Racecards
14:25 Hexham
Hexham Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Roman Rebel
12- Form 8524-F7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey R McGrath
held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, 5th and no impression when blundered badly 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 12324-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey B P Harding
towards rear, hit 4th, struggling from 14th
- Form 39740-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
held up in mid-division, outpaced when hampered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th
Trovaio (IRE)
283- Form 92/1337-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
in touch to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
Algarve
11- Form 721P4/5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
chased winner, effort between last 2, kept on same pace
- Form 5/211-21
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey A Thornton
made all, stayed on strongly
- Form 3-11403
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs S C Bradburne
- Jockey O Nelmes
in touch, outpaced 14th, ridden 4 out, kept on
- Form 53R3PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey P McDonald
mistakes in rear, never dangerous
- Form 8P62-3P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A R Dicken
- Jockey P Aspell
chased leaders, fell 13th
In depth
Verdict
Precious Bane looks the pick of the weights here and gets the verdict ahead Algarve and Getinbubutonlyjust. The Matt Sheppard yard is in pretty good form at present and this son of Bigstone couldn't have been any more impressive last time. He stormed home 16 lengths clear of his rivals at Lingfield, making a mockery of his 71 handicap mark. He has only risen seven pounds and it shouldn't be enough to stop him here. Algarve was in need of his first run for eighteen months and we should see a much better performance this afternoon. Meanwhile Getinybutonlyjust could be solid each-way material having shown tremendous courage to win at Wetherby in May. Magnificent Seven gets in here on a pretty low mark and could be the best of the remainder, however Precious Bane still looks well ahead of the handicapper and is a confident choice.
Formwatch
Roman Rebel 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching last, 7th of 14, 28l behind High Day (10-9) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hdl (E) sft.
Getinbybutonlyjust 15-2 (11-1) Held up, mistake 3rd, headway 7th, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, rallied from last, led towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m 7f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf in May beating Garnett (11-6) by a nk, 13 ran.
Magnificent Seven (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In touch, blundered badly 6th, weakened approaching 10th, behind when mistake 11th, 5th of 8, well behind Tigers Lair (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov chs (D) gd in May.
Trovaio (IRE) (12-0) 7th of 15, 43l behind Shuil Leader (12-0) at Naul 3m ire ptp sft in Feb.
Algarve 8-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 7, well behind Sharp Belline (11-11) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gs.
Precious Bane (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Made all, hit 8th, clear from next, hit 3 out, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs (F) sft beating Dunbrody Millar (11-12) by 16l, 10 ran.
Arctic Lagoon (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up, in touch, headway to lead 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 18l behind Sharp Belline (11-11) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gs.
John Rich 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, lost place 9th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Moustique de L'Isle (11-2) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (E) hvy, 7 ran.