John McConnell has an excellent strike-rate at Hexham so it needs to be very attention-grabbing that he sends only one horse from Stamullen in County Meath throughout to Hexham. McConnell has a 41 per cent return there within the final 5 seasons and with that in thoughts, let’s check out the horse in query beneath.
3.18 Hexham
The horse in query is the frivolously raced Fortune The Courageous, who will carry high weight within the 2m7f novices’ handicap hurdle. The five-year-old was third in a Downpatrick bumper on debut final 12 months earlier than successful a 2m4f bumper at Kilbeggan.
On his return in March, he began his maiden hurdle marketing campaign, and reality be instructed he was bitterly disappointing in three begins in maiden firm, overwhelmed a mixed 94 lengths at journeys starting from 2m to 3m1f.
Nonetheless, for his handicap debut at Punchestown, there was loads of market help for Fortune The Courageous and he was despatched off at odds of 8/1 for the 20-runner contest. We didn’t get to see how he would fare out as he didn’t get previous the primary hurdle, unseating his rider on the day.
Apparently, Gavin Sheehan has been booked for this task and it’s also his solely journey on the observe, which appears important. Sheehan is in flying type, working at 20 per cent this season, and he has a 30 per cent return at Hexham within the final 5 seasons.
Fortune The Courageous has to race from an inflated British mark, however there’s each likelihood he’s nicely forward of a score of 103 and it doesn’t look that deep a race in any respect.
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