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14:10 Hexham

Esther Sidgwick Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 133y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,300 added
  • Winner: £6,433
  • 2nd: £1,889
  • 3rd: £944
  • 4th: £472
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 30.80s
  • Off Time: 14:12:26
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Saint Freule (FR)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    First Account

    6/4

      1
      Silk - Light Blue, White spots, striped sleeves and spots on cap

      Saint Freule (FR)

      38 h CD
      15/8
      • Form 67113-3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-13
      • Official Rating 122

      led until after 1st, tracked leaders, mistakes 5th and 6th, rallied after 2 out, every chance last, led soon after, kept on well under pressure (1 fence omitted)

      2
      Silk - Maroon, black epaulets, white sleeves, black armlets, maroon cap, black star

      Generalisation (IRE)

      82
      25/1
      • Form 4F5047
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 114

      held up in touch, progress into 3rd 5 out, under pressure 2 out, soon weakened, modest 5th, tailed off

      3
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      First Account

      327
      6/4
      • Form 1/32-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 114

      tracked leader, went 2nd 5 out, mistake 8th, joined leader 3 out, led next, soon pressed, headed after last, stayed on same pace

      5
      Silk - Light Blue and Maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, Light Blue and Maroon hooped cap

      Oscar Wilde (IRE)

      15
      3/1
      • Form 37333-7
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 110

      led after 1st, jumped slowly 3 out, soon joined, headed next, weakened before last, modest 3rd

      6
      Silk - Red, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves and cap

      Muroor

      13 b BF
      14/1
      • Form 183625
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 109

      held up, slow 1st, mistake 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, remote 4th

      4
      NR

      Ain't My Fault (IRE)

      27 ht
      5/1
      • Form 427F-22
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 114

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      SAINT FREULE was up against more-experienced rivals on his chasing debut at Sedgefield and made a couple of mistakes. But the run was not without promise and he could prove a cut above these. Stablemate Ain't My Fault led until approaching the last here last month and was also second earlier at Kelso. Muroor is probably the most exposed but won at Downpatrick in August for former connections while First Account has won between the flags but is making his chasing bow alongside Oscar Wilde.

      Formwatch

      Saint Freule (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, ridden 3 out, plugged on same pace from next, 3rd of 4, 10 1/4l behind Tonto's Spirit (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m (4) sft in Oct.

      Generalisation (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Soon led and disputed, slight mistake and headed 5 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Indian Music (10-8) at Tramore 2m hcp gd in Aug.

      First Account 9-4 (10-12) Tracked leaders, joined leader on inside after 3 out, led next, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed narrowly last, kept on, no extra and held final 110 yards, 2nd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Captain Zebo (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.

      Oscar Wilde (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, never on terms, 7th of 16, 26 1/4l behind Native Fighter (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.

      Muroor 7-2fav (11-9) Mid-division, 9th halfway, progress to 5th after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, 5th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Georgieshore (10-12) at Galway 2m 3f hcp sft in Oct.

      Ain't My Fault (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Led, headed before not fluent last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Weakfield (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.