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13:45 Hexham
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 48y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 6/724-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey Alan Doyle
led, pressed 2 out, ridden approaching last, led narrowly last, all out run-in, headed dying strides
- Form 7/3-5671
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer R Hobson
- Jockey James Best
close up and tracked leader, pressed leader 2 out, outpaced approaching last, no extra closing stages
- Form 93
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
towards rear, ridden and a long way adrift 2 out, never involved
Jante Law
17- Form 639
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
prominent, pressed leader briefly 2 out, soon outpaced and chased leaders approaching last, rallied and made challenge last, kept on strongly run-in, just
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out
Lanty Slea (IRE)
378- Form 1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey R D Day
mid-division, mistake 1st, closer and tracked leaders after the 4th, ridden after 2 out, never a factor latter stages
- Form 077
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ross Chapman
mid-division, mistake 3 out, soon towards rear and never involved
Our Percy (IRE)
705- Form 5/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Callum Bewley
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced after 2 out
Storm Tiger
375- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
mid-division, not fluent 5th, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 6-3595U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey S Mulqueen
towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on closing stages but well held
- Form 684
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Blair Campbell
mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on but well held
In depth
Verdict
FRANIGANE had some fair form in bumpers before runner-up at Ffos Las on his hurdling debut then stormed to an impressive victory in a Wetherby novices' event. That looks stronger form than Fugitif's 6 lengths victory over Gamester's Icon at Uttoxeter though the latter could frank the form earlier on the card. Lanty Slea scrambled home in a Carlisle bumper on his debut a year ago but there were only three runners and the runner-up has been well beaten subsequently. Storm Tiger won a point at Dalton Park by 30 lengths last March but there were only two finishers and the remainder make little appeal.
Formwatch
Franigane (FR) 9-4 (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led before 3 out, drew clear from last, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Feb beating Here Comes McCoy (11-8) by 11l, 7 ran.
Fugitif (FR) 4-1fav (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway when not fluent 4 out, led 3 out, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Gamesters Icon (10-9) by 6l, 9 ran.
Fernhill Dane (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along before 3 out, kept on at same pace, went 3rd before last, no impact flat, 3rd of 6, dist behind Dargiannini (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar.
Jante Law 8-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, jumped right 3rd, headway into midfield before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 9th of 12, dist behind Ahoy Senor (11-4) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Kinerton Hill (IRE) Kalanisi gelding out of Gingerlina.
Lanty Slea (IRE) 5-4 (11-2) Tracked leader, closed over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on, won at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Mar beating Honda Fifty (11-2) by ns, 3 ran.
Ned's Escape (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Chased leaders on outside, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 13, 35 3/4l behind Omar Maretti (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Mar.
Our Percy (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Tracked leader, left in lead after 6f, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/4l behind L'Air Du Vent (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
Storm Tiger 2-1jfav (10-10) Hdwy 8; outpcd when blun 4 out; lft wl clr 2 out, won at Dalton Park 2m 6f mdn sft in Mar beating Right To Reason (12-0) by 30l, 6 ran.
Stowaway John (IRE) 80-1 (11-4) Towards rear, unseated rider 4 out, at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Your Place (IRE) 125-1 (10-9) Towards rear, well beaten 9th 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, went 4th last, no chance, 4th of 13, dist behind Rockstar Ronnie (11-2) at Kelso 2m (3) sft in Feb.