Hexham
19:10
Harry Douglas Estate Agency Handicap Chase
Hexham Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.10 £3.50 £3.10 Exacta: £33.50 Tricast: £209.98 Trifecta: £250.80
Non-Runners: Halfway House Lad (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear on inner - steady headway 3 out - led and edged left run-in - ridden out(tchd 5/2)
8 G AVG Martin Todhunter 153 lbs 9/4F Won
2nd
Prominent - not fluent 6th - not fluent 4 out - outpaced before last - rallied and went second inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
9 G Poor James Ewart 164 lbs 10/1 3
3rd
Pressed leader - led before 2 out - headed run-in - soon no extra(tchd 10/1)
7 G AVG Andrew Hamilton 157 lbs 11/1 1
4th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway after 4 out - outpaced before last - rallied final 110yds(op 9/2)
7 G Poor Sandy Thomson 154 lbs 6/1 1.25
5th
Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
11 G Poor Lizzie Quinlan 142 lbs 18/1 0.3
6th
Led narrowly - headed before 2 out - weakened after last(op 16/1)
8 G AVG George Bewley 162 lbs 20/1 16
7th
Held up in rear - brief headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)
8 G AVG Sam England 155 lbs 7/1 6
8th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - steady headway 6th - hit 7th - hit 13th - weakened 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft - good in places on this occasion and in their opinion was riding slower than described and would prefer a faster surface - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2)
10 G AVG Lucinda Hughes 168 lbs 11/2 58
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - fell 4 out(op 11/1)
5 M Poor Wilf Storey 139 lbs 9/1 -
99th
In rear - hampered 1st - hit and unseated 8th(op 8/1)
9 G Poor Sandy Forster 155 lbs 12/1 -