March 14 / 15.10 Hexham

15.10

Heavy

Betting.Bet Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 4f 28y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Betting.Bet Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 1-42 C

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won his bumper here on heavy ground; not at his best in a 2m4f maiden here but proved that run to be all wrong when narrowly beaten by his talented market rival over 2m3f at Carlisle (heavy), finishing miles clear of the remainder; has a bright future and should be winning this.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

1

30th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Carlisle

Clovis Island

12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Heavy-ground bumper winner; made a meal of justifying short odds in a Hexham maiden 16 days ago (2m4f, heavy) and only one other rival completed; perhaps better judged on his superior effort here the time before and he brings potential into handicaps, especially at this trip.

11/8

1st

3

14th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

15:10 Hexham

Clovis Island

11st 7lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Won his bumper here on heavy ground; not at his best in a 2m4f maiden here but proved that run to be all wrong when narrowly beaten by his talented market rival over 2m3f at Carlisle (heavy), finishing miles clear of the remainder; has a bright future and should be winning this.

1/4

2nd

2

19th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

14:30 Carlisle

Clovis Island

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

disputed lead, led narrowly 4th, briefly headed 6th, led again 7th, lost position after 3 out

7/2

Form: 363

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third in a bumper here in October but beaten 39l and 25l in his two hurdles; needs to step up.
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7th

3

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

12:20 Hexham

Rock Steady Eddie

11st 13lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

towards rear, headway and midfield after 5th, weakened after 2 out

16/1

7th

3

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

12:20 Hexham

Rock Steady Eddie

11st 13lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

towards rear, headway and midfield after 5th, weakened after 2 out

16/1

8th

7

12th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

13:55 Hexham

Rock Steady Eddie

11st 6lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

midfield, in touch with leaders 6th

25/1

Form: P

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Jumped moderately and was pulled up when 125-1 for a 2m3f novice hurdle at Wetherby; blinkers are soon turned to.
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3

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

14:15 Wetherby

Black Bart

11st 2lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Chris Grant

10,000euros yearling; third foal; unraced dam from useful family; market check advised on debut but he may be one for further down the line.

25/1

Form: 48

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Joined Nick Alexander after finishing second in a soft-ground Irish point in October; it's been a low-key start under rules and he can be taken on.
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15

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

13:35 Newcastle

Boolamore Classic

10st 3lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won an Ayr handicap 13 months ago when visored for the first time so there's hope that the new blinkers might have a similar effect; risky enough, though.

25/1

7

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

19:40 Hexham

Boolamore Classic

10st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won in first-time visor at Ayr (2m5f, soft) in January but he's taken two backward steps since and was a well-held fifth at Ayr (3m, soft) last time; bit to prove again and he needs to find some extra reserves of stamina.

9/1

7

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

19:40 Hexham

Boolamore Classic

10st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won in first-time visor at Ayr (2m5f, soft) in January but he's taken two backward steps since and was a well-held fifth at Ayr (3m, soft) last time; bit to prove again and he needs to find some extra reserves of stamina.

9/1

Form: 93

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner; tailed off in a maiden hunter chase on final run there; shaped quite nicely on stable debut in a 2m4f novice at Sedgefield (soft) and could have needed that run after a lengthy break; probably the best alternative to Clovis Island.
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6

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Time Was

10st 9lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: Philip Kirby

0-19 under rules but returned from a break with a clear second over C&D (good to soft) in November and made the frame on all three subsequent appearances; returns from another break today; can make her presence felt.

9/2

4th

6

24th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Time Was

10st 7lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: Philip Kirby

9yo who is 0-18 under rules but running well this season, finishing third at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) last time; might not be far away.

11/2

Form: 73

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten a distance on two visits to Wetherby, in a bumper and novice hurdle (soft both times); another minor role looks on the cards.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

14

8th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

14:10 Kelso

Para Handy

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 8th, outpaced before 3 out, soon no impression

66/1

9th

14

8th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

14:10 Kelso

Para Handy

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 8th, outpaced before 3 out, soon no impression

66/1

6

14th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

15:10 Hexham

Para Handy

10st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

Beaten a distance on two visits to Wetherby, in a bumper and novice hurdle (soft both times); another minor role looks on the cards.

25/1

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