15:50 Hexham

Saturday 2 June 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:4517:20

Great North City Games Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 5m 0.2s

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Selected odds by:

Its Pandorama^v²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 117

7/2

Finished runner-up on two of his last three starts including when a neck second over C&D last time out. visor worn for the first time that day is retained as he attempts to defy a 5lb rise in the weights.

Form: 74529-2

Full Shift^b1²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 115| D

8/1

Well held fifth over C&D on his return from a break last month. Blinkers applied for the first time in this contest.

Form: 23/4PP-5

Elmono¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110

8/1

Dual winner over hurdles and ran well to finish runner-up over this trip at Perth (good) last time out. Interesting off a 1lb higher mark.

Form: 00P0/3-2

Something Brewing²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: I Jardine| OR: 112| C

11/2

Successful in a jumpers' bumper on the AW in March but held on the Flat since and it was a similar story back over hurdles here last time.

Form: 14P1-6

Desert Island Dusk^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 107| C

11/2

Fair fourth at Perth (2m4f, good) on his return from a break last time out. Likely needs to improve on that if he's to take this contest.

Form: 38377-4

Swinton Diamond³³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Finian O'Toole⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 102

11/1

Broke his maiden over hurdles at Market Rasen (good) in May last year. Unraced since finishing 1L second at Cartmel (2m6f, good) last July.

Form: 6408/12-

Biennial^t1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P J Brennan| T: I A Duncan| OR: 102

25/1

Placed over hurdles on soft ground in March but struggled since. Tongue tie worn for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 5P385-4

Makethedifference^v²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bishop| OR: 100

3/1

Promising debut for this yard when finishing fourth of 13 at Plumpton (2m, good) last month. Returning from a lengthy absence that day and visor worn unsuccessfuly in the past returns for this.

Form: 74377/4

Theatre Act^v⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: B S Hughes| T: C Grant| OR: 87| BF| D

25/1

Finished 6L second over 2m1f at Sedgefield (soft) in January. Well beaten at Southwell subsequently and racing from out of the handicap on her return from nearly three months off the track.

Form: 0P5P28-

Non-Runners

The Jam Man³⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: R McNally J: B S Hughes

Benny's Secret²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Makethedifference (3/1), Its Pandorama (7/2), The Jam Man (5/1), Desert Island Dusk (11/2), Something Brewing (11/2), Elmono (8/1), Full Shift (8/1), Swinton Diamond (11/1), Benny's Secret (12/1), Theatre Act (25/1), Biennial (25/1)

Top weight ITS PANDORAMA can defy a 5lb rise for his latest placed effort by taking what looks a competitive handicap chase. Elmono ran well when placed last time and is taken to finish runner-up while The Jam Man remains open to improvement having placed on his debut for this stable last time.