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16:45 Hexham
North East Grains Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 41y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,200 added
- Winner: £4,248
- 2nd: £1,957
- 3rd: £978
- 4th: £490
- Form 69-132F
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
chased leader, slow 7th, jumped right 15th and 16th, soon led, headed 3 out, led again before last, drew clear flat
- Form 1/777-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
always last, slow 3rd, outpaced 14th, jockey lost right iron briefly 15th, behind next, pulled up after
- Form 320-672
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey B S Hughes
led until after 16th, led 3 out, headed before last, weakened flat
- Form P-P14P7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, hit 12th, outpaced before 3 out, well held after
- Form 411116
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
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Previous results
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Verdict
Larry Looby rattled up a four-time before coming unstuck here earlier in the month when a long way behind Abington Park, who finished second. STORM LORENZO was on the heels of the leaders that day when clipping heels and coming down. He won here in June and still looks to be on a decent mark. It’s hard to make a case for the other pair.
Formwatch
Storm Lorenzo (IRE) 3-1jfav (12-0) Mistakes, mid-division, not much room, stumbled, slipped and fell on bend after 13th, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Gandhi Maker (FR) 40-1 (10-12) Chased leader, led 2nd, headed after next, weakened after 6th, last of 7, dist behind Jungle Jack (11-5) at Haydock 2m (3) hvy in Dec.
Abington Park 3-1jfav (10-8) Led until 2nd, led 3rd, headed 4th, led after 6th, headed flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Henry Brown (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Frankies Fire 14-1 (10-2) Held up in mid-division, lost place before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Balkotic (11-0) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Larry Looby (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) In touch, headway to chase leader 9th until 4 out, well held from 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Henry Brown (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.