Race cards · Fri 10 Nov
Friday 10 November · Hexham, England
13:10 John Smiths Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 48y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 5000
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
BLACK ART has moved around plenty in his short career so far and makes a first start for Sue Smith this time. His conqueror in his Chepstow bumper has gone on to make a pleasing hurdles bow earlier this week and a run to a similar level should be enough to take this contest on his hurdles bow. Silk Or Scarlet wasn't disgraced on his bumper outing and Nick Alexander should have him well schooled for his hurdles bow, while Crixus's Escape should get better the older he gets.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crixus\'s Escape | 7- | B S Hughes | G Boanas | 10 12 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Black Art | 83- | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith | 10 12 | 3-1 | |
| 3 | Handy Hollow | 223 | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr | 10 12 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Diamant de L\'Ouest | 89-67 | C R King | B Ellison | 10 12 | 25-1 | |
| 5 | Prince Dundee | P- | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 10 12 | 5-1 | |
| 6 | Silk Or Scarlet | 3- | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander | 10 12 | 7-1 | |
| 7 | Lawtop Legend | 6-8 | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 10 12 | 100-1 | |
| 8 | Dolly\'s Dot | 7P334P- | Mr Alex Chadwick | V Thompson | 10 5 | 125-1 | |
| - | War Joey | 0-75 | Jamie Hamilton | Mrs A Hamilton | 10 12 | 28-1 |