Racecards
16:55 Hexham
Federation Brewery Maiden Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form 06
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Mr L McGrath
held up, headway 5f out, led briefly over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey R Garritty
tracked leaders, prominent 5f out, ridden over 3f out, one paced approaching final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
held up, headway 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
- Form 40
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
mid-division, stumbled 7f out out, ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
led, headed halfway, soon ridden and beaten
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs J Oliver
- Jockey F King
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
Sister Amy
22- Form R0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Turner
- Jockey Mr R Wakeham
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5f out
- Form 62
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra close home
- Form 60
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon ridden and beaten
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey D N Russell
mid-division, ridden over 4, kept on well to lead close home
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
led after 4f, ridden and headed halfway, soon lost touch, virtually pulled up
- Form 20
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
in touch, led halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Another race in which the market may prove the best guide but a chance is taken on Waltzing Along who was a good third behind Gary's Pimpernel on his debut. He is sure to have learnt from the experience and with his stable now in top form he will be hard to beat. Sir Rowland Hill rates the main danger he was a good second behind the highly regarded Enhancer last time and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close.Duringthehnight could also go well having been a fair second behind Conchita over course and distance last time out. Squeeze Box ran well when second on his debut but he was a very disappointing favourite last time out and he may be best watched on this occasion. Wild About Harry showed a modicum of ability on his debut but he was put firmly in his place at Kempton in a much better race last time out. However this is a much easier contest. Of the remainder On Approval is from a shrewd yard and should be noted in the market.