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17:30 Hexham

Happy Birthday Valerie And Son Declan Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,000 added
  • Winner: £1,370
  • 2nd: £399
  • 3rd: £200
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 22.20s
  • Off Time: 17:30:38
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Red, dark blue star, white sleeves, red cap, dark blue star
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up 5th and last in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chased winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, held inside final furlong

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Black sash and armlets
  • Form 7-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leading pair, driven and outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off

3
Silk - Maroon, yellow chevron, sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 9-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

led or disputed lead, lost place 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off

4
Silk - Royal blue, orange sash and sleeves, yellow cap
2/5
  • Form 2-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

led or disputed lead, clear leader 3f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, in command inside final furlong

6
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap
  • Form 9-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

tracked leading pair, effort to chase winner 3f out to 2f out, sson one pace, no impression with leading pair final furlong

5
NR
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

This won't take much winning and NO PLANNING is fancied to go one better than when a close second to Find A Key on his debut over C&D last month. Always prominent that day, the four-year-old kept on well up the straight and clearly has ability. The danger is probably newcomer The Weatherman, who is a half-brother to the stable's bumper and hurdles winner Dorabelle. Fellow debutant Darnborough is a half-brother to winners on the Flat and over jumps but only cost 1,000gns as a yearling so the market will probably indicate what is expected of him here.

Formwatch

Darnborough (IRE) Darnay gelding out of Princesse Sharpo.

George My Friend 80-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 24l behind Nodform Richard (11-3) at Kelso 2m NH flat (6) gs in Mar.

Now Then Sam 33-1 (10-13) Towards rear, ridden and weakened halfway, 9th of 10, well behind Cheatingsideoftown (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Aug.

No Planning 17-2 (10-2) With leader, led 3f out, soon headed and checked slightly, stayed challenging, ran on, just held, 2nd of 13, hd behind Find A Key (10-7) at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gd in Apr.

Little Missmoffatt 8-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, chased leaders 6f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 38l behind Bahira (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in Apr.

The Weatherman (IRE) Definite Article gelding out of Stateable Case.