Racecards
17:10 Hexham
Insitu Cleaning Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Mickey Croke
45- Form F3FP2-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up in touch, reminders 6th, pushed along 7th, went 3rd after 3 out, no impression
Axford Lord
16- Form P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Whillans
- Jockey K Renwick
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 006-66
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, weakened 7th
Everytime
14- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
mid-division, mistake 6th, outpaced 3 out
Factor Fifteen
213- Form 2022U-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner after next
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
tracked leaders, headway 5th, led 7th, drew clear after 2 out, impressive
- Form 6/15003-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
led, headed 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
Minster Brig
119- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey N Hannity
towards rear, outpaced after 7th, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon one pace
- Form 00-0335
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
always behind
Relix (FR)
180- Form 0P0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, kept on one pace from, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Factor Fifteen has been somewhat frustrating over hurdles so far but will not find many easier opportunities than this and is taken to open his account, with Mickey Croke and Knowhere rated the main dangers. The selection was useful on his day on the flat and made a promising start to his career over hurdles when giving Contraband a fright at Musselburgh. However, the son of Hector Protector has suffered defeat four more times since then, twice filling the runner-up spot and is proving expensive to follow. This looks a moderate contest though and the five-year-old should be too classy for his rivals. Recent Perth scorer Mickey Croke and course winner Northern Echo face no easy task giving 7lbs away to the selection and of more interest may be the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained newcomer Knowhere, who has a jumps pedigree and hails from a stable in form. Charlie Mann's French import Loriko d'Airy is probably the pick of the remainder in a race that is taken to go to Factor Fifteen.