May 10 / 17.15 Hexham

17.15

Good

Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)

  • Prize money: £4106.4
  • 3m 0f 41y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner (maiden/restricted) on good to soft ground at Alnwick this year and placed elsewhere on last two appearances; has a bit more on his plate on this rules debut but still considered each-way.
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13

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Great Notions

12st 0lb

J: Mr Nick Orpwood

T: Fiona Needham

Won maiden hunter chase at Hexham (3m, good) last May; some good runs in defeat in handicaps since November, most recently 5l second at Sedgefield (3m2f, good), but he has plenty to find today.

100/1

2nd

1

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 4

15:38 Sedgefield

Great Notions

11st 11lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Fiona Needham

Good-ground hunter chase winner; returned from break with two good handicap runs in November (both 3m, soft) but his next two runs were disappointing and he arrives here with a point to prove.

10/1

4/6

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2-

Last run: 74 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Southern raider with 4-10 strike-rate in points; reportedly not suited by heavy ground when beaten odds-on favourite on rules debut in February but still ran pretty well; confirmed his wellbeing when making all for wide-margin success in good-ground Dingley point last month and looks the one to beat.
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2nd

8

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Wallace Olinger

12st 0lb

J: Mr Dale Peters

T: D Peters

Southern raider with 4-10 strike-rate in points; reportedly not suited by heavy ground when beaten odds-on favourite on rules debut in February but still ran pretty well; confirmed his wellbeing when making all for wide-margin success in good-ground Dingley point last month and looks the one to beat.

4/6

2nd

8

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Wallace Olinger

12st 0lb

J: Mr Dale Peters

T: D Peters

Southern raider with 4-10 strike-rate in points; reportedly not suited by heavy ground when beaten odds-on favourite on rules debut in February but still ran pretty well; confirmed his wellbeing when making all for wide-margin success in good-ground Dingley point last month and looks the one to beat.

4/6

2nd

4

25th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

16:15 Leicester

Wallace Olinger

11st 12lb

J: Mr Dale Peters

T: D Peters

Dual slow-ground Irish point winner in 2023 and won a Revesby Park intermediate (3m, good) on last month's British point debut; found one too good when odds-on for latest point but still features prominently in calculations on this rules debut.

3/1

25/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 35/P9-

Last run: 297 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Placed off lowly hurdle mark in 2023 but the rest of his rules form is very uninspiring and he achieved very little when winning a two-runner maiden point last month.
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3

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Dr Lockdown

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Not that far behind Kilfilum Woods and Coolagh Park at Huntingdon ten days ago, but still looks to have the most of any to find here.

40/1

3

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Dr Lockdown

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Not that far behind Kilfilum Woods and Coolagh Park at Huntingdon ten days ago, but still looks to have the most of any to find here.

40/1

2

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

20:40 Huntingdon

Dr Lockdown

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Achieved little when winning a two-runner point in April and was beaten 68l when third at Hexham 10 days ago; has too much to prove.

20/1

Form: /5/P4-

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Ran poorly in this race a year ago but led close home to win soft-ground point at Friars Haugh in February and returned to racing under rules with very respectable fourth in Buccleuch Cup at Kelso (2m7f, good) last month.
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4th

1

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:00 Kelso

Amma Lord

12st 0lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Dual point winner; gave good account when fourth (just behind Theoldboggroad) in this race a year ago but has not been at his best in points this season and needs help from the new cheekpieces.

20/1

1

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Amma Lord

12st 0lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Ran poorly in this race a year ago but led close home to win soft-ground point at Friars Haugh in February and returned to racing under rules with very respectable fourth in Buccleuch Cup at Kelso (2m7f, good) last month.

7/1

1

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Amma Lord

12st 0lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Ran poorly in this race a year ago but led close home to win soft-ground point at Friars Haugh in February and returned to racing under rules with very respectable fourth in Buccleuch Cup at Kelso (2m7f, good) last month.

7/1

Form: 3/

Last run: 566 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won low-grade Flat handicap in 2023 and placed in juvenile hurdle later that year; back from long absence with respectable second of six on point debut at Dalton Park (2m6f, good) in March and has possibilities here if that run brought him on.
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4

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Pete The Brief

12st 0lb

J: Mr Thomas Easterby

T: Mrs E A Roberts

Won low-grade Flat handicap in 2023 and placed in juvenile hurdle later that year; back from long absence with respectable second of six on point debut at Dalton Park (2m6f, good) in March and has possibilities here if that run brought him on.

8/1

4

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Pete The Brief

12st 0lb

J: Mr Thomas Easterby

T: Mrs E A Roberts

Won low-grade Flat handicap in 2023 and placed in juvenile hurdle later that year; back from long absence with respectable second of six on point debut at Dalton Park (2m6f, good) in March and has possibilities here if that run brought him on.

8/1

7th

8

(3)

20th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

13:50 Beverley

Pete The Brief

9st 2lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Off the mark at the sixth attempt when upped to 1m at Redcar (good) last month; refused to enter stalls and withdrawn at Doncaster seven days later (4-1 at the time); has shown some promise on soft ground here and this 3yo is a strong candidate if repeating the Redcar form.

3/1

Form: 235/9-

Last run: 371 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
0-14 over hurdles and just 1-12 in points; third in five consecutive restricted points since February but most of those were small-field affairs and others in this line-up have more pressing claims.
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5

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Something Golden

12st 0lb

J: Miss Rebekah Duffy

T: Victor Thompson

0-14 over hurdles and just 1-12 in points; third in five consecutive restricted points since February but most of those were small-field affairs and others in this line-up have more pressing claims.

25/1

5

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Something Golden

12st 0lb

J: Miss Rebekah Duffy

T: Victor Thompson

0-14 over hurdles and just 1-12 in points; third in five consecutive restricted points since February but most of those were small-field affairs and others in this line-up have more pressing claims.

25/1

Form: 73497/

Last run: 1117 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
0-25 under all codes; returned from long absence with three poor point runs, then was no match for easy winner when second of four at Overton last month; cheekpieces are the headgear of choice today.
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7

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Up With The Play

12st 0lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Victor Thompson

0-25 under all codes; returned from long absence with three poor point runs, then was no match for easy winner when second of four at Overton last month; cheekpieces are the headgear of choice today.

33/1

7

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Up With The Play

12st 0lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Victor Thompson

0-25 under all codes; returned from long absence with three poor point runs, then was no match for easy winner when second of four at Overton last month; cheekpieces are the headgear of choice today.

33/1

Form: P/3/U-

Last run: 98 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
0-16 under rules but ran a big race when close second in good-ground open point at Overton in March and makes quick reappearance after holding on well to win a conditions point at Witton Castle on Monday; has also won on the point-to-point course here; can make presence felt.
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9

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Tanora

11st 7lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

0-16 under rules but ran a big race when close second in good-ground open point at Overton in March and makes quick reappearance after holding on well to win a conditions point at Witton Castle on Monday; has also won on the point-to-point course here; can make presence felt.

16/1

9

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Tanora

11st 7lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

0-16 under rules but ran a big race when close second in good-ground open point at Overton in March and makes quick reappearance after holding on well to win a conditions point at Witton Castle on Monday; has also won on the point-to-point course here; can make presence felt.

16/1

8

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Tanora

11st 5lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

Only 2-10 in points and has a basement handicap mark under rules; opposable.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £11.10
Straight Forecast £11.50
Trifecta £57.90

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