Neil Pennington 10th Anniversary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Hexham

4:05

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 2m4f28y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,520

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Nakassama b Mr O McGill · Noel C Kelly	Mr O McGill · Noel C Kelly	158	—	803P-0	90	99	78	33d	—	—	-11	19.4	6/1 14%
Well down the field last month, after a break, but worth a glance in the betting here
3	Wee Alki b Miss Rebekah Duffy(7) · Susan Corbett	Miss Rebekah Duffy(7) · Susan Corbett	163	tp	243-22	95	102	65	13d	—	—	+2	14.9	13/2 13%
0-8 over hurdles but twice went close at Kelso (3m2f/3m) last month; one to consider
14	Billable Grant b Miss Emma J Brown(7) · Jackie Stephen	Miss Emma J Brown(7) · Jackie Stephen	149	—	7591-4	81	101	92	13d	—	—	0	10.8	8/1 11%
Won under Emma Brown in April and ran well again last month; enters calculations
1	Present Fair b Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) · Donald McCain	Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) · Donald McCain	168	t	7431-2	100	100	84	21d	—	—	+12	19.7	10/1 9%
Back in good form this spring and likely to make his presence felt again
8	Tread Softly Now b Mr S Connor(3) · Ian Duncan	Mr S Connor(3) · Ian Duncan	157	p	9210-6	89	99	62	24d	—	—	+4	12.1	11/1 8%
Two wins this year; not beaten far last month but needs to find something extra here
11	Suitably Surprised b Mr James King · Sam England	Mr James King · Sam England	152	—	1129-5	84	97	97	25d	—	—	+3	10.7	14/1 7%
Dual winner in November; yet to hit top gear since his break but still unexposed over 2m4f
4	Mayos Vendangeur b Miss Megan Davies(7) · Lucinda Russell	Miss Megan Davies(7) · Lucinda Russell	162	t	32560-	94	93	80	90d	—	—	+8	15	14/1 7%
0-14 over hurdles when based in Ireland; market may guide before this stable debut
7	Beat The Retreat b Mr Kit Alexander · N W Alexander	Mr Kit Alexander · N W Alexander	157	tv	8175-2	89	98	75	24d	—	—	+10	16.5	16/1 6%
Has twice run well in new headgear this year but his record since the autumn is very mixed
9	Tiny Angel b Mr D McGill(3) · Noel C Kelly	Mr D McGill(3) · Noel C Kelly	154	p	5P60-4	86	98	68	15d	—	—	-2	13.4	14/1 7%
0-8 over hurdles but stayed on for fourth at Downpatrick this month; cheekpieces added now
16	Foxwood b Miss Thomasina Eyston(3) · George Bewley	Miss Thomasina Eyston(3) · George Bewley	145	p	/735-F	77	99	71	28d	—	—	+2	8.5	22/1 4%
Placed here last June but is 0-10 over hurdles and others have more pressing claims
5	Rickety Gate b Miss Ella McGarry(7) · Nicky Richards	Miss Ella McGarry(7) · Nicky Richards	161	—	4641-6	93	100	96	24d	—	—	+7	12.1	22/1 4%
Won at Carlisle in April, his fifth hurdling success; not in same form at Perth last month
10	Huit Reflets b Mr Paddy Barlow(3) · Mark Walford	Mr Paddy Barlow(3) · Mark Walford	152	v	1278-7	84	101	99	18d	—	—	+6	9.6	25/1 4%
Big player if judged on last June's course form; may have needed recent reappearance run
12	Badbad Leroy Brown b Mr Cameron Hillhouse(7) · Sarah Hollinshead	Mr Cameron Hillhouse(7) · Sarah Hollinshead	151	t	57P-22	83	-	-	—	—	—	+5	9.5	33/1 3%
Second in two points last month and not ruled out off lowly hurdle mark
15	Dear Dot b Miss Natasha Cookson(7) · Chris Grant	Miss Natasha Cookson(7) · Chris Grant	145	—	0564-5	77	101	24	—	—	—	+5	7.3	50/1 2%
Modest fifth in a maiden point last month; still very unexposed under rules, though
13	Moveonbuy b Miss Aimee Jones(7) · Andrew Crook	Miss Aimee Jones(7) · Andrew Crook	149	—	/664-4	81	96	73	18d	—	—	+7	8.1	80/1 1%
Showed only minor promise in novice hurdles this spring; may fare better in handicaps
NR	Blazing Court b Mr John Dixon(3) · John Dixon	Mr John Dixon(3) · John Dixon	164	—	2163-3	96	94	55	31d	—	—	—	14.5	—
Third in two novice hurdles this spring but more is needed on this handicap return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Nakassama	7/4	7/4	15/8	6/1	2/1
Wee Alki	11/2	11/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Billable Grant	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1	8/1
Present Fair	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Tread Softly Now	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1	10/1
Suitably Surprised	12/1	14/1	12/1	17/2	12/1
Mayos Vendangeur	14/1	12/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Beat The Retreat	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Tiny Angel	14/1	12/1	14/1	4/1	12/1
Foxwood	16/1	16/1	16/1	22/1	16/1
Rickety Gate	20/1	18/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Huit Reflets	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Badbad Leroy Brown	33/1	33/1	33/1	16/1	33/1
Dear Dot	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Moveonbuy	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Blazing Court	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Present Fair

19.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

2nd

Nakassama

19.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

6/1

3rd

Beat The Retreat

16.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Mayos Vendangeur

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Wee Alki

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Blazing Court

14.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Tiny Angel

13.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

14/1

Tread Softly Now

12.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Rickety Gate

12.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Billable Grant

10.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Suitably Surprised

10.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Huit Reflets

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Badbad Leroy Brown

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Foxwood

8.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Moveonbuy

8.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Dear Dot

7.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Present Fair Top Rated	100	100	84
Blazing Court	96	94	55
Wee Alki	95	102	65
Mayos Vendangeur	94	93	80
Rickety Gate	93	100	96
Nakassama	90	99	78
Tread Softly Now	89	99	62
Beat The Retreat	89	98	75
Tiny Angel	86	98	68
Suitably Surprised	84	97	97
Huit Reflets	84	101	99
Badbad Leroy Brown	83	—	—
Billable Grant	81	101	92
Moveonbuy	81	96	73
Foxwood	77	99	71
Dear Dot	77	101	24

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nakassama	33d ago	Fit
Wee Alki	13d ago	Quick return
Billable Grant	13d ago	Quick return
Present Fair	21d ago	Fit
Tread Softly Now	24d ago	Fit
Suitably Surprised	25d ago	Fit
Mayos Vendangeur	90d ago	Fresh
Beat The Retreat	24d ago	Fit
Tiny Angel	15d ago	Fit
Foxwood	28d ago	Fit
Rickety Gate	24d ago	Fit
Huit Reflets	18d ago	Fit
Badbad Leroy Brown	—	—
Dear Dot	—	—
Moveonbuy	18d ago	Fit
Blazing Court	31d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Billable Grant	Hold Up
Tiny Angel	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 16 runners classified.

Going: Good To Soft

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