Racecards
14:00 Hexham
Sky Sports Racing Launching In 2019 Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 48y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,355
- 2nd: £991
- 3rd: £496
- 4th: £248
- Form /-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey S Mulqueen
tracked leaders, went 2nd before omitted 2 out until home bend, awkward last, no extra flat
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Julia Brooke
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in mid-division, headway after 6th, 2nd on home bend, led last, clear towards finish
- Form 223
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey C R King
tracked leaders, 2nd from 5th until before omitted 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied last, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
- Form 3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Mr R Wilson
mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon beaten
Maybe Mickey
118- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Waugh
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
towards rear, behind 6th, stayed on approaching last, never involved
- Form 173/25P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch in mid-division, pushed along after 6th, effort home bend, no impression
- Form 8-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Dale Irving
in touch in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, weakened after omitted 2 out
- Form 00/P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Kenny Johnson
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
behind, slow 2nd, tailed off 6th
- Form 4F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey W T Kennedy
left 2nd at the 1st, led before 5th, headed last, held and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form U9
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
towards rear, jumped right 3rd, behind 6th
Taking Aim (IRE)
229- Form R/P7-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Callum Bewley
loose before start, always behind
- Form P7-6P47
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J C Haynes
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
left in lead 1st, headed 5th, lost place after next, pulled up before last
- Form PP-3376
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, hampered 1st, lost place after 4th, some headway home bend, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Icefall has placed in all three starts over timber and is weighted to beat the returning New List on today’s terms. Shadow Sadness was sent off favourite at Worcester last time and was still in contention when falling three hurdles from home but GLOBETROTTER is preferred. The latter finished a close-up third at Perth on his hurdling bow and normal progress should see him make a bold bid in this. Luvly Boy Blue also ran well on his first start over timber but that was back in April while Four Kingdoms has won four times on the Flat and goes hurdling for the first time.
Formwatch
Barney's Caulker 100-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 5 out, soon pushed along and weakened, soon pulled up, at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) hvy in Apr.
Four Kingdoms (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Keen, close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Falak (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Globetrotter (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Held up last, left in 4th place 2nd, outpaced 3 out, kept on well in 3rd on extended run-in, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Galvin (11-1) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Icefall (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, pushed along 3 out, ridden after last, stayed on into 3rd flat, not pace to trouble front pair, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Clemento (11-3) at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gs in Aug.
Luvly Boy Blue 100-1 (11-0) Held up in last trio, headway before 4 out, led approaching next, soon ran green and wandered about, continued to run green approaching last 2 hurdles, headed after last, no extra, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Eternally Yours (10-7) at Newcastle 2m 5f (4) hvy in Apr.
Maybe Mickey 20-1 (10-12) Always behind, 9th of 14, dist behind Kick On Dottie (10-11) at Hexham 2m 4f (4) gd in May.
New List 25-1 (11-9) Jumped left 1st, tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, weakened next, pulled up 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Oh No 33-1 (11-2) Always behind, struggling 7th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up, at Hexham 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in May.
Psychology 125-1 (10-12) Always in rear, last of 6, dist behind Kuiper Belt (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gf in Aug.
Shadow Sadness (GER) 11-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, every chance when fell 3 out, at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Stormy September (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-div, wknd in rr aftr 2out, sn no ex, ko bhnd, 9th of 12, dist behind Manofthemoment (11-6) at Loughrea 3m mdn gs in May.
Taking Aim (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 6f out, soon tailed off, pulled up, last of 7, dist behind Precious Cargo (11-4) at Ayr 2m (5) hvy in Jan.
Beyondtheflame 16-1 (10-0) Led to before 2 out, weakened before last, 7th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Russian Royale (11-10) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Likethemudda (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Disputed briefly, chased leaders after 1st, slight mistake 2nd, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, 11th of 13, 24l behind Red Pearl (11-7) at Down Royal 2m mdn gf in Aug.
Stop Talking (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, slow and went left 2nd, lost place next, well beaten from 2 out, 6th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Noah And The Ark (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Sep.