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18:40 Hexham
Happy Birthday Sarah Reay Looking 25 Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,449
- 2nd: £1,297
- 3rd: £649
- Form 80423-9
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey P Buchanan
in rear, headway 2 out, kept on after last
- Form 202P8-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Craig Nichol
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 54/55P-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before last, headed last, kept on
- Form 12429-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leader, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next
- Form 2UP7F1-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Mr T Hamilton
tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 5/90344-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey J Reveley
held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, led last, kept on well
- Form 60579-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey Henry Brooke
led, ridden and headed before last, no extra run-in
- Form 23315-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 94
towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, headway before last, kept on
- Form 44PP-33
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
Nonrunner
Verdict
High Fair is one of few to have found the winner's enclosure of late when scoring at Perth last month, a first career success. That victory constituted a dramatic improvement on previous efforts and she'll obviously go well if repeating the dose. However, there are plenty of possibles in opposition including Samedi Soir, who remains unexposed over timber, Sultana Belle representing the always respected Crawford yard and Playhara who is starting to drop to a more feasible level after being understandably harshly punished for last year's winning spree. Chasse En Mer is not discounted either but the choice is BURNT SIENNA. The Irish raider operates off an unchanged mark, looks to have more to offer over timber and her penultimate run when outpointing One For Hocky at Kelso reads well in the context of this contest.
Formwatch
Sultana Belle (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, bumped slightly 1st, reminders on inner after 4th, 5th approaching 3 out where brushed off wing, soon no extra in 8th, 9th of 10, 29l behind Josephine Marcus (10-11) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mares hcp hdl 80-109.
Playhara (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra last, 4th of 8, 23l behind Dubh Eile (10-10) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Chasse En Mer (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, 2nd briefly 3 out, driven along in 3rd after 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, 3rd of 8, 23l behind Queen Spud (11-6) at Fakenham 2m 4f mares hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Jewellery (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 12th, soon weakened, pulled up, in a race won by Winged Crusader (11-6) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 10 ran.
High Fair 28-1 (9-12) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway before 2 out, led run-in, kept on, won at Perth 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr beating Indian Stream (11-9) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Samedi Soir 7-2fav (10-7) Raced in last, closed 3 out, shaken up and no impression before next, left 4th last, 4th of 6, 31l behind Sparkling Hand (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Slipper Satin (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led after 1st, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 13, 22l behind Danceintothelight (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Apr.
Burnt Sienna (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Held up in mid-division, outpaced 5th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression, 5th of 15, 23l behind Royal Boru (11-8) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Apr.
Moyacomb (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Chsd ldrs til wknd 3 out; to, 3rd of 7, 43l behind Farm Pixie (12-5) at Haydon 3m ptp.