Port Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Hexham

Hexham

18:28

Port Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2025-05-20

Distance 1m7f133y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,786

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
1	Willie Shake Hands Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	170	t	6223-1	112	115	87	10d	—	—	+2	36.3	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Toughed it out to make recent winning chase debut over C&D; key player despite a 5lb rise.
3	Dream Jet Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	164	—	3313-4	106	116	104	10d	—	—	-4	22	0.63/1	5/2 29%
C&D winner; fourth (beaten 7l) to Willie Shake Hands over C&D recently; 6lb better off.
4	Stylish Recruit Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	158	—	1PP40-	100	-	-	39d	—	—	-1	19.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Point & novice hurdle winner; poor form since wind surgery; best watched back over fences.
6	She Won't Mind Chestnut J:Harry Reed T:Tim Reed	J:Harry Reed T:Tim Reed	142	h	89P9-4	84	-	-	17d	—	—	+2	11	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Weakened quickly in an uncompetitive 2m maiden hurdle (25-1) latest; rules chasing debut.
5	Sonning Grey J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	156	v	/858-5	98	109	75	17d	—	—	+7	13.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Well beaten in a 2m selling hurdle latest; visor applied for second chase start; unlikely.
2	Restandbethankful Brown J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	166	t	34786-	108	114	106	43d	—	—	+11	16.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Below par in 2025, weakening out of contention at Kelso (2m4f) latest; easing mark.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Willie Shake Hands	15/8	15/8	15/8
Dream Jet	5/2	5/2	5/2
Stylish Recruit	10/3	10/3	10/3
She Won't Mind	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sonning	11/1	10/1	11/1
Restandbethankful	16/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Willie Shake Hands

36.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10.8

15/8

2nd

Dream Jet

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Stylish Recruit

19.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0.8 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Restandbethankful

16.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sonning

13.9

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

She Won't Mind

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Willie Shake Hands	112	115	87
Restandbethankful	108	114	106
Dream Jet	106	116	104
Stylish Recruit	100	—	—
Sonning	98	109	75
She Won't Mind	84	—	—

Last Run