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14:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Pursglove & Brown Novices' Chase (Class D) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 20.20s
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Optimistic Chris

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Harvis (FR)

    4/5

      1
      Silk - Emerald Green and Scarlet (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, striped cap

      Starting Again

      17
      9/4
      • Form 1PF231
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      tracked leaders, headway to lead 7th, ridden and not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last

      2
      Silk - BLACK, ORANGE halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Harvis (FR)

      16
      4/5
      • Form F0-1242
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      held up in touch, headway approaching 7th, ridden 2 out, one pace flat

      3
      Silk - ORANGE, TURQUOISE striped sleeves and spots on cap

      Ice Cube

      36
      25/1
      • Form 035010
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-6

      in touch, mistake 6th, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened

      4
      Silk - DARK BLUE, GREY chevrons, GREY and DARK BLUE halved sleeves, GREY cap

      Optimistic Chris

      70
      7/1
      • Form 23-1510
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      prominent and raced keen, led 2nd to 4th, ridden 3 out, soon led, driven approaching last, ran on

      5
      Silk - BLACK, YELLOW cross belts and sleeves, RED cap

      Barton Bandit

      28
      25/1
      • Form 4-0P4PF
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      held up in rear, effort 4 out, soon beaten

      6
      Silk - BEIGE, BROWN Cross of Lorraine, BEIGE sleeves, BROWN spots and spots on cap

      Bold Hunter

      14
      33/1
      • Form 3-00P03
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0

      in touch, ridden 7th, weakened next

      7
      Silk - Royal Blue, Black braces, sleeves and cap

      Cassia Green

      28
      25/1
      • Form 1/FP
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0

      led, mistake and headed 2nd, led again 4th to 7th, ridden next, mistake and weakened 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Harvis looks head and shoulders above his rivals on form and should have little trouble scoring here. Starting Again is in form but prone to the odd error and if he is to win here he has no room for shoddy jumping. The rest look out of their depth.