3:23 Hexham

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Glory And Honour KTB Selection73/100

   Form 714723 · Sam England · Rebecca Hitchen(7)

   Glory And Honour is a smart performer with a solid record around Hexham, where he has won two of his five starts. His recent form of 714723 shows mixed results but includes three placed efforts in his last six outings, and his official rating of 110 still looks competitive at this level. Sam England strikes at a healthy 17% rate at the track with an A/E of 1.15 from 123 runs, though the 7lb claimer Rebecca Hitchen has no record here. He acts on good ground with three wins from 25 starts and is dropping in class, which should suit. His prominent run-style means he will be on or close to the expected lone leader, giving him every chance to capitalise if the pace shape plays to his strengths.

2. 2Dinons58/100

   Form 3U-387 · Brian Ellison · Joshua Thompson(5)

   Dinons is a useful performer who has won twice at Hexham from six runs and holds solid course connections. He drops back from 2m6f to a trip at which he has won three times from ten starts and boasts a strong record on good ground with eight wins from 22 attempts. Brian Ellison operates at a 16% strike rate at the track from 279 runs, though the 5lb claimer Joshua Thompson has managed only a 5% strike rate here. Now aged 13, his recent form reads 3U-387, but the KTB assessment still rates him as holding each-way claims if the race shape allows his held-up style to come into play late.

3. 3Coded Welder57/100

   Form -24853 · Cian Collins · Sean Bowen

   Coded Welder is a smart performer who has been competitive without winning on good ground and at this trip. He has placed four times from eight starts on good going and has shown placed form over 2m4f in the past, though his recent form of -24853 highlights a degree of inconsistency. Dropping back from 2m6f, he has no course form on record at Hexham, where his trainer Cian Collins has a 0% strike rate from a small sample of one run. Sean Bowen provides a positive jockey booking with a 29% strike rate at the track, and the held-up run-style means he will be among those trying to close on the likely uncontested leader.

4. 4Ballynoe Boy57/100

   Form 3-7411 · Nicky Richards · Danny McMenamin

   Ballynoe Boy is a useful performer who arrives in good heart after two recent wins, with his recent form reading 3-7411. He has already placed over today's trip and handles good ground with two wins from seven starts, though this represents a step up in class and in distance. His only previous run at Hexham resulted in a modest sixth, yet Nicky Richards has a strong 23% strike rate at the venue from 340 runs and Danny McMenamin boasts a 16% strike rate here. Racing from a held-up position, he will need the leaders to come back to him if he is to capitalise on his current momentum.

5. 5Well Educated55/100

   Form -22240 · George Bewley · Jonathon Bewley

   Well Educated is a useful performer who has won four times at Hexham from 17 starts and arrives in solid form after four consecutive seconds in his recent -22240 figures. Stepping up in trip from 2m1f, he has won twice from ten starts at this distance, so the extra yardage should suit, and he has a strong record on good ground. George Bewley records a 10% strike rate from 306 runs at Hexham, while the jockey Jonathon Bewley has an 11% strike rate here. A held-up type with high confidence in that assessment, he will be looking to come from off the pace in a race where the uncontested leader could prove hard to catch.

6. 6Final Straw52/100

   Form 64116- · Martin Todhunter · Ryan Mania

   Final Straw is a useful sort who has won twice on this ground from only five attempts and arrives in solid form after two wins earlier this season. Stepping up in class and dropping back from three miles to a trip he has tried just once without success, he poses a fresh question; Martin Todhunter has a 13% strike rate at Hexham while Ryan Mania adds to a modest course record.

7. 7De Deli Counter51/100

   Form 2531-6 · Mark Walford · Jamie Hamilton

   De Deli Counter is a useful performer who showed his best when winning over this trip at Sedgefield in March. He was pulled up here on his only previous visit to Hexham and was well held on return at Cartmel last month, so he needs to bounce back; Mark Walford has a solid 17% strike rate at this track and the horse will likely make the running.

8. 8Kool Raoul48/100

   Form 35785- · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Gregor Walkingshaw(10)

   Kool Raoul has shown consistent placed form at Hexham, finishing second, third and fifth from three runs here, and he acts on good ground with two placed efforts at today's trip. Yet to win at either course or distance, the yard's 15% strike rate at Hexham adds some confidence despite the modest trainer-jockey combination figures.

9. 9Hopeless Dancer48/100

   Form 32232- · Tim Reed · Harry Reed

   Hopeless Dancer has shown consistent form in five runs this year, finishing no worse than third on each occasion including three seconds. A useful performer on the ratings who steps up in trip as a fresh question, Tim Reed has a 0% strike rate from 44 runs at Hexham.

10. 10Les's Legacy47/100

    Form 80-485 · Susan Corbett · Nathan Moscrop

    Les's Legacy has won four times at this track from 17 runs and knows his way around Hexham, dropping back from 3m to a trip he has won over twice before. His recent form of 80-485 is modest, he is 0-19 on good ground with only six places, and the trainer's 9% strike rate here from a large sample adds a note of caution.