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14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

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  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 16.30s
  • Off Time: 14:25:19
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Pink, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 896012
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 87

held up in touch, weakened after 5th

2
Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves, hooped cap

Amadeus (AUS)

92 BFD
12/1
  • Form 34414P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 85

with leader, weakened after 5th

3
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue cross belts and armlets, Royal Blue and Grey striped cap
5/4
  • Form 366/1-12
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 84

chased leaders, chased winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, not quicken towards finish

5
Silk - Light Blue, Black disc, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap

Forzacurity

2 CDD
28/1
  • Form 06P540
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 75

led, headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

6
Silk - Yellow, Maroon star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars
80/1
  • Form 77F-B5U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 72

always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink stars, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
16/1
  • Form 75-2996
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 70

always behind

8
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
  • Form 00P-6UP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 64

held up, headway to track leaders 4th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, weakening when mistake last

9
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink and Dark Blue hooped sleeves, Pink cap

Go Pete (NZ)

34 BF
11/4
  • Form P00/P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - Light Green, Red sleeves, Light Green armlets, Yellow cap
11/1
  • Form 75/6-685
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 64

held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, led approaching 2 out, kept on gamely

4
NR
  • Form 42-6382
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 80

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Before Dark gets the shout here ahead of Ice Melted and Nevada Red. Before Dark showed plenty of novice promise last season and is an interesting chasing debutant, so much so that we make him the choice. It is hard to be strong on the claims of the others, although a repeat of his fair Towcester second off a mark of 97 two runs ago would put Ice Melted in the picture, even though he nw races off 106. Nevada Red has yet to emulate his hurdling efforts over fences, although his stable has a decent record at this venue, while Corlande is very well handicapped based on his hurdling form of earlier in the year but his chasing efforts have also disappointed thus far. I guess you could build some sort of case Predestine and Chopneyev but, overall, we are happy to side with Before Dark.

Formwatch

That's Racing 5-1 (10-10) Led, ridden 2 out, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Baffling Secret (10-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft.

Amadeus (AUS) 5-1fav (10-11) Mistake and stumbled 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Veverka (11-1) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Sept, 14 ran.

Norton Sapphire 9-4fav (9-10) Took keen hold tracking leaders, pressed winner from 8th, outpaced after 2 out, kept on, always held from last, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Pearly Star (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.

Forzacurity 50-1 (9-9) Prominent until weakened after 6th, 11th of 16, 36l behind Tora Petcha (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.

Glenkill (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Led to 7th, weakening when hampered and unseated rider 3 out in race won by Hello It's Me (10-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f amt hcp hdl (4) gs, 16 ran.

Harpurs Girl 16-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 14, 22l behind Grey Samurai (10-11) at Southwell 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs.

Northern Quest (IRE) 150-1 (10-9) In touch, outpaced when hit 7th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Reel Charmer (10-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov, 18 ran.

Go Pete (NZ) 5-2fav (10-0) Held up in last pair, ridden and struggling 11th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Alderbrook Girl (10-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Nov, 11 ran.

Eastern Dagger 14-1 (9-7) Held up and pulled hard, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 26l behind Haditovski (11-6) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Nov.

Too Posh To Share 20-1 (9-9) Behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner approaching last, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Aberdeen Park (10-5) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (5) gs in Nov.