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17:30 Hexham 11 Oct 2025

Touch And Try Trophy Novices' Hurdle

GBB Race | Class 4 | 4YO plus

Winner £4,901 - 8 ran

2m 48y

Good

Draw Advantage: None

Position
Dist Btn
Horse
SP
Age / Wt
OR
Jockey / Trainer
1
5/6 Fav
5 11-2
 - 

keen, made all, hit 3 out, shaken up before last, faced challenges flat, kept on well

D R Fox

L Russell & M Scudamore

2
1
11/2
4 11-8
112

midfield, going okay when not fluent 2 out, shaken up in behind leaders before last, went second final strides, ran on

R P McLernon

B Haslam

3
shd
11/2
6 11-2
110

chased winner, shaken up after 2 out, ridden to challenge flat, soon edged left, kept on but lost second final strides

Jamie Hamilton

M Walford

4
1
9/4 2Fav
5 10-11
115

raced in third, not fluent 2nd, pushed along before last where not fluent, kept on run in but not pace to challenge

Shane Fenelon (5)

Mickey Bowen

5
10
150/1
6 11-2
 - 

in touch, shaken up before 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and brief headway before last, weakened flat

Ross Chapman

C Grant

6
3¾
33/1
5 11-2
 - 

wore earplugs, midfield, jumped right when not fluent 5th, mistake next, ridden along rounding home turn, weakening when blundered last, soon no extra

Danny McMenamin

N G Richards

7
6½
66/1
4 10-12
 - 

held up in rear, always behind

Tom Midgley (3)

M Walford

8
10
200/1
6 11-2
 - 

lacked fluency throughout, in rear, lost touch before last

Sean Quinlan

Mrs Dianne Sayer

Winning Time: 4m 14.03s Last Updated: 29 Oct 2025 02:33:07

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Future Form

Previous winners
Year Going Ran Winner Draw Age Weight OR Form Last run Trainer (Distance) Jockey SP Time
2024 Soft 14 Battle Born Lad 5 11 2 - 32-3 157 days M Walford (103 miles) Jamie Hamilton 11/ 2 4:13.78
2023 Soft 10 Choose A Copper 5 11 2 - UF-2 166 days Miss Lucinda V Russell (126 miles) Derek Fox 2/ 5 4:19.90
2022 Good to Soft 6 She's A Saint 5 10 7 - 1 244 days D Skelton (229 miles) Tristan Durrell 5/ 4 4:07.34
2021 Soft 8 It's Good To Laugh 4 11 4 - 5-91011 16 days J Candlish (168 miles) Sean Quinlan 8/ 13 4:14.10
2020 Good to Soft 14 On The Wild Side 7 10 12 - 316 259 days Dr R Newland & J Insole (233 miles) Charlie Hammond 8/ 1 4:15.10
2019 Soft 11 Miah Grace 4 10 5 - 23 180 days Jedd O'Keeffe (62 miles) Joe Colliver 15/ 2 4:10.60
2018 Soft 13 Simply The Betts 5 11 4 - 13420-1 159 days H Whittington (331 miles) Gavin Sheehan 8/ 11 4:10.90
2017 Heavy 9 Dame Rose 4 10 5 - 5151 191 days R Hobson (268 miles) Danny Cook 2/ 5 4:27.00