17:15 Hexham

Saturday 10 May 2025

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Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 6m 37.14s

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Selected odds by:

Amma Lord³³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Lucy Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss L Brown| OR: 82| D

10/1

Point winner who turned in his best effort under Rules when fourth of 8 in hunter chase (9/1) at Kelso (23.4f, good) 33 days ago, though it's still poor stuff.

Form: 54/P124-

Dr Lockdown^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Sean P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs H S Jeffreys| OR: 69| D

4/1

Modest maiden hurdler who was well held on chasing debut at Uttoxeter last summer, but has managed to win point ahead of this switch to hunters.

Form: D5/P941-

Great Notions^p1⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr John Dawson| T: R Tate| D

11/2

€52,000 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including French chaser King Goubert and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Enjoy Your Life. Dual winning pointer, runner-up last time (Mar 23) and merits respect setting out under Rules in a weak hunter. Wears cheekpieces.

Form: 213132-

Pete The Brief^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Thomas Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs E A Roberts

11/1

Modest performer on the Flat (stays 1m) who wasn't beaten far with a tongue strap retained on his sole hurdle start for Tim Easterby in October 2023. Has finished second on his sole outing in points subsequently and worth a market check ahead of hunter debut.

Form: 3/2-

Something Golden^p²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss R L M Duffy⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 81| D

50/1

Shaped well in a couple of low-level handicap hurdles for Iain Jardine in May 2023, but comfortably held all 3 starts for current yard last spring and finished last of 3 on most recent outing in points. Probably up against it.

Form: 533333-

Up With The Play^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Shay Halton⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 77

80/1

Poor maiden hurdler who finished second of 4 on most recent outing in points but probably didn't achieve much in doing so. Looks best watched on chase/hunter debut.

Form: 73/P6P2-

Wallace Olinger²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Peters⁽³⁾| T: D Peters| D

4/5

Multiple point winner who failed to land the odds but offered something to work on nonetheless when second of 4 in hunter chase at Leicester (20.1f, heavy) on Rules debut in February. Added to his tally in points since and has outstanding claims up in trip.

Form: F12221-

Tanora⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Pippa Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A C Wilson| OR: 69| CD

11/1

Poor maiden chaser who was struggling when unseating rider twelfth on her most recent start under Rules at Wetherby in February.

Form: U632U-1

Non-Runners

Torngat³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: T Greenwood J: Mr Thomas Greenwood

Forecasts

Wallace Olinger (4/5), Dr Lockdown (4/1), Great Notions (11/2), Amma Lord (10/1), Pete The Brief (11/1), Tanora (11/1), Torngat (25/1), Something Golden (50/1), Up With The Play (80/1)

WALLACE OLINGER failed to land the odds on his hunter/Rules debut at Leicester in February, but it was still an encouraging start all the same and he's a straightforward choice to go one better in a weak race. Great Notions has hit the target twice in points and merits respect setting out under Rules at a decidedly ordinary level, with Pete The Brief possibly the one to fill the places.