May 19 / 18.50 Hexham

18.50

Good To Soft

Port Of Blyth Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 4f 15y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Port Of Blyth Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

15/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2/86-P

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Second in three hurdles in early 2025 but is still 0-10 under rules; pulled up here (3m, good) 17 days ago on second chase start in first-time tongue-tie (retained); the jury is out at present.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Passengerontheship

10st 11lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Sam England

Second in three hurdles in early 2025 but is still 0-10 under rules; pulled up here (3m, good) 17 days ago on second chase start in first-time tongue-tie (retained); the jury is out at present.

15/2

7

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:45 Hexham

Passengerontheship

11st 1lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Maiden; fine second to a subsequent three-time winner in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle in April 2025 (3m1f, good); hasn't done as well since, although not disgraced when sixth on chase debut at Newcastle last time (2m4f, good to soft); tongue-tie now tried; chance back up in trip.

8/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 75223-

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
0-9 under rules but has been placed in her last three starts over hurdles; sports first-time hood on chase debut and interesting if she carries on the momentum in this sphere.
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2nd

4

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Out On Her Own

10st 8lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Dianne Sayer

0-9 under rules but has been placed in her last three starts over hurdles; sports first-time hood on chase debut and interesting if she carries on the momentum in this sphere.

2/1

3rd

7

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

15:00 Hexham

Out On Her Own

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Dianne Sayer

0-7 over hurdles but runner-up twice at Carlisle (2m1f, soft/2m3f, good to soft) since returning from a break last month and has another big role to play here.

3/1

Form: 4120-1 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark over hurdles at Carlisle in February and made a winning chase debut over C&D (good) 17 days ago; only four of the 13 managed to complete but a 3lb rise may not be enough to stop him following up.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Scairp Dubh

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Got off the mark over hurdles at Carlisle in February and made a winning chase debut over C&D (good) 17 days ago; only four of the 13 managed to complete but a 3lb rise may not be enough to stop him following up.

4/5

1st

2

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

19:15 Hexham

Scairp Dubh

11st 10lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Won a novice handicap hurdle at Carlisle in February (2m3f, soft); creditable second over 3m at Doncaster next time but was disappointing with cheekpieces tried at Musselburgh last time (3m, good to soft; reportedly never travelled); headgear retained for chase debut.

10/1

11th

11

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

16:30 Musselburgh

Scairp Dubh

10st 9lb

J: Jack Power

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Won at Carlisle (2m3f, soft) last month on third handicap start and 14l second of seven at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) 13 days later; kept to a similar trip, today's sharper track could be a positive, and this lightly raced 6yo wears first-time cheekpieces; remains open to improvement.

12/1

Form: 00/P-U

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
0-8 under rules; third in a couple of Irish points in October; unseated early on in race won by Scairp Dubh over C&D 17 days ago on stable debut; needs a completion in order to assess.
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4th

2

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Tell Me Again

11st 10lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

0-8 under rules; third in a couple of Irish points in October; unseated early on in race won by Scairp Dubh over C&D 17 days ago on stable debut; needs a completion in order to assess.

16/1

3

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

19:15 Hexham

Tell Me Again

11st 9lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Micky Hammond

Creditable third in an Irish point in October (3m, good to yielding; second has won twice since) but previous rules form only modest; worth a market check on stable debut.

25/1

Form: 990P9-

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Went close in a point in May 2024 but he's struggled under rules and was well beaten at 33-1 here (3m, good) on his second chase start last month.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Reliance Kid

10st 2lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Andrew Wilson

Went close in a point in May 2024 but he's struggled under rules and was well beaten at 33-1 here (3m, good) on his second chase start last month.

66/1

9th

12

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

15:30 Hexham

Reliance Kid

10st 6lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Andrew Wilson

Went close in a point in May 2024 but he's struggled under rules and was well beaten at 28-1 on his recent chase debut over C&D.

50/1

5

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

14:41 Hexham

Reliance Kid

10st 11lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Andrew Wilson

Runner-up in a point but he has shown very little since sent over hurdles, beating one on his handicap debut at Newcastle (2m4f) in January; now goes chasing on the back of a wind operation.

25/1

Form: /PPP9-

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
0-10 over hurdles and out of sorts since returning last November; beaten 35l at Perth last month in first-time cheekpieces which are retained here on chase debut; hard to make a case for.
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5

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Gone With The Tide

10st 3lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Alison Hamilton

0-10 over hurdles and out of sorts since returning last November; beaten 35l at Perth last month in first-time cheekpieces which are retained here on chase debut; hard to make a case for.

50/1

9th

13

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

16:40 Perth

Gone With The Tide

10st 7lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Alison Hamilton

Ran a couple of reasonable races towards the end of last season and he's dropped down the weights; however, he's been pulled up on all three starts this term; transformation needed in first-time cheekpieces.

100/1

7

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 5

14:23 Carlisle

Gone With The Tide

11st 0lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Alison Hamilton

0-8 over hurdles, having been pulled up on both outings this season; had wind op during 111-day break; others have much less to prove.

33/1

Non-runners

Lewa House

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Payout
Exacta £15.10
Straight Forecast £15.22
Trifecta £10.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Scairp Dubh

RP RATINGS:

Scairp Dubh

POSTDATA:

Scairp Dubh

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Scairp Dubh

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Scairp Dubh

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Scairp Dubh

Daily Mail:

Scairp Dubh

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Scairp Dubh

Daily Mirror:

Scairp Dubh

The Sun:

Scairp Dubh

The Star:

Scairp Dubh

Daily Record:

Scairp Dubh