Hexham

Brocksbushes Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m4f28y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,806

Runners: 12

Winning time: 5m 16.65s (slow by 25.65s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

7 Blakey Boy

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 3lbs

OR: 92

SP: 33/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield before 2 out - good headway after 2 out - led just before last - ridden and faced challenge run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - gelding benefitted from the application of first time cheek-pieces and jumped better on this occasion)(op 22/1)

2 1¼

10 Larkfield Lusive

J: Danny McMenamin

T: L J Morgan

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 3lbs

OR: 78

SP: 11/2

Disputed lead - outpaced on turn before last - rallied last - ridden and challenging run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2)

3 3¼ 4½

6 Romeo Brown

J: Peter Kavanagh(3)

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Age: 11

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 99

SP: 15/2

Disputed lead - led clearly on turn before last - headed just before last - weakened final 110yds(tchd 8/1)

4 5½ 10

5 Forest Blaze

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 100

SP: 3/1F

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 4th - headway and prominent 2 out - weakened last(op 11/4)

5 9 19

3 Les's Legacy

J: Ben Smith(7)

T: Susan Corbett

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 13lbs

OR: 102

SP: 4/1

Never better than midfield

6 9 28

2 Final Edgar

J: Jonathan England

T: Mark Walford

Age: 7

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 103

SP: 7/1

Midfield - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/2)

7 ¾ 28¾

11 Prince Nino

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 77

SP: 14/1

Held up in midfield - slow jump 4th - soon reminder and towards rear - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

8 1½ 30¼

12 Dakota Beat

J: Charlie Maggs(5)

T: John Norton

Age: 10

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 77

SP: 80/1

Towards rear - never on terms(op 50/1)

9 5½ 35¾

9 Reagrove Lord

J: Edward Austin(5)

T: George Bewley

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 5lbs

OR: 80

SP: 12/1

Never going well - always behind(op 14/1)

10 14 49¾

1 Halpha Soleil

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Age: 8

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 103

SP: 8/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - weakened quickly 2 out(op 13/2)

4 Quickasican

J: Elizabeth Gale(7)

T: Jessica Bedi

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 13lbs

OR: 102

SP: 50/1

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last(op 40/1)

8 Fairly Fulling

J: Ross Chapman

T: Jane Walton

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 84

SP: 28/1

Always behind - pulled up before last(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £45.50

Tote place: £6.70 £2.10 £2.60

Exacta: £346.10

Trifecta: £3264.70

Tricast: £1541.11

CSF: £207.61