Race cards · Fri 8 Nov
Friday 8 November · Hexham, England
14:45 Sidgwick Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 1m 7f 133y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 12650
- Runners
- 4
Race preview
The Churchill Lad pipped Caithness over C&D, with Dream Jet back in third, before finding only one too strong when attempting to follow up at Carlisle. There is more to come from him, but a chance is taken on the fitness of ONE MORE STROKE. Donald McCain's five-year-old was a promising novice hurdler earlier in the year and lost little in defeat on his handicap debut at Newcastle. He has the potential to make up into a much better chaser, certainly one who is capable of handling a mark of 115.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Jet | 212433 | Craig Nichol | B Ellison | 10 11 | 5-2 | |
| 2 | The Churchill Lad | 673312 | Ross Chapman | R Menzies | 11 13 | 5-4 | |
| 3 | One More Stroke | 22/2113- | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 11 9 | 3-1 | |
| - | Ballyfort | 3/5635-0 | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 11 1 | 8-1 | |
| NR | Caithness | 3606-32 | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 12 1 |