Racecards
14:40 Hexham
Smooth Drive Home With Clive Warren Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 133y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,416 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £350
- Form 3P2146
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Colm McCormack
held up behind, still plenty to do 3 out, headway under pressure between last 2, went 3rd before last, ridden and kept on closing stages, just failed for 2nd, no impression
Miss Amelia
25- Form PP4214
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 83
held up mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, went 2nd between last 2, ridden before last, one pace and no impression with winner flat, just held on for 2nd
- Form 3773P2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Danny Cook
raced keenly, led, headed 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened before last
- Form 757P14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
chased leaders to 7th, struggling and behind 4 out, no danger after
- Form 04-5P34
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Katy Price
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
tracked leader, jumped into lead 2 out, pushed clear before last, ridden out flat, kept on
- Form 386191
- Age 13
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Philip Armson
soon in touch, ridden and no extra between last 2, 4th and beaten last
- Form 6424P6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey Callum Bewley
reluctant and led in start, not fluent, always in rear, lost touch 8th, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Aged 13, Duhallowcountry appears to have gained a new lease on life and has won two of his last three but he may now be too close in the weights to less-exposed types. Ringaringarosie was carrying overweight when just beaten by CASIMIR DU CLOS at Sedgefield so connections will fancy their chances of reversing the form here. But it might be worth sticking with Stuart Coltherd’s seven-year-old as a subsequent defeat on the Durham track wasn’t his true running – Miss Amelia looks held on the form book.
Formwatch
Roxyfet (FR) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, steady progress 8th, pushed along and weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 20l behind Well Joey (11-2) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Miss Amelia 4-1 (10-5) Held up, headway under pressure before 2 out, no impression, 4th of 7, 5l behind Casimir Du Clos (10-1) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Ringaringarosie (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Led, soon clear, mistake 8th, not fluent next, headed approaching 2 out, rallied last, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 7, nk behind Casimir Du Clos (10-1) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Casimir Du Clos (FR) 9-4fav (10-2) Off the pace in 5th, weakened before 6th, tailed off, plugged on extended run-in, modest 4th near finish, 4th of 7, 21 1/4l behind Two Hoots (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Johnny Yuma (IRE) 9-2 (10-8) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, lost 2nd before next, hung left and weakened between last 2, lost modest 3rd run-in, 4th of 8, 12l behind Ericas Lad (10-0) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Duhallowcountry (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, led next, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Alltimegold (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Early Boy (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Held up, pushed along 5 out, not fluent next, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 27 1/4l behind Las Tunas (11-10) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.