Racecards
13:38 Bangor-on-Dee
Halloween Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 145y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 0-30751
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
chased clear leader, mistake 4th, led after 3 out, soon headed and beaten, mistake when weakening last
Black Poppy
210- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Kerry Lee
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders, jumped big 3rd, led after 3 out, pressed when fell 2 out
- Form 5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey David Bass
held up in mid-division, not fluent and bumped 1st, well beaten 3 out
- Form P/53-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, soon clear, reduced lead 5th, headed after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
Go Dante
229- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, switched right and went 2nd after 3 out, challenging when left well clear 2 out, stayed on
Hey Joe (IRE)
344- Form 4/227-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Scudamore
mistakes, towards rear, some headway 3 out, never involved
- Form 5-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
in rear, ridden after 3rd, mistake 4 out, no impression
- Form U2/0P-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Ellam
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, well behind 4th, tailed off next, soon pulled up
- Form 31-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders, not always fluent, lost place 4 out, soon hung left, no impression from next
- Form 4-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
mid-division, headway 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, went 2nd before last, no chance with winner
- Form P7-120
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up in rear, closed into mid-division after 3rd, effort 3 out, went after last, no chance with winner
- Form 4-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
mid-division, behind from 5th
- Form 87-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Tom Midgley
always in rear, tailed off 5th, soon pulled up
Verdict
Zamond won a handicap hurdle at Bellewstown in August and debuts for a new yard carrying a penalty. GO DANTE and Black Poppy won bumpers on their respective racecourse debuts in March but the former is a half-brother to a winning hurdler and Olly Murphy’s charge may prove the one to side with. Ted's Friend is another bumper winner debuting over timber while Green Planet is another worthy of s second glance.
Formwatch
Zamond (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, led 3 out, pushed along and asserted next, kept on well run-in, won at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug beating Falco Du Sauzay (11-2) by 7 1/2l, 15 ran.
Black Poppy 25-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, close up travelling strongly turning for home, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, won at Warwick 2m mdn (5) gd in Mar beating Party Business (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Francisco Bay 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and weakened after 2 out, 5th of 9, 34l behind Howdyalikemenow (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Fraughan Hill (IRE) (11-11) Ld, clr from 7th, red adv app 4out, hdd app 2out, dropped to 3rd and no extra run-in, 3rd of 9, 8l behind My Immortal (11-6) at Ballycrystal 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Go Dante Evensfav (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway into midfield end of back straight, cruised upsides leader home straight, ridden clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (5) sft in Mar beating Kahina Rules (10-11) by 7 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hey Joe (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) In touch, mistake 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, slow again next, headway final bend, jumped left 3 out, soon weakened, went left again 2 out, last of 7, dist behind Isolate (11-4) at Leicester 2m (3) sft in Nov.
Immortal Fame (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Towards rear, pushed 4 out, soon behind, 10th of 14, 37 1/4l behind Unanswered Prayers (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Kilcasey Gold (IRE) (12-2) Mid-div best, mstk 1st, 7th from 1/2way, wknd aftr 4out, cto when pu bef 3out, at Tralee 3m mdn hvy in May.
Ted's Friend (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) Close up in 4th, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance when edged left inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Lyrical Genius (10-12) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Sep.
Green Planet (IRE) 11-2jfav (9-5) Midfield, progress on inside 4f out, ridden along before 3f out, struggled thereafter, 11th of 16, 16 1/2l behind Spanish Kiss (9-2) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Heritier (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Not always fluent, in rear, well behind from 6th, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Geromino (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Money For Jam (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Prom til wknd app 2 out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Dondiam (11-4) at Chaddesley Corbett 2m 4f mdn gd in Apr.
One For Navigation (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Keen early, prominent, edged left over 6f out, led over 4f out, soon headed and weakened, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Moriko De Vassy (10-8) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Mar.