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15:25 Hexham

Seasons Greetings From All At Hexham Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 28y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 41.30s
  • Off Time: 15:25:37
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Red, grey epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, red cap, grey star
  • Form 221
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

prominent, led 2nd, soon headed, stayed handy, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last

2
Silk - Black, yellow star, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 73-74
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

chased leaders, effort after 3 out, went 3rd but weakened after 2 out

3
Silk - Maroon, white seams, maroon sleeves, white stars, maroon cap, white star
  • Form P-923
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

in rear, not always fluent, well behind 2 out, pulled up before last

4
Silk - Dark blue, red hoops, dark blue sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form F/P2-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up, raced keenly, headway after 3 out, weakened from next, pulled up before last

5
Silk - Red, white seams, red sleeves, yellow armlets and stars on red cap
4/1
  • Form 624-14
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

raced keenly, jumped left at times, led after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, hung right and headed before 5th, led final bend, soon clear, not fluent last, stayed on

6
Silk - Dark green and beige stripes
2/5
  • Form 2/322-3U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 112

led until 2nd, led before 5th, headed final bend, soon beaten

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

SOPHIE FATALE will be pleased to return to hurdles after a poor round of jumping here last month and with conditions in her favour can finally get off the mark. Lady Bowes won a bumper at Perth in August and didn't stay 2m4f on her hurdling debut at Ayr where she only weakened from 2 out. Houston Texas arrives with a victory in a maiden point at Tinahely to his credit while Storm Arcadia has shown ability in bumpers and makes his hurdling debut. Paddy The Panda led until the last over the course and distance last time and would need to find much more to get into the mix.

Formwatch

Houston Texas (IRE) (12-2) Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, rdn appr str to chall, disp ld bef last, rallied well aftr last, all out to hold on, won at Tinahely 3m mdn Yielding in Oct beating Local Rogue (11-11) by nk, 9 ran.

Paddy The Panda (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Led, reminders after 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat, 4th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Lady Villanelle (10-5) at Hexham 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Storm Arcadio (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway home straight, kept on, 3rd of 9, 7 1/4l behind Bumpy Johnson (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f (5) sft in Oct.

Westdante (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Led til hdd 3 out; wknd final 100yds, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Lucky Hit (11-7) at Bangor-on-dee 2m 4f mdn hvy in Jan.

Lady Bowes 11-2 (10-12) Chased leader, not fluent 8th or 9th, ridden before 2 out, weakened after next, 4th of 6, 34 1/2l behind Wild Polly (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.

Sophie Fatale 3-1 (11-0) In rear, hit 4th, reminder after 5th, hit 6th, awkward 8th, unseated rider 2 out, at Hexham 2m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.