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14:05 Hexham

Insitu Cleaning Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 13.50s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dilsaa

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Ragu

    11/4

      1
      Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

      Dilsaa

      11
      7/2
      • Form 33124
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      pulled hard in rear, headway 7th to track leader, led after 2 out, left clear last, kept on

      2
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white stars, grey cap

      Lease

      16
      11/4
      • Form 060-015
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5

      held up in touch, smooth headway on inside to track leader between last two, challenging when fell last

      3
      Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, RED cap, BLACK diamond

      Dazzling Rio (IRE)

      11
      7/2
      • Form 34-2424
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      held up towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression

      4
      Silk - Yellow, Purple sleeves, Red cap

      Northern Echo

      11
      50/1
      • Form 050666
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      led, set steady pace, quickened 3 out, headed after next, weakened approaching last

      5
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop

      Skenfrith

      127
      10/1
      • Form 02-2525
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      raced keen, tracked leaders, dropped rear after 3rd, outpaced next, kept on under pressure run-in

      6
      Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange cap

      Ragu

      175
      11/4
      • Form 432004-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-7

      tracked leader, ridden and effort 2 out, left 6 lengths 2nd last, no impression on winner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Dazzling Rio has enough form to open his account here, with Dilsaa and Lease the main dangers. Dazzling Rio has been a frustrating sort to follow, both on the Flat and over jumps, but showed that he is up to landing a weak race like this when second at both Cartmel and Sedgefield this season. It would be no surprise if he were to find one too good again, but it is so hard to make a major claim for any of his five rivals that he has to be the one. Dilsaa has to contend with almost a stone turnaround in the weights after beating the selection at Cartmel and has been beaten twice since then anyway. Lease only won a seller at Perth but did not shape too badly in better company next time, while Ragu has an absence to overcome. It is desperate stuff and Dazzling Rio's supporters will be very disappointed if he does not oblige.