13:45 Hexham

Thursday 18 March 2021

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Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 25.04s

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Selected odds by:

Franigane²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 125| D

8/11

Looked a useful prospect when making second hurdle start a winning one at Wetherby (2m, heavy) last month. Open to further progress and looks capable of defying a penalty.

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Fugitif^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: James Best| T: R Hobson| OR: 121| D

6/4

Left previous efforts behind when landing a gamble on 2m Uttoxeter handicap debut 25 days ago. Likely capable of better again and the obvious threat to Franigane.

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Fernhill Dane¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies

200/1

Well held in Catterick bumper on debut in December and didn't achieve much when remote third in Sedgefield novice hurdle since. Plenty of improvement needed.

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Jante Law¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

14/1

Promise both starts in bumpers but beaten a long way on Ayr hurdle debut 17 days ago. Early days but big step up required.

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Kinerton Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D W Whillans

66/1

£5,000 Kalanisi gelding. Dam unraced. Will need to be useful to make a winning start to his career here.

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Lanty Slea³⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

14/1

Made a winning debut in a small-field Carlisle bumper (soft) last March. That was a weak race but he still rates an interesting sort for hurdles.

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Ned's Escape^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ross Chapman| T: T D Easterby

100/1

Out of a mare from the family of Many Clouds but he looks more one for handicaps further down the line based on what we've seen so far.

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Our Percy⁷⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Callum Bewley| T: D W Whillans

33/1

Fifth of 7 in a Bangor bumper for Charlie Longsdon in April 2019. Off since ahead of this switch to hurdles for a new yard.

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Storm Tiger³⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

40/1

Bought for £7,500 after running out the fortunate winner of a 2-finisher point a year ago. Best watched now hurdling.

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Stowaway John²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster

80/1

Third in a Clonmel bumper but that very much a standout from 6 attempts in that sphere for Ronald O'Neill in Ireland. 80/1, unseated on Carlisle hurdle debut for new yard 24 days ago.

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Your Place²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

66/1

Scorpion mare from a good jumping family. Limited impact in a couple of mares' bumpers in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell last summer and distant fourth on Kelso hurdle debut for new yard.

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Forecasts

Franigane (8/11), Fugitif (6/4), Jante Law (14/1), Lanty Slea (14/1), Our Percy (33/1), Storm Tiger (40/1), Your Place (66/1), Kinerton Hill (66/1), Stowaway John (80/1), Ned's Escape (100/1), Fernhill Dane (200/1)

A good chance this will develop into a straight fight between previous hurdle winners FRANIGANE and Fugitif, with preference for the former. Bumper-winner Lanty Slea looks clear pick of the remainder.