Hexham Races
Hexham
14:10
Esther Sidgwick Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase
Hexham
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019
Distance: 1m7½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80
Place: £1.10 £1.40
Exacta: £5.60
Trifecta: £15.50
Non-Runners: Ain't My Fault (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Saint Freule (FR) | N/A | Good |
Blair Campbell
(3)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 164 lbs | 15/8 | Won | Not always fluent - chased leader to 3rd (water) - lost place 7th - outpaced after 3 out - rallied between last 2 - led last - asserted and stayed on strongly final 100yds(op 9/4 tchd 7/4) | |
| 2nd | 3 | First Account (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 159 lbs | 6/4F | 3 | Tracked leaders - mistake 2nd - chased leader 3rd (water) - pecked 8th - upsides 2 out - led between last 2 - headed last - still every chance run-in - no extra final 100yds(op 11/8 tchd 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Oscar Wilde (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sue Smith | 155 lbs | 3/1 | 24 | Jumped right at times - led - jumped slowly 3 out - soon joined - driven and headed between last 2 - weakened approaching last(tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Muroor (GB) | 11 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(7)lbs
|
Victor Thompson | 147 lbs | 14/1 | 24 | In rear 1st - never travelling well - lost touch after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Generalisation (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Gillian Boanas | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 9 | Held up - mistake 5th - headway 7th - tracked leaders and pushed along approaching 2 out - weakened between last 2 (vet said gelding lost its left fore shoe)(op 20/1) |