20:50 Hexham
Tuesday 23 May 2017
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- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 48y | Good | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 4m 15.3s
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Returned to form with a win at Newcastle (2m½f, heavy) when last seen in March and is up 7lb for that. All his best efforts have been with at least some cut in the ground, so not easy to enthuse about his chance of following-up unless the rains arrive.
Made the frame over hurdles in France a few times when trained by Guillaume Macaire, but has been on the slide ever since joining this yard. Ran well for a fair way at Perth (2m, good) last time from a 4lb higher mark in a slightly better contest, so not ruled out from today's mark.
Inconsistent but does throw in the odd good run, including when runner-up at Carlisle last time (2m1f, good) from today's mark. Had been competitive from 4lb higher during the winter and has claims today, though whether he can back up that effort is clearly no done deal..
Yet to make the frame from eight attempts over hurdles. Recently runner-up in a good ground point-to-point and now in the hands of new trainer, with her former trainer riding. Trip looks plenty short enough.
Has made the frame in a couple of sellers here, including last time out over C&D (good) when sporting a first-time tongue strap. Up 5lb for that and back in a handicap today, but it was not a bad effort at all in the context of this race and she may well have a say.
Has been runner-up on both visits to this track (both over C&D) from today's mark and also 2lb higher. Yet to win from 24 starts over hurdles and out of form on his last two starts, but you wouldn't rule out another big effort now back at this venue.
Made the frame once from 19 starts in Ireland and races for the first time for this yard today. Not easy to equate those performances to this field, but wouldn't have to be anything special to have a say and a market check is perhaps the best view to take on his chance.
Forecasts
Final Countdown (5/2), Rock N'stones (11/4), The Pine Martin (7/2), Frightened Rabbit (6/1), Christmas In Usa (11/1), Bygones For Coins (11/1), Gunner Lindley (14/1)
Frightened Rabbit experiences vastly different conditions here than when scoring at Newcastle and things might happen a bit too quickly for him. Final Countdown has claims if able to reproduce his latest effort, but he has struggled to string two performances together for a while and looks risky. The others all carried warning of their own including GUNNER LINDLEY, who is a very tentative suggestion because of his clear liking for this venue. Bygones For Coins and Christmas In USA are others who could pop up.
- Gunner Lindley
- Christmas In Usa
- Final Countdown
Prize Money
1st: £2,808.002nd: £871.003rd: £435.004th: £218.00
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