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14:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Millbrook Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 1.30s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Chocolate, Cream sleeves, Red cap
2/1
  • Form 54-12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

always prominent, ridden after 3 out, every chance when not fluent last, stayed on flat

2
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 204-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard and soon prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

3
Silk - Dark blue, dark blue and yellow striped cap
66/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up and keen early, ridden and mistake 6th, soon weakened

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stars, striped sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW striped cap
  • Form 02620P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, headed last strides

5
Silk - Brown, Red star, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 060-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent until approaching 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

6
Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
12/1
  • Form 600U3-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on flat, led last strides

7
Silk - Black and White check, Black and Red halved sleeves, Red cap

Maisiebel

257
66/1
  • Form 00-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden after 7th, some headway when blundered 3 out, no impression

8
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots and armlets, hooped cap
  • Form 232
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mistake 3rd and 7th, always behind, tailed off from 3 out

9
Silk - Grey, Yellow hoop, sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 300R-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, mistake 2nd, weakened after 4 out, behind when mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 1-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 6th, mistake 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

11
Silk - Old Gold, Purple and Green hoops, Old Gold sleeves, Purple and Old Gold quartered cap
11/2
  • Form 20/2643
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 4th, ridden to challenge when mistake 2 out, every chance last, no extra close home

12
Silk - White, Purple hoops, armlets and cap
15/2
  • Form 5/P546P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, mistake 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

In depth

Verdict

A field large in numbers but low in quality and on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning but the principals look to be The Sister, Rare Vintage and Rascella and the confident vote goes to The Sister. The mare from the Johnjo 'O Niel yard was good second behind Phar From Frosty last time and a reproduction of that effort would make her hard to beat. Rare Vintage was a fair sort on the flat and is from a top yard but he may come on for this his first run over hurdles. Rascella could also go well he was a fair third behind Zygomatic last time but he is very one paced at the finish of his races and again he is likely to find one or two to good. Kentford Grebe showed improved when third behind Magelex on his last run last season and he is sure to have strengthened up in the winter so he has definite place claims but we are happy to side with the race fit The Sister,