14:20 Hexham tips
Novice Hurdleclass 42mgood9 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Bogha Baiste just shades it from Dark Tide Rising on the size of its price drops.
Novice Hurdle over 2m on good going. Bogha Baiste and Dark Tide Rising separate by very little. We rate 8 of the 9 declared; the other 1 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Dark Tide Rising
Jack Hogan / Tom George
1.8/1
- Averages a 53% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Quick turnaround at 8 days against its usual 24.
under 2/1: 44.5% win, 68.7% frame (865 tracked)
3
Rock Armour
Joshua Thompson / David Thompson
21/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 21% drop.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.
Not rated: Get On Son — too little recent form to judge.