Hexham
17:20
Visit attheraces.com Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div I)
Hexham Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m Type: NH Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.60 Place: £1.10 £2.20 £1.80 Exacta: £10.60 Trifecta: £28.10
Non-Runners: Readysteadybeau (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Dazzling Glory (IRE) N/A Good Dan Skelton 151 lbs 8/11F Won Pulled hard - held up in rear - rapid headway to lead halfway - pushed along 2f out - went clear over 1f out - readily(op 4/7 tchd 4/5)
2nd 6 Release The Kraken (IRE) 9 G Poor Nicky Richards 158 lbs 12/1 2.75 Led - headed halfway - ridden and outpaced 3f out - rallied 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - lost second final stride(tchd 11/1)
3rd 4 Northern Falcon (GB) 7 G Poor Pauline Robson 158 lbs 9/2 0.05 Sweating - took keen hold - held up in last - headway on outer 3f out - pushed along and ran green 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - went second final stride(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
4th 2 Bearhill (GB) N/A Poor J J Lambe 158 lbs 9/2 4.75 Midfield - good headway 3f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
5th 8 Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 8 G AVG Donald Whillans 155 lbs 28/1 4 Took keen hold - tracked leaders - headway 4f out - ridden and outpaced 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 20/1)
6th 1 Are Ya Welll (IRE) N/A Poor Neil Mechie 158 lbs 50/1 1.75 Close up - ridden over 2f out - weakening when bit short of room and hampered over 1f out(op 28/1)
7th 3 Harry Go (GB) N/A Poor Micky Hammond 158 lbs 50/1 5 Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and no impression from 3f out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
8th 7 Scots Poet (GB) 9 G AVG Alistair Whillans 158 lbs 12/1 0.2 Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4f out - ridden 3f out - weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding ran green on the bend turning into the home straight)(op 22/1)
9th 10 Songbird's Tale (GB) N/A Poor Paul Collins 151 lbs 150/1 1.25 Held up in rear - ridden and no impression from over 4f out(tchd 125/1)