17 Mar 2022 13:45 Hexham
Winner: £9,800 (Penalty: £4,575); Distance: 3m 41y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Hexham Racecourse Welcomes Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Cudgel (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 23-2354 / 12 | Jump (38) | Jamie Hamilton | J Walton Messrs F T Walton | 4/1 | |
| soon tracking leading trio, went right bumped rival and left 3rd 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down last, led run-in, idled towards finish, always doing enough | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 1 L | Hidden Cargo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 7P5336 / 11 | Jump (38) | Thomas Dowson | J C Haynes Mr J C Haynes | 13/2 | |
| led, hit 10th (water), 1 length ahead last, headed run-in, rallied as winner idled towards finish, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 20 L | Shaka The King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 652-4P2 / 8 | Jump (30) | Ryan Mania | A M Thomson D & D Armstrong… | 11/10 | |
| tracked leader until 4th, 2nd again 6th until 13th, went 2nd again 15th until pushed along before 2 out, no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Gipsy Lee Rose (FR) (filly, grey, 11 12) | 3-54423 / 11 | Jump (17) | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander Mrs S Irwin | 4/1 | |
| ran bit in snatches, chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th until 6th, went 2nd again 13th until 15th, close 3rd when badly bumped and unseated rider 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Bannside (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 97676 / 9 | Jump (30) | D R Fox | I A Duncan Mr Stephen Sinclair | 10/1 | |
| last pair, closer tracking leaders 9th, left modest 4th 4 out, ridden and struggling after 2 out, tailed off when fell last | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | First Illusion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | F88P6-0 / 7 | Jump (176) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd The Vacuum Pouch… | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 6 |   | - | Oh No (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | RP/65P-P / 10 | Jump (313) | Aaron Anderson | M A Barnes Mr M Barnes | 40/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in last pair, jumped slowly 12th, left remote 5th and pecked 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
