Hexham
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Charlie's Halfway To 100 Handicap Chase
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TrackLab Insight
The market favourite and the editorial pick, and the key reason is simple: this is the only horse in the field to have won over this course and distance, doing so at Hexham last summer. The worry is a 132-day absence — the longest layoff of any runner here — plus a pull-up last time out, so punters are essentially backing the Hexham form to outweigh some very real fitness doubts.
Has won over this course and distance
Absent 132 days (longest in field)
Market favourite (3.3)
TrackLab Insight
Finished ninth last time out at Catterick and before that was pulled up — V Twelve arrives here in poor recent form after a long mid-season break. It does have the best record on normal ground conditions of any horse in the field, winning two from 14 on that surface, which gives it a slim foothold in the argument.
Best record on this ground (2 from 14)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2023
"He had a flirtation with hurdling and showed ability at it. I've never hadajumps winner but my assistant Jack is mad keen on it, and it was a good idea as he's got a future in that code. He ran poorly on his return to the Flat at Bath - we'll give him another run but he's been on the go for a long time and may be due a break. 27-04-23"
TrackLab Insight
Second-highest rated horse in the field, but its form has been sliding in the wrong direction — three of its last four runs have produced fifth-place or worse finishes. Its best results have come on softer ground and at shorter distances, neither of which apply today, making the strong official rating feel a little misleading.
2nd highest rated (OR 98)
TrackLab Insight
One of only two horses in the field who has actually won over this course and distance, which is a meaningful edge in a race like this. The concern is that its last three runs have been poor — an eighth, a fall, and a distant fifth — and the jockey has never ridden this horse before, so it arrives with questions to answer.
Has won over this course and distance
Best record at this trip (3 from 11)
TrackLab Insight
Shaped well last time out, finishing second at Sedgefield beaten less than two lengths, making it the horse with the most encouraging recent form in this field. It has only won once from 20 races overall, but back-to-back placed efforts suggest it is in good order right now.
Placed in 2 of last 3 races
TrackLab Insight
Fourteen races into its career and still waiting for a first win — Zero Tolerance is the most winless horse in this field by some distance. It does at least finish in the frame regularly, collecting seven places from those 14 outings, but the market has drifted it out to 10/1 and nothing in recent form suggests today is the day it finally breaks through.
Winless from 14 career races
TrackLab Insight
The lowest-rated horse in the field by a significant margin — 16 points below the field average — and carries the lightest weight as a result, which is how the handicapper tries to level things up. With just two wins from 46 career races and no wins at all on normal ground conditions, Beat The Edge faces a stiff task to trouble the principals.
Lowest rated, 15lbs below average
Carries lowest weight in field
TrackLab Insight
Has the best career win rate in the field on paper — one win from every eight races — but that number is being badly undermined by current form: two pull-ups and a distant eighth in its last three outings. Its official rating is also among the lowest in the field, suggesting the handicapper does not see it as a serious threat today.
Best career win rate in field (1 in 8)
TrackLab Insight
The rank outsider at 151/1, and the form makes it easy to see why — four pull-ups in its last five runs, with a distant sixth the only completion in recent months. An 11-year-old with a single win across its entire career, this horse needs everything to go right just to finish the race.
Outsider at 151.0
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