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14:50 Hexham

Pheasant Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,900 added
  • Winner: £2,534
  • 2nd: £744
  • 3rd: £372
  • 4th: £186
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 48.30s
  • Off Time: 14:50:57
  • 8 Ran
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Silk -
4/1

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    11/4

      1
      Silk - BLACK, WHITE cross belts, BLACK cap, RED diamond
      • Form 64P-311
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 112

      held up behind, in touch 6th, challenged on long run between last 2, weakened before last

      2
      Silk - Light blue, orange stars on sleeves, light blue cap, orange star
      • Form 572-486
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 112

      tracked leader, led on long run between last 2, driven and headed well before last, soon weakened

      3
      Silk - Dark blue, red stripe, red and dark blue halved sleeves, red cap
      9/2
      • Form 110835
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 110

      held up in 4th, driven and outpaced on long run between last 2, weakened before last, tailed off

      4
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap

      Kempski

      33 b DCD
      16/1
      • Form 48126-P
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 106

      led, headed on long run between last 2, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last

      5
      Silk - White, royal blue cross belts, red sleeves, white armlets, red cap
      4/1
      • Form 4U3311
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 106

      held up in rear, headway on long run between last 2, went 2nd before last, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with easy winner

      6
      Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, White cap, Royal Blue star
      25/1
      • Form 9994F-7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 105

      mid-division in touch, lost place after 7th, weakened well before last, tailed off

      7
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

      Code Blue

      13 CD
      11/4
      • Form 51-6
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leaders, outpaced on long run between last 2, soon beaten, no chance with leading pair before last

      8
      Silk - Red and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap

      Fentara

      255 D
      4/1
      • Form 0/6149P-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 102

      mid-division in touch, headway to challenge on long run between last 2, driven to lead well before last, soon clear, easily

      In depth

      Verdict

      A market move here for Fentara would be interesting as she doesn't look badly handicapped on her win at Newcastle last season. Kempski was pulled up when Ockey De Neulliac won a seller here last month and the winner went on to land a claimer at Wetherby with the minimum of fuss. Arisea goes unpenalised for her win in a conditionals' event at Catterick and has to go on the short-list, while Forestside has already won twice over C&D this year and has been running well in Ireland. CODE BLUE is very lightly raced and, despite racing with the choke out, wasn't beaten far on his reappearance at Uttoxeter. He's already won on heavy ground over today's C&D and may be the one to beat again today at the weights.

      Formwatch

      Ockey De Neulliac (FR) 7-2 (10-12) In rear, headway before 8th, joined leader 4 out, led before next, shaken up and clear before last, stayed on strongly, won at Wetherby 2m 6f 4yo clm hdl (5) gs in Nov beating Grand Art (10-12) by 9l, 9 ran.

      Livvy Inn (USA) 25-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, ridden 7th, soon beaten, 6th of 9, well behind No Principles (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.

      Forestside (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Always prominent, 4th on inner halfway, headway to lead 3 out, strongly pressed and headed following slight mistake 2 out, no extra from before last, 5th of 25, 10l behind Down Under (10-8) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov.

      Kempski 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, behind from 6th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ockey De Neulliac (10-2) at Hexham 2m 4f sell hdl (5) sft in Nov, 9 ran.

      Arisea (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead before last, kept on well towards finish, won at Catterick 2m 3f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Nov beating Knight Valliant (11-7) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.

      Knockando 28-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 33l behind Aland Islands (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.

      Code Blue 7-1 (11-6) Raced keenly, mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms, 6th of 17, 6l behind Cocacobana (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.

      Fentara 9-1 (10-8) Always in rear, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Charingworth (10-10) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar, 13 ran.