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14:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Ffarm Vintners Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 32y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 54.80s
  • Off Time: 14:51:00
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Orange diamond, White sleeves, Black cap, Orange star
  • Form 133237-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 132

close up, tracked leader 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one pace

2
Silk - Red, black hoop and sleeves, black and red quartered cap

Top Billing

27 CD
14/1
  • Form 263P-99
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 131

tracked leader until 3rd, ridden 5th, dropped to rear 3 out, weakened long run to 2 out

3
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
11/2
  • Form 92512-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 128

led, headed 2nd, tracked leader, ridden 5th, weakened long run to 2 out

4
Silk - White, Mauve stars
  • Form 611F5/P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 126

held up, close up 3 out, ridden long run to 2 out, weakening when hit last

5
Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green stripes, Red cap, Dark Blue star
7/2
  • Form 26201-9
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 124

tracked leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed long run to 2 out, weakened approaching last

6
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), ORANGE sleeves and cap
  • Form U/F26-1U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 122

keen held up in rear, headway 3 out, tracked leaders 2 out, every chance last, shaken up run in, not go past

7
Silk - White, black sleeves, white armlets, red cap

Bourne

21 b CD
17/2
  • Form 112313
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 114

reluctant to start and lost all of 15 lengths, behind, progress to rear of field 3rd, ridden 5th, kept on approaching last, never nearer

8
Silk - Light Blue, Brown braces, Brown sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap

Nordic Nymph

52 CD
9/4
  • Form 01121/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 112

close up, tracked leader 5th, led on long run to 2 out, pressed last, ridden and found extra run in

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Top Billing won this last year but arrives out of form and is 8lb higher. Bourne has been in fine fettle this year but a 7lb rise for winning at Carlisle proved beyond him at Kelso last time and NORDIC NYMPH (NAP) makes more appeal. She has now won four of her last five starts over timber and a 3lb rise for scoring at Ludlow last month is negated by Sam Sheppards’ allowance. Isaacstown Lad remains 7lb higher than his latest win over timber while Catching On reverts to hurdling off a lower mark though hasn’t raced for over a year.

Formwatch

Isaacstown Lad (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened from 3 out, 7th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Two Taffs (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.

Top Billing 33-1 (10-13) Led to 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Definitly Red (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

Say My Name (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 8th, no impression 3 out, soon no extra and pulled up before last, at Punchestown 3m hcp Yielding in Apr.

Catching On (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Towards rear, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out, at Bangor 3m hcp (2) sft in Nov.

Ballypoint (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-4) Close up, blundered 7th, soon in rear, weakened 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Tobefair (10-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Go West Young Man (IRE) 13-2 (10-2) Gave trouble before start, tracked leaders, pulled hard, challenged 3rd, led next, veered right, refused to go any further and unseated rider on bend before 6th, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gf in May.

Bourne 11-4 (11-1) Tracked leaders, led from 3rd, ridden before 2f out, headed before 1f out, soon lost 2nd place when weakening, 3rd of 6, 29l behind Landecker (11-2) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.

Nordic Nymph 7-2 (10-8) Made all, not fluent 5th, driven clear flat, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gf in Oct beating Morning Herald (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.