Racecards
15:20 Hexham
Youngs Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 47152/4-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, led 6th, made rest, comfortably
- Form 84741F/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
close up, lost place 11th, tailed off when pulled up after 14th
Janbre (IRE)
545- Form 2324PP/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
mistakes in rear, lost touch halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 42172-4
- Age 14
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey B P Harding
mid-division, pushed along and behind from halfway
- Form 08P932
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer John G Carr
- Jockey R Johnson
towards rear, headway 14th, mistake and went 2nd 4 out until next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form P3-7663
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey F Keniry
in touch, pushed along 5 out, outpaced next, kept on flat
- Form 451-3PP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey M J McAlister
made most to 6th, chased winner until 4 out, regained 2nd next, no impression
- Form P6P-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W Amos
- Jockey G Berridge
mid-division, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up after 14th
In depth
Verdict
Ballito is the selection over the likes of Primitive Way, Tee-Jay and Another Promise. Ballito seems to enjoy his rare trips over from Ireland, having scored at Ludlow last October, and he was a fair second at Sedgefield last month. That was the first time that Richard Johnson had sat on him, and with this longer trip to help, the partnership can come good. Primitive Way is a bit long in the tooth now, but did win over the course-and-distance three years ago, and will be all the better for a summer break. It is hard to enthuse about him, but Tee-Jay has won four times here in the past, and is set to run another big race on a track he obviously loves. Another Promise has topweight to overcome on his return, but the new partnership of Ferdy Murphy and Graham Lee should be followed this season. For the winner we return to Ballito.
Formwatch
Another Promise (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after next, rider dropped whip after last, stayed on, 4th of 14, 4l behind Garnett (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 5f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf in May '05.
Leyland Comet (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Towards rear, struggling when fell at the 8th in race won by Gimme Shelter (9-12) at Hexham 4m hcp chs 0-100 (F) sft in Mar '05, 8 ran.
Janbre (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Led, headed after 3rd, remained with leader until 11th, weakening when hampered 12th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Dickens (10-0) at Bangor 3m beg chs (E) sft in Apr '05, 7 ran.
Primitive Way 13-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 13th, outpaced 4 out, one pace next, 4th of 8, 20l behind Lothian Falcon (11-5) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in May.
Ballito (IRE) 9-4fav (11-2) Behind, headway 10th, chased winner 3 out, ridden and effort next, held when hit last, 2nd of 13, 10l behind Jack Lynch (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
Tee-Jay (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, reminders after 12th, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Tregastel (11-1) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Aug.
Middleway 16-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, outpaced 16th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Rare Society (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug, 10 ran.
Ryminster 20-1 (10-4) Held up, headway when hit 13th, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 10, 33l behind Rare Society (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.