Racecards
15:00 Hexham
intu Eldon Square Grey's Quarter Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 48y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
Ethelwyn
22- Form 6-22124
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked winner, ridden before last, kept on and no chance with winner
Arousal
11- Form 483
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey A Nicol
held up, mid-division, reminders after 3rd, tailed off 3 out
- Form 2-365
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer G Bewley
- Jockey Jonathon Bewley
always behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last
- Form 64950-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B Butterworth
- Jockey Mr R P Quinlan
towards rear, headway before 2 out, pushed along before last, soon weakened
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
made all, clear before last, kept on well
- Form 49626-U
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey S A Shortall
held up, mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, one pace
- Form 31/8320-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up, towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 521-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey M G Nolan
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, one pace
Verdict
Wildehearted Woman beat Bannow Storm in a Carlisle bumper in March and has been sent up from Lambourn for this. She's preferred to the penalised Ethelwyn, who looks fully exposed. But this looks a good opportunity for SAME CIRCUS to make an immediate impact under Rules. Now with Donald McCain, she didn't look short of pace when winning a mares' maiden between the flags at Ballindenisk in May and should make a hurdler. Wicked Games ran four times over timber at the start of the year but was well beaten in three of those races.
Formwatch
Ethelwyn 9-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 3 out, headway when not fluent next, no impression on winner, plugged on, 4th of 7, 19 1/2l behind Wyfield Rose (10-9) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Arousal 125-1 (10-9) Blundered 1st, chased clear leading pair, mistake 5th, tailed off next, lost poor 3rd 8th, went poor 3rd again last, 3rd of 4, dist behind Miss Mobot (11-3) at Southwell 3m (4) gd in Sep.
Bannow Storm (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, in rear, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 27 1/2l behind Irish Roe (10-12) at Perth 2m (5) gd in Aug.
Cherry Princess 80-1 (10-7) Towards rear, not fluent 1st, 6th and no impression before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, dist behind Top of The Glas (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (5) gs in Sep.
Same Circus (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Ww rr, 11th aftr 4out, prog in cl 5th bef 2out & lft 2nd 2out, ld aftr 2out & 2l adv bef last, asserted flat, won at Ballindenisk 3m mdn gs in May beating Kayem (11-10) by 4l, 15 ran.
Verona Opera (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Towards rear, 8th after 5 out, ridden and detached from 3 out, no impression when mistake and unseated next, at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp gd in May.
Wicked Games (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) In touch main group, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Our Kylie (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Wildehearted Woman (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong, won at Carlisle 2m 1f (6) gd in Mar beating Bannow Storm (11-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Beyondtheflame 150-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, dropped to last and not fluent 3 out, soon behind, hanging badly right on home turn, 5th of 6, dist behind Australasia (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.