Racecards
14:30 Bangor-on-Dee
Alfa Aggregate Products Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Form 753165
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer G Barnett
- Jockey D R Dennis
soon tracking leaders, ridden and last placed 7th, rallied 2 out, stayed on well to lead last strides
- Form 153
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, jumped left 2nd, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form 3-31314
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, headway 7th, ridden and every chance from 2 out, no extra towards finish
- Form 00-7021
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up, headway 7th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
- Form 850
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
mid division, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
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13- Form 232570
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer Miss K Marks
- Jockey R Forristal
behind, headway and pecked 4 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed and no extra last strides
- Form 579
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
prominent, mistake 7th, ridden next, weakened 3 out
- Form 671388
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R McGrath
prominent to 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 639-00P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey J Mogford
mid division, headway 6, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form P/P-84
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 630407
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey G Lee
led to 4th, ridden 7th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
The big question is, can Claude Greengrass follow up his Doncaster win, having salvaged what was a major unsuccessful gamble on his British debut at Catterick the time before. Tom Siddall overdid the waiting tactics then, but learnt his lesson when he lined up on Town Moor. He seems to be a lazy individual, (the horse, not the rider), and will appreciate the step up in trip. Liam Cooper takes over in the saddle, and, still nicely handicapped, the ex-Irish seven-year-old is taken to prevail at the expense of Do L'Enfant d'Eau. The Philip Hobbs inmate has been a model of consistency, but let his supporters down on his handicap debut at Taunton last time. He is sure to be strongly ridden by Richard Johnson and looks a bigger danger than Midnight Creek who is a bit high in the weights for what he has achieved thus far.