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15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Brooke Hospital For Animals Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Chase Soft, Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 32.10s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 2536U3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 130

mid-division, headway 14th, weakened approaching 2 out

2
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form FB124F
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 127

chased leaders, one pace from 4 out

3
Silk - YELLOW, RED star, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, YELLOW cap, RED star
8/1
  • Form 1U1P-PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 126

held up, mistake 8th, headway 12th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

4
Silk - MAROON and GREY stripes, GREY sleeves, MAROON armlets, striped cap
11/2
  • Form P2P432
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 125

mid-division, headway 11th, ridden and weakened after 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

5
Silk - YELLOW, MAROON chevron and sleeves, MAROON and ORANGE quartered cap

Shardam (IRE)

39 bt D
16/1
  • Form 2U0/PP0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 124

led to 9th, led again 10th, mistake 11th (water), headed and weakened quickly approaching 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, LIGHT BLUE cap
  • Form 2-121FP
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 123

prominent, reminder and lost place 6th, behind from 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th

7
Silk - Maroon, Pale Blue spots, Maroon sleeves, Pale Blue cap, Maroon spots

Simon

35 D
5/1
  • Form 434121
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 121

mid-division, raced wide from 4th, headway approaching 10th, led approaching 13th, headed 14th, ridden after 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on well

8
Silk - Yellow, Mauve spots on sleeves
15/2
  • Form 01-4PP6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 118

prominent, jumped slowly 2nd (water), not fluent and lost place 8th, behind when pulled up after 11th

9
Silk - White and royal blue stripes, white and dark blue chevrons on sleeves, white cap, royal blue star
  • Form 22R5-4B
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 115

held up, headway 13th, weakened after 14th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green, Black seams, Emerald Green sleeves, Black spots, Orange cap
  • Form 5P12PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 114

soon in mid-division, headway approaching 8th, weakened 12th, pulled up before 3 out

11
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, White sleeves
  • Form 3-U6541
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 111

held up, blundered 7th, headed 11th, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat

13
Silk - Mackenzie Tartan, Red sleeves, Green and White hooped cap
11/1
  • Form 14/F4-49
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 109

held up towards rear, headway after 5th, led 9th to 10th, led 14th until 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

14
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE chevron, WHITE and RED hooped sleeves, DARK BLUE and RED quartered cap
  • Form 11245P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 107

held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 11th, behind when not fluent 4 out

12
NR
  • Form 22R311
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 110

In depth

Verdict

A tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be Simon,Sharp Jack and Young Lorcan and the tentative vote is given to Sharp Jack. The selection won well last time out when bleating Kitski and although he has a penalty for that win he won with a little in hand and under similar conditions here he is taken to win again. Simon rates the main danger as he also won well last time out when beating Mount Clerigo. However this looks more competitive and he will need to improve again to win off this higher mark. Young Lorcan has won his last two races in good style but this looks more competitive and off a higher mark on a faster surface he looks vulnerable. Aristoxene was a fair third behind State Of Play last time and is another with place claims despite top weight but he continues to be let down by his jumping at a vital stage and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder Be My Better Half is game and consistent and is sure to run his race while Tana River is from a yard in form and could go well at a price but he is becoming expensive to follow and with this in mind for the winner we return to Sharp Jack.

Formwatch

Aristoxene (FR) 40-1 (10-6) Behind, hampered 15th, stayed on from 3 out, never nearer, 3rd of 18, 23l behind State of Play (10-2) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp chs (2) gd.

Be My Better Half (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway approaching 13th (Valentine's), 7th when blundered and fell 4 out in race won by Liberthine (10-4) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gd, 29 ran.

Tana River (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner after 4 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Hazeljack (9-10) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft.

Simon 14-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway 6th, mistake 10th, blundered 12th, soon outpaced, hit 3 out, rallied 2 out, led flat, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs (2) hvy in Mar beating Mount Clerigo (11-3) by 3l, 9 ran.

Indalo (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, mistakes 3rd and 19th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 13, 31l behind Eric's Charm (11-12) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Mar.

Major Benefit (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up at the 11th in race won by Calvic (11-8) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb, 11 ran.

Sharp Jack (IRE) 9-4fav (11-2) In touch, headway 5th, led 3 out, driven out, won at Towcester 2m 6f beg chs (4) gd in Mar beating Kitski (11-2) by 2l, 6 ran.

Young Lorcan 7-2 (11-5) Held up, headway 9th, hit 11th, led after 12th, ridden 3 out, all out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Mar beating Major Belle (10-0) by a hd, 8 ran.