April 24 / 17.07 Hexham

17.07

Good To Soft

Coronation Raceday Celebrations Here 6th May Open NH Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2614.08
  • 2m 0f 48y
  • Class 5
  • 15 runners
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Coronation Raceday Celebrations Here 6th May Open NH Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 15 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.40
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 554

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Left his debut form well behind when fifth behind a useful rival at Navan (heavy) last month and he ran another promising race when a 3l fourth at Wetherby (good to soft) 18 days ago; sets a fair standard on his peak form and he should be in the thick of things.
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2nd

1

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 63y

12:05 Thurles

Boldog

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

didn't always jump with fluency, led and clear, mistake 2nd, 40 lengths ahead after 4 out, reduced lead but going okay after 2 out,

6/1

2nd

1

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 63y

12:05 Thurles

Boldog

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

didn't always jump with fluency, led and clear, mistake 2nd

6/1

2

9th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 2f 54y

18:15 Galway

Boldog

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

didn't always jump with fluency, took keen hold, prominent, mistake 2nd, pulled way into lead before 6th, jumped left and bumped rival 6th, headed 2 out, weakening when fell last

5/1

13/2

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 21 CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in sole Irish point in December and he filled the same position on his rules debut at Ayr before making all over C&D (heavy) last month; that was a good opportunity last time but he had plenty in hand and is open to more progress; respected under a penalty.
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12

21st Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 70y

16:33 Cork

Chance The Robin

10st 6lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

prominent, pressed leader 5th

6/1

2nd

2

16th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 193y

16:50 Thurles

Chance The Robin

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John C McConnell

Won both a bumper (heavy) and maiden hurdle at Hexham last season; returned in November and well held both starts in novice company; not a bad effort when fourth on handicap debut at Leopardstown.

8/1

4th

1

4th Mar 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Chance The Robin

12st 0lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Won both a bumper (heavy) and maiden hurdle at Hexham last season; returned in November and well held both starts in novice company; handicap debut and others preferred.

14/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 53

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stepped up on his encouraging debut effort when third at Carlisle (heavy) last month but that was behind Rob Roy Macgregor and he needs to find more to make a big impact here.
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3rd

11

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

President Scottie

10st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Dual hurdle winner; has been expensive to follow over fences (0-9) and fair to say that others arrive here in better form.

9/1

5th

7

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

President Scottie

10st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Respectable third (off 12lb higher) when favourite for this race last year but was in better form at the time; last of six finishers returned to this C&D most recently, taking chase record to 0-8.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £80,000 after his promising second in Irish point (yielding/soft) in December; has a bumper winner on the dam's side of his good pedigree and yard has 30% record in bumpers this season; needs a close look on rules debut.
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5

16th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Kempton

Parade Away

11st 9lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Placed twice in December for Anthony Charlton; returns from an 11-week layoff and makes debut for new stable (remains with same owner); has proved largely consistent but slow ground would be a negative, having registered his wins on good/good to firm.

12/1

3rd

1

29th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 4

14:15 Doncaster

Parade Away

11st 6lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Anthony Charlton

His hurdle win came in a match (2m3f, good to firm) and he carries a 6lb penalty against some interesting rivals; however, he was second behind an exciting winner at Hereford (2m3f, good) last time and can give another good account if the ground suits (ran well in a point on yielding to soft).

9/4

2nd

1

16th Dec 2023

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

12:25 Hereford

Parade Away

11st 7lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Anthony Charlton

Won Stratford bumper in the spring and easily followed up in C&D match race on hurdling debut in October; beaten only about 11l when last of seven finishers in Cheltenham Grade 2 (2m, good) later that month and needs to be taken very seriously in these much calmer waters.

8/13

Form: 32

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both runs have been on good to soft at Wetherby; made a promising start when a close third in February and he built on that with his creditable second from off the pace 18 days ago; that latest form puts him firmly in the picture and he's open to more improvement.
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6

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

Paddy OMahler

10st 13lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Solid record (22112) having wind surgery, proving better than ever; beaten only half a length by Chasingouttheblues at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) most recently; firmly in the mix.

4/1

2nd

5

24th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 4

16:00 Catterick

Paddy OMahler

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Won in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) at Newcastle (2m7f, good to soft) in December on third chase start and followed up at Haydock (3m1f, good to soft); climbing the weights but this 8yo is clearly on the up.

