2025-03-13 Hexham 14:22
Hexham

Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier)

Distance: 2m4f15y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £5,255

Runners: 11

Winning time: 5m 18.95s (slow by 17.95s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

7 Divas Doyen

J: Miss Heidi Palin(7) T: Sandy Forster

Age:8 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:83 SP:9/1

Midfield - headway before 3 out - went second before last - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 14/1)

2 ½

3 Halpha Soleil

J: Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T: Micky Hammond

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:96 SP:8/1

Pressed leaders - raced in third after 2nd - raced in second 6th - pressed leader before 12th - led after 3 out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 10/1)

3 1¾ 2¼

1 Konfusion

J: Peter Kavanagh(3) T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:EvensF

In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - not fluent 10th - outpaced on turn before last - soon rallied and went third - stayed on (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 5/6 tchd 6/5)

4 15 17¼

9 Cudgel

J: Conor O'Farrell T: James Walton

Age:12 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:76 SP:25/1

Towards rear - headway before last - went modest fourth run-in - no telling impression(op 16/1 tchd 28/1)

5 6 23¼

5 Diamond Mix

J: Ryan Mania T: Paul Robson

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:93 SP:7/1

In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - soon went second - weakened before last(op 9/1)

6 2 25¼

11 Derracrin

J: Lorcan Murtagh T: Barry Murtagh

Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:74 SP:80/1

Midfield - hampered by loose horse before 10th - no impression when not fluent last(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

7 2 27¼

6 Low Mileage

J: Edward Austin(5) T: George Bewley

Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:10/1

Disputed lead early - raced in second before 2nd - led before 5th - headed after 3 out - weakened on turn before last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 9/1)

8 3¼ 30½

8 Lewa House

J: Bruce Lynn T: Catch Bissett

Age:9 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:77 SP:10/1

In rear throughout(op 9/1)

9 19 49½

10 Billable Grant

J: Ross Chapman T: Jackie Stephen

Age:8 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:76 SP:22/1

Never better than midfield (vet reported gelding sustained a wound to his left-hind and was found to be lame as a result)(op 20/1)

4 Fia Fuinidh

J: Henry Brooke T: Martin Todhunter

Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:20/1

In rear - mistake and unseated 8th(op 14/1)

2 Shadows In The Sky

J: Danny McMenamin T: Chris Grant

Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:98 SP:12/1

Disputed lead early - clear when bad mistake 3rd - headed before 4th - slow jump 6th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad jumping mistake at the third fence and was never travelling thereafter)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13.40

Tote place: £2.80 £2.60 £1.20

Exacta: £101.50

Trifecta: £256.70

Tricast: £137.16

CSF: £78.45