Race cards · Sat 16 Jun
Saturday 16 June · Hexham, England
15:20 St Martins Care Novices' Chase
- Distance
- 2m 4f 15y
- Going
- Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 9800
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
When last seen over fences, THE UNIT was pitched into the Pendil at Kempton and emerged with credit after chasing home Cyrname. Since then, he has finished in mid-division in a couple of really competitive handicap hurdles, and this appears an excellent opportunity for him. It isn't a penalty kick, though, because Jacks Last Hope was smart over the smaller obstacles himself and got on the scoresheet in this sphere at Perth last month. Sigurd and Loch Linnhe can fight it out for third.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unit | 3/2327-8 | Wayne Hutchinson | A King | 10 12 | 4-9 | |
| 2 | Jacks Last Hope | 15127-1 | B S Hughes | C Grant | 11 4 | 2-1 | |
| 3 | Loch Linnhe | 2/62P-1P | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford | 11 4 | 17-2 | |
| 4 | Bafana Blue | P49-816 | Dale Irving | M A Barnes | 11 4 | 14-1 | |
| 5 | Sigurd | 381/0-93 | Thomas Dowson | Miss J E Foster | 10 12 | 12-1 | |
| 6 | Arizona Bound | 9552U-9 | Callum Bewley | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 10 12 | 25-1 | |
| 7 | Hard Knocks | 26-P | Alison Clarke | Kenny Johnson | 10 12 | 50-1 | |
| - | Leonasisland | PP0-P | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd | 10 12 | 50-1 |