Racecards
12:47 Bangor-on-Dee
Maelor Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 77y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 11362-4
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Alan Johns
midfield, mistake 3 out and soon pushed, ridden after 2 out, kept on one pace
Rizzardo
15- Form 212P-51
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, slow 4 out and ridden, 6th jumping out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 54133-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
towards rear, last jumping 4th and soon ridden, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form PF8/443
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
close-up, pushed after 3 out and weakened, kept on one pace
- Form 145P6-P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
midfield, mistake 5th, slow 6th, nudged after 4 out, ridden after 3 out and plugging away, kept on one pace
- Form 54/415-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer A E Jones
- Jockey James Best
towards rear, smooth progress after 3 out to track leader, awkward 2 out and soon ridden, stayed on without threatening winner
- Form 97/7465-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Jordan Nailor
led, asked to quicken approaching 2 out, pushed after 2 out, kept on well under mainly hands and heels
- Form 3-53332
- Age 13
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Verdict
Twotwothree scored over the course and distance last October before following up at Huntingdon. He's looked a few pounds high subsequently and the concession of weight to RIZZARDO (NAP) looks beyond him. The latter made all for a convincing victory over an odds-on chance at Southwell and a similar effort would probably be good enough from 5lb higher. Ettila De Sivola only had three to beat when scoring at Newcastle in December and was beaten a long way on his reappearance at Carlisle while Caboy, four-times a winner in France, may need a bit further though testing ground will aid his cause.
Formwatch
Twotwothree (IRE) 10-3 (11-8) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, hit 11th, headway after 3 out, went 4th next, no impression, pressing for 3rd flat, 4th of 6, 9 1/4l behind Lock's Corner (11-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Rizzardo 7-1 (11-12) Made all, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, soon ridden, good jump last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Defuture Is Bright (10-13) by 3l, 7 ran.
Ettila De Sivola (FR) 17-2 (11-10) Mid-division on inside, ridden and lost position before 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 12, dist behind Tanarpino (12-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Caboy (FR) 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden next, stayed on flat, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Maypole Class (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Truckers Highway (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Soon towards rear, mistake and reminder 5th, behind and mistake 8th, tailed off and went left next, pulled up soon after, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Duhallow Lad (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Fifty Ball (11-6) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Est Illic (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 10th, mistake and hampered next, well beaten before 4 out, 5th of 7, 21 1/4l behind Mr Mcgo (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Close up, tracked leaders 6th, led 5 out, pushed along and headed 3 out, kept on one pace, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Court Duty (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.