Racecards
15:10 Bangor-on-Dee
Totesport.com Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Form 36-110
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Paul Benson
tracked leaders, chased leader from 3rd, led 3 out, stayed on well from last
- Form 55715B
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leaders, hit 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
Adare (GER)
158- Form 34/078
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
held up, pushed along approaching 5th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up 2 out
Art Deco (IRE)
167- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up mid-division, tracked leaders when blundered badly 5th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up 2 out
- Form 9438-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
tracked leader, weakened 5th, tailed off 3 out
Emirate Isle
383- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey P Kinsella
held up towards rear, weakened approaching 4 out
- Form 097
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
led, headed 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 3101-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr O Greenall
held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 8
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off from 3 out
Sahrati
84- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 3 out, chased winner approaching next, one pace
Uncle Bertie
40- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Dean Coleman
held up in mid-division and keen, mistake 1st, headway after 3 out, no impression
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey D A Jacob
held up mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, went poor 3rd 2 out, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A decent novices' contest here where ART DECO is preferred to Sahrati and Thumbs Up. The last-named has to concede weight away all around after wins both here and at Aintree in the spring, and although he was well beaten on his seasonal return he likely to strip fitter for it and is not written off. Sahrati has a flat rating of 86, entitling him to plenty of respect on his hurdling introduction. Alan King will have him well prepared and he acts with juice in the ground, so we expect a bold showing. Kilshannig was also rated in the 80s on the level in Ireland and has the stamina for this as a 1m 3f Dundalk winner. Although he is unproven in conditions, being by Galileo he should act in them and can go well. Uncle Bertie is a former Neil Vaughan inmate who has switched to Tim Vaughan after just one run for Tom Dascombe. He is not guaranteed to get home in this ground. All of that leaves us with Art Deco. Charlie Egerton has had few runners lately for us to gauge the form of his stable, but soft ground suits and he stays at least 10 furlongs on the flat, where with a rating of 105 when last seen, he may just have too much class for this lot.
Formwatch
Thumbs Up 6-1 (11-8) Held up mid-division, weakened approaching 2 out, 10th of 13, 29l behind Nampour (10-12) at Aintree 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Oct.
Semi Detached (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, brought down 5th, in a race won by Dani's Girl (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct, 13 ran.
Adare (GER) 40-1 (11-0) Took keen hold in rear, not fluent 1st, no chance 7th, 8th of 13, 46l behind Sweet Seville (10-7) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Jun.
Art Deco (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 7l behind Wasan (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f cnd stks (4yo+) (3) pol in May (flat).
Decent Lord (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up, weakened approaching 4 out, 13th of 15, well behind Manyriverstocross (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn hdl (4) sft.
Emirate Isle 20-1 (9-13) Prominent, driven over 2f, soon weakened, 13th of 18, 14l behind Spring Goddess (9-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f ldy hcp (4) gd in Oct '08 (flat).
Kilshannig (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, never in contention, 7th of 14, 34l behind Wester Ross (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Lightening Rod 11-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Apr beating Hidden Keel (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
No Money For Honey (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Jumped slowly 1st, in rear, lost touch after 5th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Persian Warrior (10-7) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in May.
Sahrati 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and no real progress over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 16l behind Whispering Gallery (9-3) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug (flat).
Uncle Bertie 12-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden 3f out, always behind, 10th of 11, 12l behind Denton (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct (flat).
Wine 'n Dine 33-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway approaching 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 10, 44l behind Royal Charm (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs.