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Hexham

18:58

Date 2025-06-14

Distance 2m7f63y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,888

Winning Time 6m 13.06s (slow by 33.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Matchless (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	7/2	Won
2nd	Robert d'Ores (FR) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	7/1	6
3rd	Topkapi Star (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Ewan Whillans	11/2	3
4th	Belvedere Blast (IRE) Henry Brooke · Adrian Paul Keatley	2/1F	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	My Friend Yeats (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	3/1

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	Belvedere Blast Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	168	—	5245-2	114	114	90	17d	—	—	+1	29.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Due another success and kept on well behind a southern raider over 2m6f at Cartmel
3	My Friend Yeats Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	159	tp	249-61	105	115	95	21d	—	—	-1	19.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Recent maiden winner who has been competitive in handicaps off this mark
2	Matchless Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	p	643-11	114	118	98	33d	—	—	+2	21.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
On a hat-trick and responded well for pressure at Southwell (2m4f); should stay
5	Topkapi Star Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Ewan Whillans	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Ewan Whillans	143	p	P107-5	89	118	89	17d	—	—	-1	14.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Gone a bit cold since Ayr win and held by Belvedere Blast on their recent Cartmel clash
4	Robert d'Ores Grey J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	144	tp	215-14	90	115	-	25d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Both hurdle wins have been over C&D; can be forgiven latest run over fences

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Belvedere Blast	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
My Friend Yeats	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Matchless	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Topkapi Star	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Robert d'Ores	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2

Predictor

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

1st

Belvedere Blast

29.7

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 8.7

9/4

2nd

Matchless

21.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

My Friend Yeats

19.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Topkapi Star

14.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Robert d'Ores

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Belvedere Blast	114	114	90
Matchless	114	118	98
My Friend Yeats	105	115	95
Robert d'Ores	90	115	—
Topkapi Star	89	118	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Belvedere Blast	17d ago	Fit
Topkapi Star	17d ago	Fit
My Friend Yeats	21d ago	Fit
Robert d'Ores	25d ago	Fit
Matchless	33d ago	Fit