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15:50 Hexham
Harlow Printing Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class _)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 0F5-211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey G Lee
held up in touch, headway 3 out, led approaching last, pushed clear run in,
- Form 5R4046
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss Kariana Key
- Jockey D McGann
tracked leaders, led approaching 4th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, no chance with winner
Classical Ben
219- Form 31/314-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, soon no impression
- Form 66-24
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey Paul Moloney
tracked leaders, led after 2nd, mistake 4th, soon headed, remained in touch until weakened approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last
Destino
29- Form 30-U442
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
led, headed after 2nd, remained prominent, effor 2out, soon one pace
- Form P31/0F-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Young
- Jockey Jim Crowley
soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 5th
Just Jed
168- Form 000P-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Shiels
- Jockey T Davidson
in touch, headway to chase leaders 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey N Hannity
towards rear, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up 7th
Young Tot (IRE)
140- Form 0003P-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey K Mercer
held up in rear, headway and in touch 7, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Freedom Now has obvious claims and should prove hard to beat, with Classical Ben, Mister Moussac and Destino likely to fight it out for the places. Freedom Now has hit form with a vengeance lately, gaining easy back-to-back successes at Sedgefield and should be well up to defying a penalty. He has a good turn of foot, will go on the ground and gets the trip, so there is absolutely no reason why he should not score again. This future chaser is going to be a short price, but cannot be opposed. For the forecast, any one of three could be fancied, including dual bumper winner Classical Ben who comes from a very much in-form yard. He is sure to have been well schooled over hurdles but lacks a recent outing. Mister Moussac is a course and distance winner, having beaten the selection off level weights in June, when conditions where atrocious. He has gone off the boil since though and is higher in the weights as well. Destino is going the right way but needs to brush up his jumping, and all in all Freedom Now should be up to the task.