November 16 / 15.23 Hexham

15.23

Good To Soft

Colin Ritchie Getting Out Stakes Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £4465.72
  • 2m 0f 48y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Colin Ritchie Getting Out Stakes Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 422-31 C

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Placed in three consecutive handicaps in the spring (twice over C&D) and returned from break to win 2m4f maiden here (good to soft) last month; seems versatile regarding ground; ought to be right in the thick of things again.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

1st Jun 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:15 Hexham

Paddy The Horse

11st 5lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

C&D and 2m4f course winner on slow ground; has shown on his last three starts that he is competitive on this mark; each-way player.

4/1

5th

10

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 189y

Class 2

16:00 Kelso

Paddy The Horse

11st 5lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Has rediscovered some form on last two outings, more recently when clear second at Hexham (2m, heavy) last month, and remains well handicapped on past exploits but some of the others appeal more all the same.

14/1

5th

10

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 189y

Class 2

16:00 Kelso

Paddy The Horse

11st 5lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Has rediscovered some form on last two outings, more recently when clear second at Hexham (2m, heavy) last month, and remains well handicapped on past exploits but some of the others appeal more all the same.

14/1

15/2

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 725/

Last run: 688 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Outran 66-1 odds when placed in Catterick novice (2m3f, soft) in December 2020 but not seen over hurdles since a lesser effort later that month; bounced back from some poor Flat runs with a close second last month (1m6f; RPR 66) but still not an easy one to predict on this handicap hurdle debut.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

14

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 4

14:20 Catterick

Bollin Neil

11st 4lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

Eight-time winner here (Flat and jumps) who has been running respectably over further at this venue since November; drop back in trip asks a question but he's impossible to rule out.

7/1

5th

3

(3)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:10 Catterick

Bollin Neil

9st 13lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Prolific winner who arrives seeking a hat-trick, after winning over C&D (soft) and 1m6f (good) here this month; back up a total of 7lb so this looks a tougher assignment but still has pretty strong claims.

9/4

5th

3

(3)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:10 Catterick

Bollin Neil

9st 13lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Prolific winner who arrives seeking a hat-trick, after winning over C&D (soft) and 1m6f (good) here this month; back up a total of 7lb so this looks a tougher assignment but still has pretty strong claims.

9/4

Form: 1531- D

Last run: 222 days

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
2-4 over hurdles last season, the latter win gained in Sedgefield novice (2m1f, good to soft) in April; not seen since two below-par Flat runs in the spring but could quite plausibly have some improvement to come in handicap hurdles.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

10

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

12:20 Hexham

Bonne Vitesse

11st 5lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

took keen hold, prominent, led before 4th, faced challenge and ridden last, headed and no extra inside final 110yds

14/1

2nd

10

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

12:20 Hexham

Bonne Vitesse

11st 5lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

took keen hold, prominent, led before 4th, faced challenge and ridden last, headed and no extra inside final 110yds

14/1

7th

1

(5)

29th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

14:47 Catterick

Bonne Vitesse

10st 0lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

midfield, outpaced and lost ground quickly 4f out, soon no impression

7/2

Form: 126323 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Won Cartmel novice (2m1f, good to soft) by wide margin in June and was placed in good-ground handicaps on his last two outings (2m1f/2m4f); also effective on slow ground; probably won't be far away.
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4

31st May 2023

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

17:50 Cartmel

Battle Of Toro

11st 5lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Only win was in a modest C&D novice last June (good to soft, cheekpieces on for first time); some fair efforts since, including a second off this mark in a C&D handicap in August (good); lacks a recent run, but a chance.

4/1

2

23rd Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Wetherby

Battle Of Toro

11st 7lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Comparatively exposed with a record of just 1-9 over hurdles, the win gained at Cartmel (2m1f, good to soft) in June; however, he's a leading player on the figures back in a novice event and has back class (formerly useful on Flat).

10/1

4th

4

16th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

15:23 Hexham

Battle Of Toro

11st 9lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

prominent, pushed along on turn before last, soon outpaced and beaten, hit last

9/1

Form: 433-5

Last run: 143 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in three Irish maiden hurdles for Gavin Cromwell in March/April, perhaps most notably when third of 20 at Naas (2m, good to yielding) on second occasion, but her stable debut in June was disappointing and we haven't seen her again since; others have much less to prove.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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10

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

14:11 Hexham

Comedaygoday

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Showed promise in 2022 but was then absent until this January when pulled up in handicap at Leicester (200-1); a tongue-tie now goes on; she may be best watched for now.

66/1

10

20th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

15:02 Leicester

Comedaygoday

10st 12lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

0-6 over hurdles and absent since third in mares' novice at Catterick (1m7f, soft) in December 2022; given a chance by the handicapper in the meantime but it's wise to wait for some encouraging signals from the betting.

25/1

3rd

3

28th Dec 2022

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:48 Catterick

Comedaygoday

11st 0lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Ex-Irish; showed promise over hurdles for Gavin Cromwell, but a bit to prove after a couple of lesser runs for current connections.

14/1

Form: 21-117 CD BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won three C&D novice hurdles in a row in March-September (good/good to soft); well-beaten favourite on last month's handicap debut at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) but the return to this track is an obvious plus and he remains of interest.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

8

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Fringill Dike

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Continues to hurtle down the weights but latest 13l defeat at Perth was another unconvincing run.

14/1

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Fringill Dike

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Won four of his first five completed starts over fences (2023/24) but just one success since, a Newton Abbot handicap, and he wasn't finishing his races off last year; 185-day break may have helped but this forecast soft ground raises further doubts.

16/1

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:16 Kempton

Fringill Dike

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Defied higher marks twice last term and commenced current campaign with a creditable effort; not in the same form since, hence dropping in weights; needs a revival.

10/1

Form: 431-41

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Left clear at final fence to score by 10l at Sedgefield (2m3f, good to soft) last month and is now 2-4 for Iain Jardine; evidently in good heart but combination of drop back in trip and switch back to hurdling may not be ideal here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 19y

Class 4

15:38 Newcastle

Half Shot

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Iain Jardine

Has won four chases, latest at Kelso in April (2m7f, good); mixed form since, including fair third back at Kelso last time (3m2f, good); a possible, though perhaps better at further these days.

11/4

2

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 19y

Class 4

15:38 Newcastle

Half Shot

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Iain Jardine

Has won four chases, latest at Kelso in April (2m7f, good); mixed form since, including fair third back at Kelso last time (3m2f, good); a possible, though perhaps better at further these days.

11/4

4th

1

17th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

17:00 Kelso

Half Shot

12st 1lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Iain Jardine

Captured this prize a year ago and in good form until ridden aggressively when tenth in 2m5f Cartmel handicap chase 23 days ago; it would come as no surprise to see him play a major role here.

9/1

Non-runners

Fringill Dike, Half Shot

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £7.50
Straight Forecast £8.00
Trifecta £29.10

Selections

Daily Mail:

Fringill Dike

SPOTLIGHT:

Paddy The Horse

POSTDATA:

Half Shot

The Times:

Battle Of Toro

Daily Record:

Bonne Vitesse

The Sun:

Fringill Dike

The Star:

Fringill Dike

RP Ratings:

Paddy The Horse

Daily Mirror:

Paddy The Horse

Telegraph:

Half Shot

The Guardian:

Half Shot

D Express:

Battle Of Toro