Hexham
15:30
Reserve Your Static Caravan Pitch Today Handicap Chase (Northern Lights Middle Distance Qualifier)
Hexham Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.70 Place: £1.90 £3.90 £2.60 Exacta: £60.30 Tricast: £545.78 Trifecta: £354.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Cash Again (FR) 13 G Poor Ben Haslam 162 lbs 9/2 Won Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway and prominent before 10th - niggled along after 11th - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and rallied home turn - keeping on when not fluent last - ridden and stayed on run-in - led final stride(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
2nd 2 Orioninverness (IRE) N/A Poor Lucinda Russell 163 lbs 14/1 0.2 Prominent - slightly hampered 9th - pressed leader 3 out - niggled along before 2 out - pushed along to lead home turn - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden and kept on run-in - headed final stride(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
3rd 6 No No Mac (IRE) N/A Poor Ian Duncan 157 lbs 9/1 2.5 Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - joined leader 9th - led before 10th - niggled along and headed home turn - 2 lengths down last - ridden and kept on run-in - lost second towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
4th 8 Westend Theatre (IRE) N/A Poor Jane Walton 152 lbs 100/30F 0.3 Prominent - joined leader 5th - close up 7th - mistake 9th - niggled along after 10th - pushed along home turn - ridden and kept on run-in(op 3/1)
5th 7 Oh No (GB) N/A Poor Maurice Barnes 156 lbs 20/1 14 Travelled strongly - close up - mistake 9th - not fluent 3 out - soon lost ground - pushed along after 2 out - ridden home turn - weakened approaching last (trainer's rep said gelding had a breathing problem)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
6th 3 Muroor (GB) 11 G Poor Victor Thompson 155 lbs 40/1 2.75 Towards rear - headway into midfield before 9th - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and held after 2 out - made no impression(op 22/1)
7th 5 Krujers Girl (IRE) 10 M Elite Johnny Farrelly 151 lbs 9/1 14 In rear - headway into midfield before 9th - going okay and prominent before 3 out - ridden and outpaced home turn - soon beaten (trainer said mare was unsuited by the undulating track at Hexham on this occasion)(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
99th 4 Arqalina (IRE) N/A Poor Venetia Williams 162 lbs 7/2 - Soon led - mistake 3rd - niggled along after 8th - joined 9th - soon headed and lost position - dropped to rear after 10th - soon eased and pulled up (trainer's rep said - regarding poor performance - that the mare was unsuited by the drying ground on this occasion - which was officially described as soft - heavy in places; vet said apost-race examination revealed that mare had lost its right-hind shoe)(op 9/2)
99th 9 Black Kettle (IRE) N/A Poor Micky Hammond 146 lbs 8/1 - In rear - headway into midfield before 9th - niggled along after 10th - well behind before 3 out - soon pulled up(op 7/1)
99th 10 Farran Dancer (IRE) N/A Poor R Mike Smith 139 lbs 12/1 - Towards rear - headway and prominent before 5th - lost position and dropped to rear before 7th - niggled along after 8th - got behind after 10th - tailed off and pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1)