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Hexham

18:10

Date 2024-05-04

Distance 2m4f15y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,571

Winning Time 5m 22.34s (slow by 21.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Playful Saint (FR) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	6/1	Won
2nd	Choosethenews (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	5/4F	2
3rd	Whatdeawant (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	15/2	12
4th	Landrake (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Jamie Snowden	18/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Here Comes Georgie (GB) Henry Brooke · Patrick Neville	12/1
P.U.	Park Annonciade (FR) Ben Bromley · S R B Crawford	11/4

Runners (6)

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
4	Choosethenews Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	148	—	3/231-	121	146	128	21d	—	—	-2	29.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Point/hurdle winner; winner over fences at Newcastle last time; up 3lb; one to consider
5	Park Annonciade Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	145	t	11465-	118	-	-	56d	—	—	+8	27.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Three wins over hurdles on good to soft at up to 2m3f last term; possible on chase debut
1	Whatdeawant Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	164	—	53/38/	137	-	-	373d	—	—	+9	27	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ex-Mullins; smart hurdler; fair 3rd only chase start; possible after year off back chasing
2	Playful Saint Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	159	t	3/260-	132	-	-	22d	—	—	+15	25.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won three over hurdles, latest in March; not as good since; interesting on chase debut
3	Landrake Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Jamie Snowden	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Jamie Snowden	157	—	/54PP-	130	136	95	21d	—	—	+13	22.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dual hurdler winner for Gordon Elliott; not so good over fences; pulled up on stable debut
6	Here Comes Georgie Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Patrick Neville	J:Henry Brooke T:Patrick Neville	145	—	F9216-	118	-	-	114d	—	—	+23	27.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Novice hurdle winner; stays 2m3f; makes chase debut after a break; 7lb out of weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Choosethenews	7/4	13/8	13/8	7/4	6/4
Park Annonciade	3/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Whatdeawant	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Playful Saint	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Landrake	9/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	8/1
Here Comes Georgie	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Choosethenews

29.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Park Annonciade

27.7

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Here Comes Georgie

27.4

OR: 17 Form: 9.2 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Whatdeawant

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Playful Saint

25.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Landrake

22.9

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whatdeawant	137	—	—
Playful Saint	132	—	—
Landrake	130	136	95
Choosethenews	121	146	128
Park Annonciade	118	—	—
Here Comes Georgie	118	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Choosethenews	21d ago	Fit
Landrake	21d ago	Fit
Playful Saint	22d ago	Fit
Park Annonciade	56d ago	Fresh
Here Comes Georgie	114d ago	Long break
Whatdeawant	373d ago	Long break