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15:55 Hexham

Pola Minerals Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 28y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £13,300 added
  • Winner: £7,733
  • 2nd: £2,271
  • 3rd: £1,135
  • 4th: £568
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 10.00s
  • Off Time: 15:55:30
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Card Game (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sweet Holly

    6/1

      1
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      Silver Concorde

      36
      3/1
      • Form 31121P-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 135

      tracked leader, slow and landed awkwardly 1st, not fluent next, left in lead 5th, slow and headed 7th, no impression on winner and lost 2nd after 2 out, well beaten 4th last

      2
      Silk - White, Black chevron, Black and White striped sleeves, White cap, Black diamonds

      Sky Khan

      27 pt D
      4/1
      • Form U3672-3
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 128

      chased leaders, slow and lost place 1st, slow next, not fluent 7th, 6 lengths last when fell 2 out

      3
      Silk - ETON BLUE, SCARLET spots and cap

      Card Game (IRE)

      25 BFC
      4/1
      • Form 4/329-13
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 126

      soon chasing leaders, slightly hampered and left 2nd 5th, led 7th, clear after 2 out, dived at last, driven out

      4
      Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Sweet Holly

      21 D
      6/1
      • Form 1411F-3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 119

      held up, hampered 1st, well in touch 6th, ridden and no impression on winner after 2 out, went 2nd from last

      5
      Silk - Light blue, white inverted triangle, royal blue and white chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, white diamond

      Rockalzaro (FR)

      25
      12/1
      • Form 13137-4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 112

      chased leaders, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner, slow and lost 2nd last

      6
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green armlets

      Desert Island Dusk

      14 t CCD
      10/3
      • Form 8377-41
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 112

      led, fell 5th

      Previous results

      2017
      Silk -

      Surf And Turf (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-0

      2016
      Silk -

      Lord Wishes (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-9

      2015
      Silk -

      Master Of The Hall (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Card Game carries 3lb more than when beaten seven lengths in this last year and she was only a length-and-a-half ahead of Rockalzaro, who is a pound better off, over 2m here last time. Stablemate SWEET HOLLY (NAP) was travelling strongly when falling at Market Rasen in April. She possibly didn’t last home over 2m6f at Cartmel subsequently and this looks a good opportunity to record a first win of the year as Silver Concorde seems best at Musselburgh and has suffered a couple of disappointments since winning a match there in February. Sky Khan is in good form and on a fair mark but hasn’t won since 2015. Desert Island Dusk is a course specialist but looks a few pounds too high now.

      Formwatch

      Silver Concorde 33-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 12th of 16, 27 1/2l behind Magic Circle (9-3) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Sky Khan 8-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, headway 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 4 1/4l behind Midnight Maestro (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.

      Card Game (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Led, ridden after last, kept on and headed towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/4l behind Mr Snoozy (10-11) at Hexham 2m hcp (3) gd in May.

      Sweet Holly 9-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased clear leader after 2 out, closed last, no impression and lost 2nd final 200 yards, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Dieg Man (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in May.

      Rockalzaro (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on, no extra last 75 yards, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Mr Snoozy (10-11) at Hexham 2m hcp (3) gd in May.

      Desert Island Dusk 11-2 (11-4) Held up in touch, headway into 2nd after 3 out, led narrowly next, ridden before last, kept on under pressure flat, all out, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Elmono (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.