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17:30 Hexham

At The Races Maiden Open Nh Flat Race (div 2) (Class 6)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 9.70s
  • Off Time: 17:30:36
  • 14 Ran
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Silk -
2
Silk -
25/1

    1
    Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    towards rear, outpaced 6f out, kept on one pace final 3f

    2
    Silk - Dark Green, White hoop, diabolo on sleeves, White cap
    25/1
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    towards rear, never dangerous

    3
    Silk - Pink, light blue seams, check sleeves and cap
    • Form 00-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-1

    with leader, reminders halfway, outpaced over 3f out

    4
    Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    chased leaders to halfway

    5
    Silk - White, Yellow stripe, quartered cap
    • Form 06
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    in touch to halfway

    6
    Silk - Light Blue, Orange striped sleeves, Light Blue cap, Orange spots
    100/1
    • Form PRPP
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    mid-division, stumbled and lost place after 6f, never dangerous after

    7
    Silk - Orange and White check, Orange sleeves and cap
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-1

    towards rear, never dangerous

    8
    Silk - Royal Blue, Brown chevron and star on cap
    150/1
    • Form 0P
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-1

    led, headed 7f out, soon weakened

    9
    Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diamonds, Light Blue sleeves and cap
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-10

    mid-division, headway to lead after 7f, headed 4f out, weakened

    10
    Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-10

    held up in touch, headway halfway, led over 4f out, clear final 2f

    11
    Silk - Maroon, Grey Cross of Lorraine

    Ormus

    176
    25/1
    • Form 6
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-10

    mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, headway under pressure over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, no chance

    12
    Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
    • Form 7
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-10

    mid-division, headway halfway, every chance over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

    13
    Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-10

    towards rear, weakened halfway, no extra final 3f

    14
    Silk - Purple and Mauve diamonds, Purple sleeves
    200/1
    • Form 07
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-8

    towards rear, never dangerous

    In depth

    Verdict

    A number of unexposed types on view and Laborec is the call ahead of Digger Jake and Port Erne. Howard Johnson has taken a couple of bumpers in recent weeks and this son of Oscar, who is likely to improve for racing, is likely to be forward enough in his work to do himself justice. Digger Jake is a son of Miner's Lamp and could literally be anything. The market will offer plenty of clues. A perusal through Port Erne's bloodlines tells us that Ferdy Murphy's representative is from the bloodlines of Shergar. His stable are certainly in good enough form at the moment. Buachahill on Eirne is related to a number of useful middle distance performers on the flat so cannot be discounted with confidence. Harps Counsel does have the edge of experience although he has not troubled the judge in two soft ground starts thus far. The breeding suggests that Boris The Blade may find this trip on the sharp side. The market should tell us plenty and in the absence of that information, Laborec receives our nomination in the nightcap.

    Formwatch

    Boris The Blade Cloudings gelding out of an unraced mare.

    Ceebee Petoski gelding, half-brother to 2m hurdle/chase winner Knockaulin.

    Digger Jake Miner's Lamp gelding out of winning Irish pointer Sister Seven.

    Harps Counsel (IRE) 80-1 (10-11) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 21l behind Supreme Builder (11-4) at Hexham 2m mdn nhf (6) sft.

    The Social Drinker 33-1 (11-1) Towards rear, tailed off over 4f out and virtually pulled up, last of 10, well behind Border Fox (10-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f nhf (6) gs in Feb.

    Buachaill On Eirne (IRE) Desert Sun gelding, half-brother to 1m4f-2m winner Tharua.

    Laborec (IRE) Oscar gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.

    Port Erne (IRE) Stowaway gelding out of an unraced mare.