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14:50 Hexham

Netherton Park Stables Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E )

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 7.00s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
20/1

    3
    Silk -
    7/1

      1
      Silk - Red, Black braces, Black sleeves, Red armlets, White cap
      • Form 10016F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 95

      in touch, lost place 11th, no danger after

      2
      Silk - Orange, Dark Blue braces and sleeves
      7/1
      • Form 21122B
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 94

      tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, one pace after next

      3
      Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap
      • Form 1/F43-P5
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 92

      towards rear, reminders 11th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

      4
      Silk - DARK BLUE, GREY sleeves and cap
      • Form 21-B4F3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 88

      towards rear, headway halfway, in touch, effort approaching 2 out, no extra approaching last

      5
      Silk - Black, white triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap
      • Form 213FP-P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 87

      not fluent, in rear, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before last

      6
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap
      2/1
      • Form 3123-31
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 89

      made most to 7th, remained close up, stayed on to lead again approaching last, ridden out

      8
      Silk - SCARLET, BLUE sleeves and collar, BLUE cap GREEN hoop
      20/1
      • Form 5PP-34P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 74

      with leader, led 7th, headed approaching last, kept on same pace

      9
      Silk - Red, Light Green hoops, White sleeves
      • Form 2-40022
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 70

      held up in rear, headway 11th, weakened approaching 3 out

      10
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star and sleeves, quartered cap
      10/1
      • Form 0PPP-36
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 61

      chased leaders, lost place 9th, no danger after

      7
      NR

      Benefit

      16
      • Form 2244P0
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-5
      • Official Rating 75

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Some in-form yards are set to be represented here and this could well provide an active betting market; with Miss Royello just edging our vote over Alfy Rich and Black Smoke. That is not to totally dismiss Native Legend, who looks to be the pick of Ferdy Murphy's pair on jockey bookings. However, he does need to have improved a fair bit after a modest effort at Kelso last time. It can be argued that he was hampered when starting to wind up a challenge on that occasion so a watching brief is advised where he is concerned in the betting. Black Smoke is another that, on the face of it, needs to find a lot more than he has shown of late and the fact that he does not travel far for this suggests that this is all part of his learning process and others make more appeal. None more so than Miss Royello, who was unfortunate enough to come up against a most progressive rival when she last raced here. The daughter of Royal Fountain has the most to fear from Alfy Rich, who has gone well here in the past. However, Miss Royello has bags of scope for improvement and is fancied to brush aside her penalty today.