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13:30 Hexham

Weatherbys Printing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Soft (Chase: Soft, Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,800 added
  • Winner: £1,819
  • 2nd: £534
  • 3rd: £267
  • 4th: £134
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 40.60s
  • Off Time: 13:30:41
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shoal Bay Dreamer

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Billy Cuckoo (IRE)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Maroon and white diabolo, dark blue sleeves, white stars, dark blue cap, white stars

      Billy Cuckoo (IRE)

      7 p
      4/1
      • Form 3-2P34P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 97

      tracked leaders in 3rd, took closer order 6th, led 7th, ridden and headed last, kept on same pace

      2
      Silk - Red, Black stars, sleeves and star on cap

      Fightstar (FR)

      547 p
      3/1
      • Form 083P/43-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 90

      held up in touch in 4th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, pulled up last

      3
      Silk - Dark blue and maroon (quartered), light blue sleeves and cap

      Soul Angel

      6 b DCD
      14/1
      • Form 9338-64
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 87

      led to 2nd, tracked leader, pushed along before 7th, every chance before last, one pace

      4
      Silk - Orange, White chevron, chevrons on sleeves, White cap

      Secret Desert

      6 D
      5/2
      • Form P43571
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 70

      in rear, went 3rd before 2 out, ridden and outpaced before last, kept on and no impression

      5
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue braces, light blue sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue star

      Shoal Bay Dreamer

      188 p
      5/2
      • Form 7F452-4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 73

      with leader, led 2nd to 7th, lost place 8th, headway before 2 out, led last, kept on well, ridden out

      Previous results

      2011
      Silk -

      Domoly (FR)

      8/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-5

      2010
      Silk -

      Ocarina (FR)

      5/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      2009
      Silk -

      Garleton (IRE)

      13/2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      SECRET DESERT won a similar contest at Ayr last week when Soul Angel was a well-beaten fourth. Ferdy Murphy's six-year-old is the only one arriving here in any sort of form and should be good enough to defy his penalty. Billy Cuckoo weakened quickly over hurdles at Wetherby last week after making the early running. He may have needed that, however, and has at least had a recent run unlike Fightstar and Shoal Bay Dreamer.

      Formwatch

      Billy Cuckoo (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Led, headed 4th chased leaders, weakened 4 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Purcell's Bridge (10-9) at Wetherby 2m 6f cond nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs, 14 ran.

      Fightstar (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, jumped big 1st, stumbled and demoted to 3rd 6th, mistake and reminder next, mistake 4 out, held when mistake 3 out, hit last, 3rd of 4, 15l behind Gray Mountain (11-0) at Perth 2m beg chase (4) sft in May '11.

      Soul Angel 20-1 (10-8) Led until 3rd, soon ridden along, chased leaders until weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, 37l behind Secret Desert (9-11) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft.

      Secret Desert 11-1 (9-11) Held up, not fluent 4th, went 3rd when not fluent 13th, went 2nd last, led flat, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft beating Tutchec (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

      Shoal Bay Dreamer 13-2 (10-8) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 18l behind Delgany Gunner (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in May.