Race cards · Sat 8 May
Saturday 8 May · Hexham, England
16:30 Britains Most Scenic Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 7f 63y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 6000
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
TARA MILL has filled the runner-up spot on his last two starts over 2m4f, at this track and at Sedgefield. He has shaped as though the step up to this trip could suit and he is the one to side with. Atomic Angel appeared to appreciate the rise to this sort of distance when third at Newcastle, while War Down Under and The Wise Traveller are others to note. Paul Nicholls has only sent one runner to Hexham in the last five years, which won, so Grange Road is well worth paying attention to.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grange Road | 563/ | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls | 11 4 | 2-1 | |
| 2 | Lalochezia | 63- | Oakley Brown | Justin Landy | 11 4 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Atomic Angel | 4663- | Sam Coltherd | S Corbett | 10 11 | 14-1 | |
| 4 | Shaughnessy | 5F874-V | Theo Gillard | Mrs A C Hamilton | 11 4 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Tara Mill | 5337/22- | Callum Bewley | S England | 11 4 | 9-4 | |
| - | Deep Charm | 36P- | Sean Quinlan | W Coltherd | 11 4 | 50-1 | |
| - | Eveque | 800/057- | Ross Chapman | Mrs J Walton | 11 4 | 100-1 | |
| - | Mr Jv | 69P8- | Thomas Dowson | J C Haynes | 11 4 | 300-1 | |
| - | The Wise Traveller | 19- | B S Hughes | C E Longsdon | 11 4 | 33-1 | |
| - | War Down Under | U6- | Henry Brooke | S R B Crawford | 11 4 | 33-1 | |
| - | Fair Minx | 54/0P5-V | Ryan Mania | A M Thomson | 10 11 | 14-1 | |
| NR | Teals Lad | 0PPPP/P- | Tom Midgley | A D Brown | 11 4 |