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Hexham

14:45

Date 2023-10-14

Distance 2m4f15y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,370

Winning Time 5m 33.74s (slow by 32.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Universal Folly (GB) Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	3/1	Won
2nd	Overcourt (GB) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	9/1	1.75
3rd	Step Above (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	5/4F	3.75
4th	West Lawn (GB) Jamie Hamilton · James Walton	20/1	3.75
5th	Tupelo Mississippi (IRE) Henry Brooke · Brian Ellison	11/4	4.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Step Above Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	164	t	4/112-	120	-	-	296d	—	—	-6	28.2	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Irish point winner; made promising start to rules career over hurdles in late 2022
4	Tupelo Mississippi Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	154	tp	326-24	110	131	110	11d	—	—	-1	21.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Ran well here in May but disappointed last week and is now 0-9 over fences
2	Universal Folly Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	164	—	212-11	120	125	18	133d	—	—	+4	23.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won two tiny-field chases in the spring; probably still on a workable mark
3	Overcourt Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	163	—	24/23/	119	130	-	654d	—	—	+8	20.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Placed in all three chases for Sandy Thomson but makes stable debut after a long absence
5	West Lawn Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:James Walton	J:Jamie Hamilton T:James Walton	145	—	1-P5P4	101	107	98	8d	—	—	+17	20.8	6.75/1	28 4%
This year's chasing form is uninspiring and she's 25lb out of the weights today

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Step Above

28.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.7

6/4

2nd

Universal Folly

23.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Tupelo Mississippi

21.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Overcourt

20.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

West Lawn

20.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Step Above	120	—	—
Universal Folly	120	125	18
Overcourt	119	130	—
Tupelo Mississippi	110	131	110
West Lawn	101	107	98

Last Run