October 14 / 14.45 Hexham

14.45

Heavy

Falcons Events Proudly Support Hexham Racecourse Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £8370.38
  • 2m 4f 15y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Falcons Events Proudly Support Hexham Racecourse Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 212-11 C

Last run: 133 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Beat a total of only three rivals when winning two 3m chases in the soring (both on good, one here) but is probably still on a workable mark and ought to cope pretty well with today's much slower conditions; contender if ready to roll after 133-day break.
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2nd

2

9th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 4

16:00 Carlisle

Universal Folly

11st 13lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

in touch with leaders, headway and prominent 13th, pressed winner before last, stayed on

33/1

6th

2

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Universal Folly

12st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

midfield, outpaced before 5 out, no impression after 4 out

20/1

6th

2

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Universal Folly

12st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

midfield, outpaced before 5 out, no impression after 4 out

20/1

11/2

  • Place: £3.90

Form: 24/23/ D

Last run: 654 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner for Sandy Thomson in 2020 and placed in all three chases for that stable (once on heavy ground) but this first run for Stuart Coltherd comes after a 654-day absence.
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3

7th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

16:40 Ayr

Overcourt

11st 10lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Stuart Coltherd

Winless over fences but he wasn't disgraced when fourth of seven in C&D handicap 24 days ago; possibilities off a 3lb lower mark.

20/1

4th

4

11th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

14:10 Ayr

Overcourt

11st 7lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Stuart Coltherd

didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, lost position and towards rear 8th

20/1

4th

4

11th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

14:10 Ayr

Overcourt

11st 7lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Stuart Coltherd

didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, lost position and towards rear 8th

20/1

Form: 12- D BF

Last run: 296 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner in April 2022 and scored over hurdles at Ayr (2m4f, soft) on rules debut last November; not seen since finishing second there (2m5f, good to soft) the following month but switches to fences with significant potential.
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6

17th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

17:00 Kelso

Step Above

11st 5lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Off since recording a good second in 2m4f Ayr handicap chase in March but he has run well off a break so can't be discounted; visor goes back on too.

7/1

2nd

2

7th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

16:40 Ayr

Step Above

11st 11lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Posted a good fourth over C&D in January, but fell heavily back here 24 days ago; ought to be thereabouts in his bid for a first victory in this sphere.

11/4

5

11th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

14:10 Ayr

Step Above

11st 5lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

held up in rear

7/1

Form: 7-P5P4 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Won two low-grade handicap hurdles here last year (2m7f, good/good to soft) but this year's chasing form is very uninspiring and she's 25lb out of the weights today.
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1st

8

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:20 Hexham

West Lawn

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: James Walton

0-19 over fences and has struggled in her last two starts, both over C&D; being 9lb wrong in the handicap doesn't help.

50/1

6th

12

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:45 Hexham

West Lawn

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: James Walton

Point/hurdle winner but 0-18 over fences; good second in a four-runner mares' handicap chase at Catterick in February (3m1f, soft) but pulled up last time.

12/1

9

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

14:41 Hexham

West Lawn

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: James Walton

Yet to get her head in front over fences but she posted a good second of four in 3m1f Catterick handicap last month; both her hurdling wins came here too, so she's not out of things.

9/1

Form: 326-24 D BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Ran well from the front when second over C&D (good to soft) in May but was disappointing favourite at Sedgefield 11 days ago and is now 0-9 over fences; may benefit from refitted cheekpieces and/or tongue-tie here and should handle the ground but has a point to prove.
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7th

8

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:00 Listowel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 7lb

J: Kevin A Murphy

T: Ian O’Connor

Five wins when trained in UK but pulled-up in a point and two chases last thrice and not easy to fancy after a break.

66/1

1

27th Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 0y

15:42 Clonmel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Ian O’Connor

Winner of two bumpers (in 2020) and three races over jumps for Brian Ellison, the most recent in a 2m5f handicap chase at Cartmel last summer, pulled up in a point-to-point at Kildorrery on first start for Ian O'Connor; best watched.

20/1

4

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

17:50 Market Rasen

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 8lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Brian Ellison

Kelso and Cartmel 2m5f-2m6f chase wins have been gained from two of his three lowest ever marks; work to do back up 5lb and there's pace rivalry if a repeat of last time's all-the-way tactics is planned.

7/2

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Payout
Exacta £23.40
Straight Forecast £24.55
Trifecta £49.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

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RP RATINGS:

Tupelo Mississippi

Daily Mirror:

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The Guardian:

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Daily Record:

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The Sun:

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TOPSPEED:

Tupelo Mississippi

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Tupelo Mississippi