Race cards · Wed 9 Dec
Wednesday 9 December · Hexham, England
12:25 Follow Hexham Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 4f 28y
- Going
- Heavy (Soft in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 7463
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
BUSHYPARK has been well placed to score runaway victories the last twice and Phil Kirby could have found his thriving six-year-old the perfect opportunity to notch up a quick-fire hat-trick here. He escapes a penalty for his most recent success at Haydock, which came in a conditional jockeys' contest, and the drop back in trip is unlikely to inconvenience the in-form gelding who has relished the testing conditions of late. Stablemate Romeo Brown has been given a chance by the handicapper and is respected, while Article Fifty unseated his rider on his reappearance but before was a winner on his final start of last season.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushypark | 5-60811 | Thomas Dowson | P A Kirby | 11 0 | 1-4 | |
| 2 | Itsnotyouitsme | 2253-67 | Ross Chapman | M A Barnes | 11 10 | 12-1 | |
| 3 | Gelboe De Chanay | 55-0009 | Alain Cawley | B Haslam | 11 12 | 40-1 | |
| 4 | Loughermore | P/5-6443 | Amie Waugh | S Waugh | 11 10 | 8-1 | |
| 5 | The Pine Martin | 612/033- | Joe Colliver | Micky Hammond | 10 0 | 33-1 | |
| 6 | Toi Storey | 17-78P0 | C O'Farrell | R Menzies | 11 4 | 14-1 | |
| - | Article Fifty | 5FP41-U | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 11 13 | 66-1 | |
| - | Romeo Brown | 5P2-659 | Sean Quinlan | P A Kirby | 11 7 | 9-1 | |
| - | Velkera | 1/357-07 | Sam Coltherd | A Nicol | 11 1 | 125-1 | |
| NR | Kauto D'amour | 25142-8 | Ryan Mania | J Parkinson & S Smith | 11 12 |