7/2

Form: 10- D

Last run: 382 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a useful bumper/hurdle winner for same yard; started her career with a last-gasp win at Chepstow (2m, good) last March and she had a daunting task in a Grade 2 at Aintree the following month; back in calmer waters now but she has a bit to prove after a year off and this is competitive.
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10

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:43 Cartmel

River Of Joy

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Made it 2-2 over fences when running on well to deny No But I Will over C&D (good) a month ago and a 2lb rise is nothing to sweat about; tough and respected.

9/4

8

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 4

16:00 Cartmel

River Of Joy

11st 1lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Mickey Bowen

Low-mileage 8yo who drew clear on run-in to make winning chase debut at Hexham (3m, good) in May and now has 4-9 strike-rate under all codes; open to improvement over fences if her jumping is more fluent here but the forecast slower ground may not be ideal.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
42,000euros 3yo; has quite a lot of stamina in his pedigree but he was a heavily-backed favourite at Carlisle (2m1f, heavy) last month and rallied well to score with a bit in hand; this is tougher under a penalty but that was a good start and he should improve for the experience.
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5th

8

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:45 Hexham

Rob Roy Macgregor

10st 13lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Thomson

Bumper winner on debut (2m1f, heavy); four fair runs with cheekpieces at up to 4m this year, all with give in the ground; worth considering.

6/1

3rd

10

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 7f 199y

Class 4

15:41 Hexham

Rob Roy Macgregor

10st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Thomson

0-16 since winning on debut in March 2023 and he's 5lb out of the handicap today; however, he's been hinting in chases at about 3m this year that today's extra test of stamina may be right up his street; interesting for stable that had an excellent weekend.

8/1

Form: 36

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-held third at Doncaster (2m, good) on his debut in February and he took a strong hold before fading into sixth of eighth at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) last time; others preferred.
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5th

7

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

14:05 Market Rasen

Moro Rock

10st 9lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Just 1-21 overall but is back on the mark he defied at Stratford last July (3m3f, good), and he'd only just missed out in this corresponding race immediately beforehand (C&D record reads 2225); not out of this.

16/1

3rd

6

10th Apr 2026

Good

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

16:13 Sedgefield

Moro Rock

10st 13lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Won over a similar trip at Stratford last summer (on good ground) when only 1lb lower; hasn't kicked on but might be better for a break.

8/1

7th

10

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 56y

Class 5

15:30 Wetherby

Moro Rock

10st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Twice went close before off the mark at Stratford (3m2f, good) but hasn't kicked on from there and this trip might be on the sharp side.

10/1

Form: 5P BF

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made an encouraging start when fifth of 13 at Doncaster (2m, good) in January but he was pulled up in similar conditions there (2-1 favourite) the following month; was reported to have lost his action in that race and he comes with risks attached after that.
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5th

2

3rd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

13:05 Carlisle

Beep Beep Burrow

11st 0lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Quite promising bumper debut when fifth of 13 at Doncaster (good) in January but his next two bumper runs were very disappointing and it's hard to know what to expect from him on this seasonal/hurdle debut.

14/1

9th

4

24th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

17:07 Hexham

Beep Beep Burrow

11st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Made an encouraging start when fifth of 13 at Doncaster (2m, good) in January but he was pulled up in similar conditions there (2-1 favourite) the following month; was reported to have lost his action in that race and he comes with risks attached after that.

14/1

2

22nd Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

16:45 Doncaster

Beep Beep Burrow

11st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

took keen hold, midfield

5/2

Form: 148 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a good start under rules when justifying favouritism at Sedgefield (soft) in December but he's been vulnerable under penalty in both runs since and was only eighth of nine at Ayr last time; opposable.
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6

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:47 Cartmel

Judicial Review

10st 7lb

J: Leah Noreci

T: James Moffatt

Gained all three chase wins at this track (2m5f-3m1f); bounced back from two lacklustre efforts when staying on to go close here (3m1f, good; usual tongue-tie/blinkers left off) on Saturday and remains well handicapped but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again; wears cheekpieces for first time since 2024.

6/1

2nd

9

18th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:21 Cartmel

Judicial Review

10st 7lb

J: Leah Noreci

T: James Moffatt

Gained all three chase wins at this track (2m5f-3m1f) and has slipped to a dangerous mark but looked out of sorts on both starts here last month (2m5f/3m1f) and now has questions to answer.

