24 Mar 2015 17:45 Hexham
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,711); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Hexham For Tourists Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Kara Tara (GB) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 63 / 7 | Jump (52) | B S Hughes | L A Mullaney Mr C D Carr | 11/4 | |
| tracked leader 4f, in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear when ran green over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 7 L | Bolton Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 8 / 7 | Jump (31) | A Nicol | M Smith Mr Edward Cassie | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort 5f out, outpaced in 3rd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 10 L | Buckled (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 454 / 11 | Jump (42) | Steven Fox | A M Thomson Mrs Margaret Coppola | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly in touch, tracked leader after 4f, led 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner and lost 2nd, plugged on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Massini's Lady (GB) (filly, bay, 10 4) | / 7 | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Hools & Forces… | 20/1 | ||
| soon pushed along in mid-division, behind from halfway, headway under pressure from over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, kept on, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 14 L | Road To Rome (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 12 | Harry Challoner | W Kinsey Mr Graham William… | 10/1 | ||
| held up in touch, outpaced by clear leaders 5f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 2½ L | Miss Tiggy (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | / 8 | G B Watters | Miss Lucinda V Russell John R Adam & Sons | 11/4 | ||
| held up behind in touch, outpaced 5f out, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 99 L | Comeonbonny (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 11) | 4 / 6 | Jump (19) | Jamie Hamilton | K Scott Rayson & Susan… | 12/1 | |
| in touch on outside, lost place and behind from halfway, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Orton Grange (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 0 / 5 | Jump (21) | R D Day | F P Murtagh Mrs Sue Murtagh | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, outpaced 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 19 L | Welcome Ben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 32P-6 / 10 | Jump (132) | Henry Brooke | Mrs J Stephen Mrs Jackie Stephen | 25/1 | |
| led, headed 6f out, lost place and weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
