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Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)
Class 4, 2m4f (2m4f28y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, £5,888, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD (GoingStick: 7.0)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Light Rain
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Conquer The Breeze heads our ratings on 107 and is the one to side with in this 20-furlong Class 4 at Hexham, with the good ground posing no obvious concern. He is only a point ahead of Kool Raoul on 106, so the margin is narrow, but that still makes him the top-rated runner in a field where four others are bunched on 102. Kool Raoul is the chief danger, with Lester Mail and Codger's Rock best of the pack behind him, while Mickthesoldier looks outclassed on 87. Conquer The Breeze gets the nod with confidence.
Runners
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol 0/5
Conquer The Breeze arrives with four wins in his last six starts, including a second last time out, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 168 lb after 34 days off is the one query, but our top-rated runner is the one to beat.
- Sire
- War Command (USA)
- Dam
- Dancing With Stars (IRE) by Where Or When
- Owner
- Miss Hazel Crichton
- Foaled
- 16 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Seahouses, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Sean Bowen
Cian Collins 0/8
Codger's Rock arrives in rising form, third last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Quick back-out just two days later is the main risk, along with 164 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Fascinating Rock (IRE)
- Dam
- Codger's Gift (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- John Breslin Mike Larkin
- Foaled
- 10 May 2021
- Stable
- Navan, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/19
Fifth last time out and a third five starts back, Kool Raoul has run over today's trip and going before, and with our figures ranking him second of nine he's a leading danger off 161 lb. The risk is a 190-day absence, as he's yet to win in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Great Pretender (IRE)
- Dam
- Douma Desbois (FR) by Smadoun
- Owner
- The County Set
- Foaled
- 6 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 19 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford 1/12
Unplaced last time out and off for 207 days since, and a fifth two starts back, Forest Blaze is hard to fancy, though he was second three starts back and again five starts back, and has run over today's trip and going. A weight of 160 lb doesn't help, and our figures rank him seventh of nine.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Ixora (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- M Blades Craggs Clark And Cambridge
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Callum Bewley
Ian Duncan 0/0
Winless in his last five, The Jeweller's Pet signed off with a second last time out and a third before that, but he returns after 239 days off and carries 159 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our figures rank him eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Libertarian (GB)
- Dam
- Westies Pet (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Ronald Lilley
- Foaled
- 10 May 2019
- Stable
- Coylton, Ayrshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 100
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley 0/2
Well Educated has been going close, with a second last time out and four runner-up finishes in his last six, and he's fresh enough after 18 days, having run over today's trip and going. Yet to win in that spell, he carries 156 lb off 96, which looks a hefty burden for a midfield type.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Collegeofknowledge (GB) by Presenting
- Owner
- Annett And Mandle
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Colby, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander 0/4
Lester Mail has been consistent, finishing fourth last time out, fourth two starts back and a fifth three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 102 sits well above his official 95. The risk is a 167-day absence, and he is yet to win in recent starts while carrying 155 lb.
- Sire
- Great Pretender (IRE)
- Dam
- Queenly Mail (FR) by Medaaly
- Owner
- Dr J Walker
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Miss Rebekah Duffy (7)
Susan Corbett 0/7
Third last time out and only 18 days ago, Les's Legacy is fit and has run over today's trip and going, but he's yet to win in his last five starts and a fifth and an eighth before that show his limits. Carrying 152 lb off 92, he looks a mid-pack type, though our rating of 102 hints at a little more.
- Sire
- Kutub (IRE)
- Dam
- Morning With Ivan (IRE) by Ivan Denisovich
- Owner
- Tweed Valley Racing Susan Corbett
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Otterburn, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby 1/13
Mickthesoldier is winless in his last five, though a fourth last time out and a third two starts back show some consistency, and he has run on today's going before. A 148-day absence and 144 lb are hard to overlook, and our rating ranks him last of nine.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Tornic Arc (IRE) by Arcadio
- Owner
- P Kirby
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2018
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.