Hexham
18:40
Neigh Way Laura Stewart's 60 Handicap Chase
Hexham Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.60 Place: £2.80 £1.90 £3.20 Exacta: £48.60 Tricast: £392.66 Trifecta: £697.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Cave Hill (GB) 6 G AVG Ian Duncan 143 lbs 8/1 Won Led at steady pace - faced challenges from 2 out - headed home turn - rallied from last - ridden and led again run-in - sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds - just did enough - gamely(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
2nd 7 Am Still Here (IRE) 5 G Poor Nicky Richards 151 lbs 4/1 .5 Midfield - switched left before 5th - good headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - led going best home turn - pushed along and headed run-in - ridden and sustained duel with winner final 110yds - just held(op 7/2)
3rd 8 Follow Your Arrow (FR) 9 G Poor George Bewley 150 lbs 12/1 5 Prominent - challenging 2 out - no extra before last - weakened gradually run-in(op 14/1)
4th 2 Ribeye (GB) 10 G AVG Peter Atkinson 163 lbs 4/1 11 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - prominent 3rd - challenging and going easily 2 out - no extra home turn - weakened quickly before last(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
5th 3 Glentruan (IRE) 9 G Poor Michael Flannery 160 lbs 8/1 2.25 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - some headway from 2 out - no chance before last(op 12/1)
6th 5 Ebony Jade (IRE) 6 G Poor Sam England 157 lbs 50/1 4 In rear - not fluent 1st - some headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
7th 4 Divas Doyen (IRE) 7 M Poor Sandy Forster 158 lbs 13/2 5 In rear throughout(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
8th 10 Derracrin (GB) 8 G Poor Barry Murtagh 142 lbs 16/1 1 In rear - mistake 8th - struggling 4 out - no chance from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
9th 1 Top Of The Bay (IRE) 8 G AVG Sam England 165 lbs 100/30F 17 Mounted on course - prominent early - in touch with leaders 3rd - jumped right and lost ground 12th - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding had boiled over in the preliminaries - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 3/1 and tchd 18/5)
99th 6 Pure Surf (IRE) 9 M AVG Victor Thompson 147 lbs 16/1 - Raced wide - in touch with leaders early - midfield 3rd - lost ground and towards rear 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)