15:30 Hexham

Thursday 18 March 2021

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Reserve Your Static Caravan Pitch Today Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 34.91s

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Cash Again^p⁸⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: William Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 102| D

9/2

Bounced back to form to gain a first success since 2017/18 at Sedgefield in December, digging deep. 4 lb rise fair and each-way shout if able to back that up.

Form: 7/P2461

Orioninverness^p,t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 99| CD

14/1

Bounced back to form in a change of headgear to win twice in the autumn. Completed for the first time since but below form at Ayr earlier this month and others preferred. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 121PU6

Muroor^v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 95

40/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to score at Sedgefield (19.3f) in November but below that level since, markedly so the last 3 starts.

Form: 7-15736

Arqalina¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Rex Dingle| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 95| BF

7/2

Back on track in no uncertain terms with a decisive all-the-way success over 21f at Hereford (heavy) in February. Ran at least as well in defeat when runner-up 13 days later. Can make presence felt.

Form: P-53612

Krujers Girl⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 91

9/1

Made a creditable start over fences when fourth at Leicester and finally got off the mark in her career when landing a weak race under a change of claimer at Fakenham back in January. Each-way claims.

Form: P-694P1

No No Mac^b⁵⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: I A Duncan| OR: 90| D

9/1

Plenty of good efforts in defeat last season but doesn't appear to have returned in much form this time round.

Form: 3P-6P94

Oh No^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 89

20/1

Unreliable sort. Still looking for first success and couldn't have shown much less on return from 11 months off at Ayr back in November.

Form: 0/03RP-6

Westend Theatre⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 78| C

10/3

Veteran who belatedly shed maiden tag here last winter and overcame being 6 lb out of the weights to cause a surprise at Newcastle 9 days ago. Must enter calculations under a penalty.

Form: 142-331

Black Kettle^p,t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 79

8/1

Hasn't won for a while but hinted at a revival 4 lb out of the handicap after 5 months off at Wetherby last month, closing up late without ever posing a threat. Needs to build on that.

Form: 3326-P4

Farran Dancer^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 79

12/1

Bettered previous efforts when ½ length second here (3m) in November. Pulled up for the fourth time in his last 5 starts at Wetherby 10 days ago and hard to recommend on current form.

Form: 3P-P2PP

Forecasts

Westend Theatre (10/3), Arqalina (7/2), Cash Again (9/2), Black Kettle (8/1), No No Mac (9/1), Krujers Girl (9/1), Farran Dancer (12/1), Orioninverness (14/1), Oh No (20/1), Muroor (40/1)

WESTEND THEATRE scored for just the second time in his career at Newcastle 9 days ago, overcoming being 6 lb out of the weights and staying on to lead late on. He should be bang there under a penalty provided this doesn't come too soon. Arqalina is in fine form at present and she's taken to chase the selection home, with Cash Again also respected.