Hexham 4.05
By Irish Racing (MG)
Hexham 4.05 Novice Handicap Chase - Class 5 - 14 run - 3 miles.
I think it's worth taking on Speak of The Devil and Peters Portrait here and like The Advisor, I think a horse from Sam England ridden by husband Jonathon, has a great chance of winning.
MAMOO is perfectly suited by this long distance trip, runs off a nice mark and the cheek-pieces return which I have to see as a positive . Costly Dream who produced a 40/1 shock here last time, just pipping one of ours at similar big Odds in to 2nd place, will be a danger, but just a hunch that the win was a bit of a fluke on a day when everything fell in to place.
A pair of ex Pointers at decent Yards at the bottom of the market are Commanding Spirit @ 33/1 and The Cattlejobber @ 20/1, both have something to find under Rules but the P2P form is there so a small side bet with some loose change if you can get 25/1 + would be a fun bet.
I do though think that APTLY PUT who has run well enough in Hurdle Races and who also has some 3 mile P2P back form, is a stronger contender from that genre, and will be a Tracker bet.
TIP - MAMOO / Tracker - Aptly Put