18:22 Hexham 13 Mar 2025
Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Handicap Chase
Class 5 | 5YO plus
Winner £5,255 - 11 ran
off the pace in 6th, left in 5th place 8th, slightly hampered by loose horse before 10th, went 3rd home turn, took 2nd turning in, 3 lengths down last, closed on tiring/idling leader to lead towards finish
close 3rd, went 2nd before 8th, led 3 out, 3 lengths ahead last, tired/idled run-in, headed towards finish
raced in 5th, not fluent 4th, left in 3rd place 8th, dropped to 4th and hit 10th, 3rd again briefly before mistake 3 out, took 3rd again before the last, plugged on, not pace to threaten
off the pace towards rear, plugged on past weakening rival run-in
off the pace in 4th, went 3rd before 10th until dropped to 4th briefly before 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened into 4th before last, weakened into 6th run-in
off the pace in 6th, never involved
tracked leader, led 4th until 3 out, weakened quickly after next
in rear, jumped slowly 2nd , never a factor, tailed off
off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off
led and soon clear, mistake 3rd, headed before 5th, chased leader until before 6th where mistake and pulled up quickly soon after
held up in last trio, mistake and unseated rider 8th
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Replay: 18:22 Hexham 13th Mar 2025
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Heavy | 5 | Largy Train | 7 | 12 0 | 95 | P3P561 | 20 days | H Hogarth (88 miles) | Danny McMenamin | 10/ 3 | 6:23.90 | |
| 2023 | Heavy | 11 | Ex S'elance | 9 | 10 5 | 77 | 473011 | 18 days | V Thompson (45 miles) | T Dowson | 11/ 2 | 6:01.84 | |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 13 | Croagh Patrick | 7 | 10 12 | 86 | 572362 | 11 days | S England (117 miles) | Jonathan England | 11/ 8 | 5:17.20 | |
| 2021 | Soft | 10 | Cash Again | 9 | 12 1 | 102 | 7-P2461 | 86 days | B Haslam (58 miles) | William Marshall | 9/ 2 | 5:34.91 | |
| 2019 | Heavy | 8 | Solid Strike | 11 | 11 12 | 100 | 363-572 | 6 days | Paul Collins (79 miles) | Brian Hughes | 11/ 8 | 5:35.85 | |
| 2018 | Heavy | 7 | Mr Witmore | 8 | 10 7 | 75 | 335U42 | 7 days | Kenny Johnson (24 miles) | Henry Brooke | 3/ 1 | 6:08.40 |