May 13 / 15.25 Hexham

15.25

Good To Soft

Paxton’s Are Case IH’s No 1 Dealer Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)

  • Prize money: £3593.1
  • 3m 0f 41y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Paxton’s Are Case IH’s No 1 Dealer Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2/229-

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Multiple point winner who has finished runner-up in the last two renewals of this (only two completed in 2021) and it was always going to be tough over the big fences at Aintree last time (100-1).
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

3

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 3

17:10 Kelso

Matts Commission

12st 1lb

J: Mr Jack Teal

T: Jack Teal

held up in rear

5/1

5th

3

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 3

17:10 Kelso

Matts Commission

12st 1lb

J: Mr Jack Teal

T: Jack Teal

Prolific winning pointer; off the mark under rules at Hexham in May last year (3m, good to soft); patchy form since though and well beaten at Hexham last time.

5/1

3rd

2

22nd Apr 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:05 Hexham

Matts Commission

12st 0lb

J: Mr Jack Teal

T: Jack Teal

Prolific winning pointer who won a maiden hunter chase over C&D last May (good to soft); goes on soft ground; one to consider.

9/2

2/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
One of the favourites along with eventual winner Vent D'automne when unseating mid-race in a point back in March; has won her next four and looks one of the main players.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

2nd May 2025

Good

3m 1f 56y

Class 4

18:55 Cheltenham

Cullin Hills

11st 11lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: W J Milburn

led, 1 length ahead last, stayed on run-in, headed final stride

2/1

2nd

1

2nd May 2025

Good

3m 1f 56y

Class 4

18:55 Cheltenham

Cullin Hills

11st 11lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: W J Milburn

led, 1 length ahead last, stayed on run-in, headed final stride

2/1

1st

6

14th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:48 Hexham

Cullin Hills

11st 5lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: W J Milburn

Milenary mare shaped well on her hunter chase debut when runner-up over C&D in May 2023; this multiple scorer from the pointing field also posted two solid third placings in that sphere last month too; big shout.

2/1

33/1

  • Place: £5.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only a 6yo and his latest third was his best run yet in a point; still opposable.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

15:25 Hexham

Whateveryousay

12st 0lb

J: Mr Philip Lawrence

T: R Wilkinson

Only a 6yo and his latest third was his best run yet in a point; still opposable.

33/1

Form: 77P5P-

Last run: 201 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Very limited under rules; competitive when running out in his latest point but he's opposable.
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No / Draw
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7th

8

4th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:05 Hexham

So Be It

11st 4lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: William Young Jnr

Yet to win in 12 attempts over fences (and in 14 runs pointing) but fair second in a C&D handicap off this mark last time (good); each-way chance.

14/1

2nd

6

15th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:27 Hexham

So Be It

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: William Young Jnr

0-16 under rules; on a handy mark based on 2023 form but hard to fancy judged on his recent form in points.

25/1

6th

7

28th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

14:04 Kelso

So Be It

10st 13lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: William Young Jnr

led, headed but prominent 12th, outpaced and dropped to last 4 out, soon weakened

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has been running well in his recent points but he's only 2-34 in that scene and this is a belated debut under rules.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

1

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

15:25 Hexham

Design Plan

12st 0lb

J: Mr Lyall Hodgins

T: Miss J R Richards

Has been running well in his recent points but he's only 2-34 in that scene and this is a belated debut under rules.

11/1

Form: /9/3P/

Last run: 1154 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Making his debut over regulation fences but he's a prolific pointer who has won his last three, the latest unchallenged by a distance; solid claims.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

6

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

15:25 Hexham

Vent Dautomne

12st 0lb

J: Unknown

T: Paul Frank

Making his debut over regulation fences but he's a prolific pointer who has won his last three, the latest unchallenged by a distance; solid claims.

4/1

Form: /62/P/

Last run: 735 days

W: 12st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner but beaten in a match last time and before then he finished well behind Design Plan.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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2nd

3

3rd Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 3

13:45 Hexham

Matthew Man

10st 5lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: James Walton

set steady pace, jumped right on occasions, slow jump 4th, not fluent 12th, pushed along when faced challenge before last, ridden and headed run-in, stayed on

25/1

2

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

15:25 Hexham

Matthew Man

12st 0lb

J: Mr Joe Wright

T: James Walton

Dual point winner but beaten in a match last time and before then he finished well behind Design Plan.

20/1

Form: 87/02-

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Has been improving in points and ran well to finish second in a 2m7f hunter chase at Kelso (good) last month, only just missing out; should have some say.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

7

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

20:40 Cartmel

Torngat

12st 0lb

J: Mr Thomas Greenwood

T: T Greenwood

Won two points in 2023 but has been out of form this year and faces a tough assignment here; cheekpieces refitted.

50/1

7th

7

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

20:40 Cartmel

Torngat

12st 0lb

J: Mr Thomas Greenwood

T: T Greenwood

Won two points in 2023 but has been out of form this year and faces a tough assignment here; cheekpieces refitted.

50/1

Form: 0970/P

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Pulled up last week at Cheltenham when 100-1; held by Cullin Hills on a recent point clash.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

9

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:00 Kelso

Red Opium

11st 7lb

J: Miss Rosie Howarth

T: Miss S Coward

Pulled up in two hunter chases last spring but has largely been in good form in points this year (in the frame four times) and seems versatile regarding ground; can make her presence felt.

7/2

4th

9

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:00 Kelso

Red Opium

11st 7lb

J: Miss Rosie Howarth

T: Miss S Coward

Pulled up in two hunter chases last spring but has largely been in good form in points this year (in the frame four times) and seems versatile regarding ground; can make her presence felt.

7/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.50
Straight Forecast £4.25
Trifecta £67.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cullin Hills

POSTDATA:

Matts Commission

Daily Mail:

Vent D'automne

Telegraph:

Design Plan

The Times:

Cullin Hills

D Express:

Cullin Hills

Daily Mirror:

Cullin Hills

The Star:

Cullin Hills

Daily Record:

Cullin Hills

The Guardian:

Matts Commission

The Sun:

Matts Commission