Racecards
19:00 Bangor-on-Dee
Jt Hughes (honda & Mitsubishi) Group Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,750 added
- Form 1115/11-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway approaching 8th, hit next, led after 2 out, left clear last
- Form 4078F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, soon clear, hit and headed 8th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey T J Phelan
always towards rear, weakened approaching 7th, pulled up before 8th
- Form 08/7P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey J Diment
towards rear, saddle soon slipped, pulled up before 2nd
- Form 77379-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
in rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching 8th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1D24648-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey T Messenger
chased leader, led 8th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
Point
13- Form 3PP867-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer W Jenks
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
mid-division, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 732393-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in touch, headway 6th, led 3 out, hit and headed 2 out, soon hard ridden, 2 lengths down when jinked badly right and unseated rider last
- Form 13/0PPU-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Charlie Studd
chased leaders and jumped right, lost place 6th, pulled up before 8th
Iron Maid
45- Form 4/23F82-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey T Doyle
towards rear, headway on inner after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, left poor 2nd approaching last
- Form 0/U24-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer B J Eckley
- Jockey M Bradburne
chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
A large field goes to post for this novices hurdle but on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning and the principals look to be Spirit of New York, The Big Canadian and Iron Maid with the narrow vote given to Spirit Of New York. The selection won well last time out when beating Raslan. Granted he has a double penalty but he again he has conditions to suit and we will side with him until he is beaten. The Big Canadian rates the main danger on his latest third behind My Imortal but he looked very one-paced on that occasion and the suspicion is he will be seen to better effect with more cut in the ground. Iron Maid is another worthy of respect on her latest second behind Xila Fontenailles but she has yet to prove she stays this far and is taken on with this in mind. Of the remainder, Jaunty Flight has conditions to suit and could go well at a price in receipt of the weight for age allowance but for the winner we are happy to return to the progressive Spirit Of New York.
Formwatch
Spirit of New York (IRE) 10-11fav (11-6) Held up, headway when hit 9th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to lead last, driven out, won at Bangor 3m nov hdl (4) gd in Apr beating Raslan (11-0) by a nk, 5 ran.
Abit Irish (NZ) 16-1 (11-0) Keen and fell at the 2nd in race won by Quarterback (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) gd in Apr, 16 ran.
Calusa Caldera (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) In touch, weakened 7th, 9th of 15, well behind Ballamusic (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Killard Point (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) In touch, lost place 5th, soon well behind, 8th of 16, well behind Shannon Springs (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Point 12-1 (10-10) Raced in mid-division on outside, struggling approaching 6th, no danger after, 7th of 17, 18l behind Waldo's Dream (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
The Big Canadian (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Held up, headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind My Immortal (11-7) at Ludlow 3m nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Iron Maid 16-1 (10-12) Held up, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, ran on and every chance flat, edged left and no extra, 2nd of 9, shd behind Xila Fontenailles (10-3) at Warwick 2m 5f mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Jaunty Flight 11-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 4th, ridden and every chance 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened and edged left 2 out, 4th of 15, 19l behind Mago Santhai (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.