Hexham
14:30
Jim Scallan Retirement Handicap Chase
Hexham Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.70 £2.80 £2.30 Exacta: £35.20 Tricast: £161.77 Trifecta: £246.60
Non-Runners: Chapel Green (unsuitable ground), Cudgel (self certificate, off feed)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - hampered and lost ground after 2 out - good headway before last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well - comfortably(op 5/1)
10 G AVG Ann Hamilton 156 lbs 7/2J Won
2nd
Led - faced challenge after 2 out - headed run-in - kept on - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
9 G AVG Philip Kirby 169 lbs 9/1 7.5
3rd
Midfield - hampered by faller 2 out - lost ground 2 out - headway before last - kept on well run-in - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was hampered by fallers at 2nd last)(op 9/2)
9 G Poor James Ewart 163 lbs 5/1 1.75
4th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 3 out - lost second before 2 out - lost third run-in - soon no extra(op 10/1)
9 G AVG Sam England 146 lbs 9/1 3.25
5th
Prominent - lost position after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 20/1)
N/A Poor Mike Sowersby 138 lbs 33/1 19
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6th
Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon struggling - never on terms(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
5 G Poor Micky Hammond 143 lbs 17/2 4
7th
Midfield - not fluent 3 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
9 M AVG Victor Thompson 135 lbs 80/1 1.75
8th
Towards rear - struggling after 3 out - weakened from 2 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by fallers at 2nd last)(op 28/1)
11 G Poor Micky Hammond 144 lbs 40/1 28
99th
Mounted in chute - taken down early - in rear - headway after 4 out - in touch with leaders and going okay when brought down 2 out(op 4/1)
8 G AVG Lizzie Quinlan 169 lbs 7/2J -
99th
Prominent - fell heavily 2 out - fatally injured(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
6 G Poor Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 168 lbs 10/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - struggling 6th - pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1)
N/A Poor Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford 139 lbs 9/1 -
99th
In rear - lost ground quickly and pulled up 7th (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the soft - heavy in places ground on this occasion and would prefer a faster surface)(op 22/1)
9 G Poor George Bewley 151 lbs 25/1 -
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