Racecards
13:55 Bangor-on-Dee
Wrexham Lager Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 77y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 4414/7-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
took keen hold, led and clear until 3rd, headed 7th, about 2 lengths down and ridden when fell 3 out
- Form 10000-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
raced in last, niggled along and behind after 4th, reminder before 7th, closed next, left 2nd 3 out, no impression before 2 out, eased flat
- Form 28575-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
chased leader, challenged 6th, led next, clear before 2 out, ridden out
Verdict
HARGAM, placed in the Triumph Hurdle as a juvenile. didn’t look a natural jumper of fences when second at Uttoxeter two weeks ago but he got round safely and probably only need do the same here to get off the mark over the larger obstacles. This is likely to be too short for Towcester runner-up Lofgren and Crin Au Vent has shown little in two starts so far over timber for Paul Nicholls.
Formwatch
Crin Au Vent (FR) 11-1 (11-10) Led narrowly to 4th, in touch, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Remiluc (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Hargam (FR) 11-8 (11-0) Tracked leaders, shaken up 4 out, disputing 2nd when not fluent 3 out, no impression on winner from next, definite 2nd last, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Space Oddity (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (3) gd in May.
Lofgren 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on and always held from 2 out, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Midnight Shot (11-2) at Towcester 2m 6f (4) gf in May.