green diamonds, Cardinal Red sleeves and cap

        Just Strong (IRE)

        31
        18/1
        • Form 05-4433
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression

        3
        NR

        Ta Ta For Now

        9
        • Form PP03-1P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-1

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Gatorade gets the vote here ahead of Shays Lane and Mr Laggan. Given that he has won from a three-pound higher mark and that he is set to return to that mark shortly, Gatorade holds an obvious chance. The possible downside is that he has yet to win over this type of trip, although he has proven he stays three miles on a level track. Each of Shays Lane's three wins has come at this venue so he clearly loves it here and, racing from a mark of five pounds higher than when he won in June, looks set to go well in a modest heat. Mr Laggan has also won and can be rated a danger if getting back to his form of last December. Of the others, Hurricane Bay is four pounds higher than when scoring at Wetherby in May 2003, but Wynward Dancer's course win came in a routine Hunter Chase. It is easy to pick holes in the form of the others although Just Story ran well from out of the handicap last time and, if that form can be taken literally, he can be given a chance. Overall, though, the vote goes to Gatorade.