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14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Fourseasonsmarqueehire.com Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 14.50s
  • Off Time: 14:21:03
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, dark blue seams, diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap
  • Form 7809-13
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 100

in touch, steadied after 3rd, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out

2
Silk - Mauve and Black (quartered), Mauve sleeves, White cap, Mauve diamond

Megasue

16
13/8
  • Form 0-22321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 111

in touch, went close 2nd after 5th until ridden approaching 2 out, weakened before last

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue stripe and armlets, check cap
50/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, pushed along from 4th, weakened next, tailed off

4
Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap
33/1
  • Form 841-PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

with leader until 4th, weakened quickly when jumped very slowly 5th, soon tailed off and pulled up

5
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star
125/1
  • Form 26P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, soon pushed along, jumped slowly 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off after next and soon pulled up

6
Silk - Purple and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap
8/11
  • Form 513-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 107

always prominent, mistake 3rd, challenged 4th, led next, mistake 2 out, headed last, one pace

7
Silk - Grey, Pink chevrons, White sleeves and cap
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

in rear, hampered 1st, lost touch after 3rd, tailed off

8
Silk - ORANGE and YELLOW diamonds, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap, ORANGE diamond
28/1
  • Form 301-FU7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, ran on well

9
Silk - Black, Yellow cross belts, sleeves and cap
  • Form 64-47
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, jumped right 1st, headed 5th, weakened approaching 3 out

10
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW cross belts and sleeves, RED cap
33/1
  • Form 45
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

took keen hold, mistake and unseated rider 1st

In depth

Verdict

MEGASUE could be a decent price with Madame Mado in the line-up whilst Lady Wright offers the best form of the remainder. Nicky Henderson and Tony McCoy are a feared combination and Madame Mado has to be respected at this level. She ran as well as can have been expected behind Bobby Ewing on her hurdling bow before travelling like the winner for much of the way at Fakenham only to find less than expected and it's that finishing effort that makes her worth opposing even though she drops back in trip. Gary Moore was adamant that the best of his mare wouldn't be seen until the ground dried out and she produced the most commanding performance of her season on the fastest going that she's encountered to date. She picks up a penalty but we may not have seen the best of her and she's taken to follow up. She should have the beating of Lady Wright but Miss Mamma Wagga and Badanka are an unexposed pair to keep an eye on whilst Donald McCain does well here and runs two but they could all have their work cut out to lower the colours of Megasue.

Formwatch

Lady Wright (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, close 3rd 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Last Flight (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in May.

Megasue 8-15fav (10-12) Raced wide, tracked leader, led 2nd, made rest, came clear after 3 out, very easily, won at Plumpton 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb beating Yonder (10-12) by 12l, 6 ran.

Badanka (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, weakened 3 out, 14th of 17, well behind Dolly Penrose (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.

Basford Lady (IRE) 22-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, struggling after 8th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Wayward Prince (11-0) at Doncaster 3m mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb, 15 ran.

Carbon Cliche 28-1 (10-11) Behind, lost touch halfway, soon weakened, pulled up, in a race won by Bringewood Belle (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f mrs NH flat (4-7yo) (6) gs in Nov, 16 ran.

Madame Mado (FR) 11-10fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 14, 5l behind No Rules (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Miss Mamma Wagga (IRE) Environment Friend mare out of Deep Vision.

Miss Nightshade 25-1 (10-11) In rear and keen early, outpaced from 5th, 7th of 16, 39l behind Wishfull Thinking (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Victoria State (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) In touch until nearly took wrong course after 6th, headway 8th, weakened approaching 11th, tailed off, 7th of 15, well behind Diavoleria (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Feb.

Sally's Idea 5-1 (10-2) Raced keenly, in touch, driven and outpaced over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 10, 21l behind Lesanda (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f N H flat (6) sft in Jan.