Racecards
13:40 Bangor-on-Dee
ESL Group Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 123y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 33F2-32
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Paul Morgan
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up, headway after 5th, ridden after 3 out, close 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
- Form 7-55
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, left in lead 5th, soon headed, led next, driven and headed last, stayed on same pace flat
En Joule
12- Form 41
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent, wandered into 1st, led after 5th, headed next, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 6/2546-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey C Gethings
took keen hold, held up, headway after 4 out, one pace and beaten when not fluent 2 out
- Form P-P6467
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Julia Brooke
- Jockey Ross Turner
chased leaders on outside, mistake 2nd, hampered 5th, lost place 7th, soon behind
Lyme Park
30- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up towards rear, headway on inside before 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
- Form 3U-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, headway 5th, 2nd when not fluent 3 out, led last, ran on
- Form 3/00-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
not always fluent in rear, struggling before 4 out
- Form 6P-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey Colm McCormack
led, knuckled on landing, slithered and unseated rider 5th
Verdict
An eight-times winner on the Flat, Precision Five ran her best race so far over hurdles when second last time at Worcester and should make a bold bid to go one better. She's preferred to Angel Face, who has been placed in five of her six hurdles starts, and Toboggan's Gift, fourth on the Flat since finishing second at Cartmel. But EN JOULE galloped on strongly to win a mares' bumper at Stratford earlier this month. She's got a nice pedigree and it is significant that Neil Mulholland has wasted no time putting her over hurdles.
Formwatch
Angel Face 5-2 (11-0) Led, ridden after 2 out, headed last, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Ethelwyn (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Classi Massini 8-1 (10-12) Disputed lead until ridden and one pace over 1f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 7 1/2l behind En Joule (10-12) at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Jul.
En Joule 14-1 (10-12) Made most, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Jul beating Mileva Roller (10-10) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Jazz Thyme (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, soon weakened, pulled up after next, at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Jennifer Anne (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up, ridden after 8th, not fluent and weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Bellaney Knight (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f (4) gs in Jul.
Lyme Park 9-1 (11-0) Held up, pushed along 6f out, some headway over 3f out, no impression, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 25 1/4l behind Libby T Valance (11-0) at Worcester 2m (6) gd in Jun.
Precision Five 4-1 (10-12) In touch, 2nd after 3 out, wandered into last, carried head high flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Lets Hope So (10-12) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Where's Cherry (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, ridden and behind final 6f, last of 16, dist behind Copper Kay (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) gs in Nov.
Toboggan's Gift 5-1jfav (10-10) Prominent, ridden when switched outside 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front trio, 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Duke Of Yorkshire (11-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.