15:52 Hexham tips
Handicap Hurdleclass 52m7½fgood11 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Crafty Gael is our pick, though After Many Days is not far behind. It edges it on coming back at its right interval.
Handicap Hurdle over 2m7½f on good going. Crafty Gael heads our ratings. We have enough recent form to rate all 11 declared.
How we rate the field
2
After Many Days
Stan Sheppard / Henry Daly
7/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 36% drop.
- Back after 198 days, well beyond its usual 38-day gap.
5/1 to 8/1: 12.7% win, 29.5% frame (684 tracked)