2025-05-03 Hexham 18:40
Hexham

Neigh Way Laura Stewart's 60 Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f15y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £5,255

Runners: 10

Winning time: 5m 38.24s (slow by 37.24s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

9 Cave Hill

J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Ian Duncan

Age:6 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:77 SP:8/1

Led at steady pace - faced challenges from 2 out - headed home turn - rallied from last - ridden and led again run-in - sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds - just did enough - gamely(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)

2 ½

7 Am Still Here

J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards

Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:80 SP:4/1

Midfield - switched left before 5th - good headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - led going best home turn - pushed along and headed run-in - ridden and sustained duel with winner final 110yds - just held(op 7/2)

3 5 5½

8 Follow Your Arrow

J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley

Age:9 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:79 SP:12/1

Prominent - challenging 2 out - no extra before last - weakened gradually run-in(op 14/1)

4 11 16½

2 Ribeye

J:Danny McMenamin T:Peter Atkinson

Age:10 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:92 SP:4/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - prominent 3rd - challenging and going easily 2 out - no extra home turn - weakened quickly before last(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)

5 2¼ 18¾

3 Glentruan

J:Kielan Woods T:Michael Flannery

Age:10 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:89 SP:8/1

Took keen hold - midfield on inner - some headway from 2 out - no chance before last(op 12/1)

6 4 22¾

5 Ebony Jade

J:Jonathan England T:Sam England

Age:7 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:86 SP:50/1

In rear - not fluent 1st - some headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)

7 5 27¾

4 Divas Doyen

J:Bruce Lynn T:Sandy Forster

Age:8 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:87 SP:13/2

In rear throughout(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

8 1 28¾

10 Derracrin

J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh

Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:71 SP:16/1

In rear - mistake 8th - struggling 4 out - no chance from 3 out(tchd 14/1)

9 17 45¾

1 Top Of The Bay

J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:97 SP:100/30F

Mounted on course - prominent early - in touch with leaders 3rd - jumped right and lost ground 12th - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off(tchd 3/1 and tchd 18/5)

6 Pure Surf

J:Miss Pippa Brown(7) T:Victor Thompson

Age:9 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:83 SP:16/1

Raced wide - in touch with leaders early - midfield 3rd - lost ground and towards rear 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.60

Tote place: £2.80 £1.90 £3.20

Exacta: £48.60

Trifecta: £697.70

Tricast: £392.66

CSF: £42.45