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13:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor On Dee Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 5y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,922
  • 2nd: £3,645
  • 3rd: £1,822
  • 4th: £912
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 10.61s
  • Off Time: 13:42:39
  • 3 Ran
1
Silk - BLACK, yellow braces, hooped sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 32/1F-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 120

held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, 5 lengths down in 3rd approaching last, kept into 2nd close home, no match for winner

2
Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and cap
  • Form 6121/P-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 118

led, tended to jump right, mistake 11th, slightly hampered rival 3 out, soon pressed for lead and ridden, disputed lead 2 out, soon headed, 4 lengths down approaching last, weakened into 3rd close home

3
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
8/11
  • Form P453-11
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 108

chased leader, slightly hampered by rival 3 out, soon pressed leader, travelling best when disputed lead 2 out, soon pushed along and led, 4 lengths clear approaching last where not fluent, pushed out run-in, not extended

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The Hanlon team raid with Dragon Rock, a former Willie Mullins inmate. The Shantou gelding is very lightly-raced and goes chasing after just three hurdling runs, the best of which was a Tramore maiden hurdle win for the champion trainer. Brian Hughes is booked but he's hard to fathom and POTTLERATH (NAP) makes more appeal after landing a couple of decent handicap chases of late. He's improved on a race-by-race basis over fences and can continue his upward trend. Inishbiggle is a triple scorer over hurdles but hasn't completed in two chase starts on the back of a 400-day absence and still has to concede the selection 10lb.

Formwatch

Dragon Rock (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, pushed along after 5 out, no impression, 4th of 5, 27l behind Joyeux Machin (11-5) at Wexford 3m gd in May.

Inishbiggle (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 8th, went 2nd 13th, ridden after 3 out, looked beaten when fell 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gd in May.

Pottlerath (IRE) 11-8fav (12-0) Held up in rear, headway 9th, not fluent 12th, headway 15th, went 2nd from 16th, led before 2 out, driven out, won at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May beating Marettimo (12-2) by 1l, 5 ran.