Racecards
19:00 Hexham
Great North Mile Open Maiden Hurdle (Class E)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer L James
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last
Bodfari Creek
274- Form 1/2F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey A Thornton
tracked leader, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching last, every chance flat, kept on same pace
Jockie Wells
32- Form 600-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey R Johnson
behind from halfway
What If (IRE)
132- Form 133-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer I Buchanan
- Jockey A Dobbin
tracked leader, effort 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 523-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
midfield, reminders 2nd and 4th, headway approaching 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, mistake last, stayed on well towards finish
- Form 004-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Cosgrave
- Jockey D Cosgrave
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, weakened before next
- Form BF-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer I Duncan
- Jockey N Mulholland
mid-division, dropped rear 4th, soon behind
- Form 000/PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs J Oliver
- Jockey G Lee
led, headed 5th, outpaced 2 out, kept on one pace run in
- Form 06543-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
in touch, headway 3 out, effort next, one paced approaching last
In depth
Verdict
A field large on numbers but low in quality but we will take a chance on Great As Gold. The gelding from the Bob Woodhouse yard was a good third behind Man O Mystery last time out and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. Bodfari Creek was a good second behind Lunar Crystal a couple of runs ago but he has since had a heavy fall if his confidence has not been effected he will not be far away. Vidi Ceaser is another that could go well as he was a fair third behind Marrell last time out under similar conditions. Of the remainder the booking of Tony Dobbin for What If catches the eye and he is worth a cautionary look in the market. The rest need to improve markedly on there latest efforts to take a hand in the finish.