30 Apr 2016 20:25 Hexham
Winner: £3,800 (Penalty: £2,601); Distance: 2m 4f 15y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Hexham And Northern Rural Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Seventeen Black (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 485345- / 8 | Jump (53) | Grant Cockburn | W Coltherd Whyte Jeffrey Hall | 8/0 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders before last, stayed on between rivals to lead flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2½ L | My Idea (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 25P5/6P- / 12 | Jump (322) | Daragh Bourke | M A Barnes Mr M Barnes | 20/0 | |
| always prominent, chase leader before last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 4 L | Whatsthestoryman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | U69793- / 8 | Jump (27) | A Nicol | K Scott Miss E Dunkley | 9/0 | |
| tracked leader to 7th, in touch, outpaced 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, went 3rd towards finish, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 3½ L | Miss Conway (GB) (filly, brown, 10 4) | 649U68- / 7 | Jump (65) | Tony Kelly | M Walford Morrell, Johnson… | 28/0 | |
| led, ridden before last, kept on until headed flat, no extra, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 8 L | What A Dream (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 136445- / 12 | Jump (19) | Jamie Hamilton | Mrs A C Hamilton Mr & Mrs D S Byers | 25/0 | |
| in touch, tracked leader from 7th, driven and lost place before last, well held after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 14 L | Suzy's Music (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 196123- / 9 | Jump (41) | B S Hughes | S R B Crawford Mr R McGaw | 7/0 | |
| in touch on inside, outpaced before 3 out, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 2 L | Under The Red Sky (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 44PP23- / 11 | Jump (32) | Callum Bewley | Kenny Johnson Mr Robert C Whitelock/mr… | 9/0 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, outpaced when lost 3rd between last 2, soon ridden, weakened from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 3 L | Oscar Lateen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 212334- / 9 | Jump (12) | Thomas Dowson | V Thompson Carbon Racing | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders to before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 4 L | Resolute Reformer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1/7784P- / 8 | Jump (82) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Mr D Neale | 10/0 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 59 L | Major Ridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 34/P563- / 9 | Jump (12) | Jonathan England | J Bewley Oakwood Minions | 12/0 | |
| soon towards, struggling 9th, continued tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Joseph Mercer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 26545P- / 11 | Jump (12) | Craig Nichol | Miss T Jackson Mr H L Thompson | 20/0 | |
| always behind, lost touch and pulled up 9th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Hi Bob (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 1/UPRP5- / 8 | Jump (21) | Dean Pratt | L Egerton Boom Racing | 33/0 | |
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up 10th | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Maz Majecc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 134PP2- / 7 | Jump (12) | Callum Whillans | J C Haynes Mr J C Haynes | 10/0 | |
| mistake 1st, held up behind, hampered after 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 8 |   | - | King's Chorister (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 452582- / 11 | Flat (264), Jump (42) | Lorcan Murtagh | F P Murtagh Famous Five Racing | 22/0 | |
| mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 10th | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Alexander Oats (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 44P35/8- / 13 | Jump (19) | Henry Brooke | R Goldie Mr Robert H Goldie | 100/0 | |
| never better than mid-division, behind and struggling 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||
