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14:45 Hexham

Custom Fleet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class _)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 13.00s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ton-Chee

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Raise A McGregor

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Valuable (IRE)

      9/1

        1
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Middleham Park (IRE)

        29
        9/1
        • Form 35-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-12

        in touch, pushed along and lost place approaching fifth, soon ridden and weakened

        2
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue chevron hoops on body and sleeves, Light Blue cap, White spots

        Chapter House (USA)

        22 b
        10/1
        • Form 5U000-3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-10

        towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last

        3
        Silk - Dark Green, White stars, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, White star

        Valuable (IRE)

        12
        9/1
        • Form 430364
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-10

        held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden to chase winner between last 2, challenged last, no extra towards finish

        4
        Silk - Yellow, large Emerald Green spots and star on cap

        Michaels Dream (IRE)

        59 b
        12/1
        • Form 040-34P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-10

        mid-division, pushed along 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next

        7
        Silk - White, Red epaulets, White sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap

        Wise Tale

        22
        8/1
        • Form 20-314P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        chased leaders, jumped slowly, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        8
        Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Ton-Chee

        13
        12/1
        • Form 435
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        winner, mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, led between last 2, driven out

        9
        Silk - White, Dark Blue triple diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets and diamonds on cap

        Very Tasty (IRE)

        13
        10/1
        • Form 13010P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-13

        mid-division, struggling when mistake 3 out, soon weakened

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue and White stripes, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Gate Expectations

        17
        50/1
        • Form 0600/4-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out,

        11
        Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

        Sir Homo (IRE)

        12
        33/1
        • Form 5030-00
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-11

        behind, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled before 3 out

        12
        Silk - Black, Maroon hollow box

        Sir Norman

        25 b
        9/1
        • Form 0-55P44
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-8

        led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        13
        Silk - Yellow, Black hoops on body, quartered cap

        Pucks Court

        103
        80/1
        • Form 6PP6-40
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last

        14
        Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond

        Raise A McGregor

        17
        9/4
        • Form 413-0P4
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-2

        track leader, headway and every chance 2 out, stayed on under pressure, to go 2nd near finish

        15
        Silk - Red, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Red cap, White spots

        Jamorin Dancer

        13
        66/1
        • Form 3U-6P00
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        track leaders, led approaching 2 out, headed between last 2, soon beaten

        16
        Silk - Yellow, Purple sleeves, Red cap

        Northern Echo

        12
        20/1
        • Form 55-6016
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        towards rear, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied after 2 out, kept on one pace running

        5
        NR

        Donovan (NZ)

        17
        • Form 00-4131
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        Nonrunner

        6
        NR

        Assumetheposition (FR)

        94
        • Form 400-446
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Wise Tale is selected to get the better of Donovan, with Valuable and Middleham Park others worth a mention. Wise Tale is out to make amends after being pulled up two out in the race won by Migration at Market Rasen recently. That was a disappointing effort given his earlier success at the Lincolnshire track, but he has the ability to make up for that latest lapse. He was the first horse that Peter Niven bought as a trainer and now has the assistance of Tony Dobbin for the first time. The ground should be in his favour as well, and he can beat Donovan, winner of two of his last three starts. Richard Guest's New Zealand-bred is going up the weights though and it is only a matter of time before he goes chasing. Valuable looks a bit high in the handicap as well, and will have to have more use made of him than when staying on behind Flame Phoenix at Sedgefield. Middleham Park shaped quite well behind an in-form opponent at Bangor and may do better over this shorter trip, while Michaels Dream is a fair dual-purpose performer, despite the fact that he was pulled up at Cartmel. Chapter House never figured on his last engagement at Market Rasen but any market support now would be interesting. However, in a trappy affair, we reckon that Wise Tale might just return to form with conditions in his favour.