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15:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Holywell Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 25.70s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - BLACK, RED and WHITE striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 91-3632
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12

prominent, led 5th, mistake 6th and 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat

2
Silk - White, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
5/1
  • Form 242/365
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9

keen hold, flat leaders, led approaching last, driven out

3
Silk - Crazy Quilt
9/2
  • Form 11437/9
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8

held up and keen, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened quickly

4
Silk - White, Red hollow box, check sleeves and cap
7/4
  • Form 4333
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6

held up and keen, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, ran on

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Pink cap
12/1
  • Form 36-6140
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

led to 5th, weakened when short of room after 3 out, pulled up before last

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
14/1
  • Form 211048
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6

always behind

7
Silk - Grey, Orange chevron, sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 345-770
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

track leaders, ridden 2 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Dark Blue, White braces, striped sleeves, White cap
33/1
  • Form 34-50P9
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-3

mid division, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

9
Silk - DARK BLUE, RED stripe, RED sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
11/2
  • Form 40-5481
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2

behind, headway approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, weakened flat

10
NR
  • Form 2-P3502
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Amberleigh House continues his build up to the Martell Cognac Grand National by running over hurdles. He will surely find this a tall order under topweight and over a trip too short, but at least he will be that bit fitter afterwards. Down at the bottom of the handicap, Hakim is worthy a glance. John Spearing's New Zealand-bred ran well at Cheltenham before blundering away a leading chance two out at Southwell when flying from off the pace. A strong pace will suit him, and he makes more appeal than Dollar Law who finished ahead of him at Cheltenham but reopposes on worse terms here. Wuxi Venture will be a popular choice as well, having threatened in the past to win a decent event. Indeed, he was only beaten a short-head by the useful Batswing at Doncaster in February 2001, and although principally a miler on the Flat, does not appear to have too much trouble staying this sort of trip over timber. A win is long overdue, and Venetia Wlliams's inmate is taken to put that right.