Racecards
20:05 Bangor-on-Dee
John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £2,000 added
- Winner: £1,248
- 2nd: £387
- 3rd: £193
- 4th: £97
- Form 0221P2-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs S Crow
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
led, headed 5th, tracked leaders, lost place 8th, weakened quickly 3 out, pulled up next
- Form 2PP/1UP-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Richard Mathias
- Jockey Mr Tommie M O'Brien
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out
- Form U42312/
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
held up, headway to chase leader after 3 out, led last, ridden and ran on
- Form 3/5422-4
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs P A Rigby
- Jockey Mr B Furnival
close up in rear, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 41/21F4-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Miss Josephine Banks
keen, in touch, headway to lead before 8th, headed next, led again 12th, ridden and headed last, ran on
- Form 581U12-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Mr Ed Glassonbury
close up, hampered and lost place 4 out, ridden next, headway 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 23P34/6-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey C Gethings
tracked leaders, led 5th, headed before 8th, led again next, headed 12th, tracked leader until blundered and unseated rider 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A lengthy absence is likely to count against the once-useful Don't Hang About while Doctor Henry weakened quickly at Stratford last month. This is usually won by an unexposed type and COOLADERRY KING fits the bill this year. Sheila Crow heads a flourishing point-to-point yard and her charge has only finished out of the frame once in seven starts between the flags. Will Biddick is easily the most experienced amateur riding in this. Threapwood is preferred to Stratford Stroller of the others.
Formwatch
Cooladerry King (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (h) led til hdd aft 3 out; one pce, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Push Ahead (12-0) at Cheshire Forest 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Doctor Henry (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before the last, in a race won by Tugboat (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hts chs (6) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Don't Hang About 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 9th, went 3rd 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind One Term (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in Jul '13.
Puyol (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Hdwy 4 out; wknd app 2 out, last of 4, 19l behind King Fontaine (12-0) at Cheshire 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Stratford Stroller (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Eff 4 out; no ex 2 out, 4th of 7, 9l behind Ruddy Article (11-0) at Worcestershire 3m 2f ptp gd in Apr.
Threapwood 4-5 (12-5) Chsd wnr 3 out; no imp, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Ryanmann (12-0) at North Staffordshire 3m ptp gs in Apr.
Miss Tilly Oscar (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 7, 44l behind Legal Legend (11-7) at Towcester 2m 3f hts chs (6) gs in Apr.