led, headed 4th, ridden and lost place after 4 out, soon weakened
always prominent, led approaching 3 out, mistake and headed next, no extra flat
chased leaders, pushed along approaching 4 out, ridden and outpaced from next, rallied approaching last, stayed on well under pressure flat
soon behind, ridden and kept on from 2 out, never on terms
held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened from next
held up and behind, smooth headway approaching 3 out, ridden and hit next, stayed on well under pressure flat
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, not fluent next, weakening when slightly hampered last
held up, ridden and behind from 4 out
behind, headway on outside approaching 4 out, every chance 2 out, ridden and hung left approaching last, no extra flat
in touch, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened
raced wide in touch, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to lead approaching next, held on well flat
Tender Touch's reappearance run at Hexham can be forgiven due to the testing conditions. Now on a handy mark this grey mare is one of the most consistent in the field and will handle the surface. With a good conditional taking 7lbs off his back he is the TEAMtalk selection in what is a weak race. Shaffishayes will prove popular with punters from an in-form team with a good record at the track but this grand old performer on the Flat has not set the world on light over hurdles and although this is his easiest task to date he is still opposable. In Good Faith hails from a stable whose runners are running better than ever and this gelding has shown a liking for this course in the past. It would be no shock to see him run well. Likely favourite Copplestone did win last time out at Catterick but as he is the type who rarely puts in two good back-to-back performances he is another worth opposing.
