Racecards
19:50 Bangor-on-Dee
Nicol Hughes Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 08U723-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Daragh Bourke
tracked leaders, pressed leaders 4 out, ridden and kept on one pace from 2 out
- Form 737594-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in touch in rear, headway 2 out, led next, ridden and ran on
- Form 607324-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Mrs A E Brooks
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch in rear, hit 5th, ridden 3 out, headway next, not clear run approaching last, kept on one pace
- Form 70/6212-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leaders, pressed leader 4 out, ridden next, every chance last, stayed on
Edmaaj (IRE)
16- Form 373361-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
led, ridden 3 out, headed last, stayed on
- Form 1P42F6-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
tracked leader until 4 out, weakened 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
All have a chance is a tight-looking contest with preference for EDMAAJ, who came good at Southwell last time and remains temptingly weighted. A decent sort on the Flat for the O'Meara team, it's taken a while for him to get the hang of the hurdling game but more is expected now he has that first victory under his belt. Ginger Fizz moves into handicap company for the first time after just three starts over timber but he's in good form, looks on the up and represents the danger. Overpriced and Dormouse are exposed at the head of the weights and Chalk It Down looks a better bet having followed up a cosy win in a jumpers' bumper with a narrow Newton Abbot defeat.
Formwatch
Overpriced 25-1 (10-7) Prominent, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 9l behind It's A Mans World (10-5) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Dormouse 9-1 (11-7) Held up in rear on outside, mistake 5th, headway approaching 3 out, 4th and one pace before last, 4th of 8, 8l behind Focail Maith (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
The Pier (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 2 out, went 5th before last, kept on, 4th of 14, 8l behind Edmaaj (10-7) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Ginger Fizz 3-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, every chance when hit last, one pace run-in, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Kings Bandit (11-6) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Edmaaj (IRE) 7-4fav (10-7) Led, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, rallied to regain lead last, kept on well towards finish, won at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr beating Queen Olivia (10-9) by 1l, 14 ran.
King Zeal (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Held up, took keen hold, headway after 5th, lost place when not much room 6th, well beaten after next, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Jack Albert (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.
Chalk It Down (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, ridden before 2 out, every chance last when mistake, not quicken run-in, 2nd of 7, nk behind Dovils Date (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.