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13:10 Hexham

John Smiths Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 48y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 17.33s
  • Off Time: 13:11:43
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Crixus's Escape (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Black Art

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Handy Hollow (IRE)

      6/4

        1
        Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap

        Black Art

        232
        3/1
        • Form 83-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up mid-division, headway after 2 out, led before last, headed run-in, no extra

        2
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Pink cap

        Crixus's Escape (IRE)

        231
        8/1
        • Form 7-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        in rear, headway before last, led run-in, kept on well

        3
        Silk - Dark blue, pink diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap, pink stars

        Diamant de L'Ouest (FR)

        20
        25/1
        • Form 89-67
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        led, headed after 1st, ridden before last, no extra

        4
        Silk - Purple, royal blue hoops, royal blue cap

        Handy Hollow (IRE)

        24 h
        6/4
        • Form 223
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        with leader, led after 1st, headed before last, no extra run-in

        5
        Silk - Black, emerald green seams, striped sleeves, black cap

        Lawtop Legend (IRE)

        16
        100/1
        • Form 6-8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, never dangerous, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Maroon, light blue chevron and sleeves, light blue and maroon quartered cap

        Prince Dundee (IRE)

        215
        5/1
        • Form P-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, effort before last, never dangerous

        7
        Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, White cap

        Silk Or Scarlet (IRE)

        199
        7/1
        • Form 3-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders and keen, weakened before last

        8
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap

        War Joey (IRE)

        146
        28/1
        • Form 0-75
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders and keen, weakened after 2 out, pulled up

        9
        Silk - Red, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves and cap

        Dolly's Dot (IRE)

        209
        125/1
        • Form 7P334P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-5

        held up towards rear, weakened after 2 out, tailed off

        In depth

        Verdict

        Handy Hollow probably sets the standard on his third at Worcester but it is not a particularly high one. Black Art, Silk Or Scarlet and Crixus's Escape have all hinted at ability in bumpers and are worth a market check but WAR JOEY might be capable of better than he's shown so far. He never threatened behind Enzani here in June but the other runners finished in a bit of a heap and he should be a working man's price.

        Formwatch

        Black Art 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led after 3f, hard driven over 3f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 10 1/4l behind Dessinateur (10-7) at Chepstow 2m (6) sft in Mar.

        Crixus's Escape (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, outpace over 3f out, 7th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Kelpies Myth (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m (6) gd in Mar.

        Diamant de L'Ouest (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, no danger after, 7th of 9, 29 1/2l behind Demon D'aunou (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct.

        Handy Hollow (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on and just held for 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Sword Of Fate (11-4) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Oct.

        Lawtop Legend (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Raced wide, held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 5f out, weakened 3f out, last of 8, 27 3/4l behind Theatre Legend (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (6) gs in Oct.

        Prince Dundee (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Alw in rr, cto aftr 1/2 way, detd & pu 5out, at Courtown 3m mdn gs in Apr.

        Silk Or Scarlet (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Schiaparannie (10-5) at Hexham 2m (6) gd in Apr.

        War Joey (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, no chance with clear leaders, last of 5, 22 1/4l behind Enzani (11-5) at Hexham 2m (3) gd in Jun.

        Dolly's Dot (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 6th, pulled up before next, at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr.