Racecards
13:45 Hexham
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- 3 Runners
- Distance: 3m 41y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,650 added
- Winner: £6,680
- 2nd: £3,074
- 3rd: £1,537
- 4th: £769
- Form 35498-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey P W Wadge
chased leader, not fluent 1st, mistake 12th, not fluent 3 out, ridden after 2 out, disputing lead last, 3rd and held inside final 100 yards
- Form 28212-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, switched left to challenge after last, led flat, driven out
- Form 2P/42-P2
- Age 12
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led, slow 4th, jumped right, hard pressed last, headed flat, held towards finish
In depth
Verdict
UNIVERSAL FOLLY has taken well to fences and landed his first chasing success over 3m on good ground at Uttoxeter when outpointing a useful mare He faces similar conditions here and is just preferred to Bodhisattva. Formerly with Gordon Elliott, the latter only landed a modest three-runner affair at Perth last time and now has a first start for John McConnell. Matthew Man has a couple of pointing wins to his name but faces a tough task back under Rules.
Formwatch
Bodhisattva (IRE) 8-15fav (11-4) Disputed lead, led 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on well from last, won at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in May beating Western Run (11-4) by 8l, 3 ran.
Universal Folly 4-6fav (10-5) Led sole rival, slow 8th, headed next, not fluent 14th, soon pushed along, rallied 3 out, challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on gamely, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (3) gd in May beating Martello Sky (11-10) by 2 1/2l, 2 ran.
Matthew Man 6-1 (12-0) Led til hdd aft 8; chsd wnr 3 out; no imp, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Black Aphrodisiac (11-7) at Hexham 3m gd in May.