10/1

4

28th Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:55 Cartmel

Judicial Review

10st 12lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Moffatt

Three of his four wins have been here, including in this race off 4lb lower last season; fair run when sixth here in May; disappointing when tailed off here on Friday (2m5f, good) but he twice bounced back last summer after two-day breaks.

10/1

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of a soft-ground Irish point on his debut in January before being bought for £130,000 the following month; out of a French chase winning (2m1f/2m4f) half-sister to a bumper winner and he's an interesting contender on his rules debut.
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13

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

14:05 Wetherby

Ismael

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Kevin Frost

prominent early, niggled along and in touch with leaders after 1st

20/1

13

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

14:05 Wetherby

Ismael

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Kevin Frost

prominent early, niggled along and in touch with leaders after 1st

20/1

5

1st Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

12:28 Southwell

Ismael

11st 3lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Kevin Frost

ran in snatches, prominent early, slow jump and dropped to midfield 5th

10/1

Form: 86

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Improved on his debut effort when a 6l sixth at Southwell (good to soft) 12 days ago but this is a stronger race and he needs another major step forward.
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9th

13

17th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 100y

18:15 Kilbeggan

Araglen Star

10st 13lb

J: Diarmuid Moloney

T: S M O’Donoghue

prominent, no impression before 4 out

25/1

12th

17

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 120y

17:05 Cork

Araglen Star

10st 13lb

J: John Shinnick

T: S M O’Donoghue

midfield, slow jump 3rd

33/1

12th

17

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 120y

17:05 Cork

Araglen Star

10st 13lb

J: John Shinnick

T: S M O’Donoghue

midfield, slow jump 3rd

33/1

Form: 4

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has several bumper winners in his striking pedigree but he made a low-key debut when fourth of five over C&D (heavy) last month; was beaten 44l in that race and he needs a transformation on his second start.
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14

13th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

15:20 Ayr

Swedish Icon

11st 9lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Ruth Jefferson

Well beaten in two Hexham bumpers last spring and also when 200-1 for hurdle debut at Newcastle (2m6f, heavy) in December.

100/1

7th

5

14th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:05 Newcastle

Swedish Icon

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

There's potential in his pedigree and a market check is advised now up in trip on hurdle debut, but he was tailed off in his two bumpers in the spring (2m, heavy/soft) and needs to be an entirely different proposition.

33/1

13th

13

24th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

17:07 Hexham

Swedish Icon

11st 2lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Ruth Jefferson

Has several bumper winners in his striking pedigree but he made a low-key debut when fourth of five over C&D (heavy) last month; was beaten 44l in that race and he needs a transformation on his second start.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (RPR 72), half-sister to winners Like A Prayer (1m AW) and Come On Girl (6f AW), is granddaughter of 1m2f Listed winner; has quite a bit of speed in his Flat pedigree and this looks a tough starting point in a bumper.
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14th

12

24th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

17:07 Hexham

Saint Percy

11st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

First foal; dam 6f 2yo winner (RPR 72), half-sister to winners Like A Prayer (1m AW) and Come On Girl (6f AW), is granddaughter of 1m2f Listed winner; has quite a bit of speed in his Flat pedigree and this looks a tough starting point in a bumper.

66/1

Form: 33

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has finished placed in both her starts but she didn't improve with her staying-on third at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) last month and she needs to kick on to make a serious impact here.
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7th

9

31st Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

14:44 Market Rasen

Touch Of A Dragon

11st 6lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

Third in a couple of bumpers; improved on hurdles debut run when a close third at Newcastle last time (2m, heavy); a contender.

8/1

3rd

6

15th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:40 Newcastle

Touch Of A Dragon

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

in touch with leaders, raced in second before 4th

20/1

7th

11

11th Oct 2023

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

14:20 Sedgefield

Touch Of A Dragon

10st 10lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 3 out

5/2

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Payout
Exacta £84.10
Straight Forecast £69.67
Trifecta £802.10

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Paddy O'Mahler

SPOTLIGHT:

Ismael

RP Ratings:

Boldog

Daily Record:

Chance The Robin

POSTDATA:

Paddy O'Mahler

The Guardian:

Paddy O'Mahler

Daily Mail:

Paddy O'Mahler

D Express:

Paddy O'Mahler

Daily Mirror:

Paddy O'Mahler

Telegraph:

Ismael

The Star:

Ismael

The Times:

Boldog

The Sun:

Boldog