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17:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Vivien Smith Tribute Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 57.70s
  • 11 Ran
2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 0003
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, led and mistake 3 out, clear last, easily

3
Silk - Black, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 00600/6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next

4
Silk - Dark Blue, White epaulets, halved sleeves
50/1
  • Form P0PU
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

always behind

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds
  • Form 30
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

keen hold, led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next

6
Silk - Yellow and Black (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Yellow cap
  • Form 0300
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened

7
Silk - Red, black stars, red and black halved sleeves, red cap, black star
  • Form 0060
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

mistakes 4 out and next, always behind

8
Silk - Black, Red chevron
40/1
  • Form P/0PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

always behind

9
Silk - Black, yellow sash, white sleeves and cap
  • Form 00-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up, effort 4 out, soon weakened behind when pulled up before last

10
Silk - Orange, Black sash, hooped sleeves
13/2
  • Form P04235
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

led to 2nd, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, soon one paced

11
Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

mid-division, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

12
Silk - Yellow, Red triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

keen hold and mistakes, mid-division, ridden and headway after 2 out, kept on, never troubled leaders

1
NR
  • Form 02P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

In depth

Verdict

After an encouraging third behind the useful Backbeat at Newbury last time on only his second start over timber, Caribbean Cove is taken to open his account in this novices' hurdle. Henrietta Knight's gelding had shown signs of ability in bumper company in two starts in that sphere and looks to have been found a decent opportunity to gain his first success. Kim Bailey's Barcham Again has claims on his second to Rodalko at Ludlow in November but has disappointed since then and is probably bets watched here. The Venetia Williams-trained Inner Sanctum has shown respectable form in two starts in bumper company but faces a stiff assignment on his hurdles debut and a bigger threat to the selection could be Paul Webber's Kingsfold Freddie, who is probably better than he has showed in two starts over timber.