Mick Walsh Open Ditch Novices' Handicap Chase

Hexham

15:50

Date 2025-03-25

Distance 3m41y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,096

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Halfway House Lad Bay J:Charlie Price(3) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Maurice Barnes	150	t	159431	74	99	76	10d	—	—	-2	27	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won at Newcastle recently and this in-form 6yo is a leading player
3	Coolmoyne Chestnut J:Harry Bannister T:Sara Ender	J:Harry Bannister T:Sara Ender	160	—	132472	84	98	91	34d	—	—	+3	20.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Poor strike-rate but sole win came here and he was a good second at Doncaster last month
7	Dequall Chestnut J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	150	p	P23P87	74	96	-	12d	—	—	-6	12.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
On a handy mark on course hurdles form but on long losing run and return to form is needed
4	Beat The Boum Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	155	p	5-5888	79	-	-	37d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
He may appreciate going chasing but he struggled to get competitive over hurdles
6	Lewa House Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:Catch Bissett	J:Bruce Lynn T:Catch Bissett	153	p	-66628	77	88	60	12d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won here over hurdles but poor strike-rate and well beaten on recent chase debut here
1	Powers Dilemma Brown J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	168	p	2-5486	92	-	-	17d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lightly raced point runner-up who is a possible improver now switched to fences
NR	Worth The Walk Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	154	—	21-687	78	-	-	58d	—	—	+2	8.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Showed little over hurdles but won a point and goes straight over fences for h'cap debut
NR	Lucky Soldier Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:N W Alexander	J:NON-RUNNER T:N W Alexander	162	t	30-570	86	-	-	34d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Made it 0-12 when below par over hurdles last month; now goes chasing

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Halfway House Lad	15/8	15/8	SP
Coolmoyne	SP	7/2	SP
Dequall	SP	9/2	SP
Beat The Boum	SP	6/1	SP
Lewa House	13/2	13/2	SP
Powers Dilemma	15/2	10/1	SP
Worth The Walk	-	16/1	N/A
Lucky Soldier	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Halfway House Lad

OR: 6 Form: 12.1 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Coolmoyne

20.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Powers Dilemma

16.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Lewa House

13.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Dequall

12.4

OR: 6 Form: 1.2 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Beat The Boum

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Lucky Soldier

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Worth The Walk

8.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Powers Dilemma	92	—	—
Lucky Soldier	86	—	—
Coolmoyne	84	98	91
Beat The Boum	79	—	—
Worth The Walk	78	—	—
Lewa House	77	88	60
Halfway House Lad	74	99	76
Dequall	74	96	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Halfway House Lad	10d ago	Quick return
Dequall	12d ago	Quick return
Lewa House	12d ago	Quick return
Powers Dilemma	17d ago	Fit
Coolmoyne	34d ago	Fit
Lucky Soldier	34d ago	Fit
Beat The Boum	37d ago	Fit
Worth The Walk	58d ago	Fresh