Racecards
13:40 Bangor-on-Dee
Stella Artois Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 66568-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
held up in rear, struggling 4 out, 9th and behind next
- Form F42-436
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders, ridden and struggling after 6th, 7th and weakening 3 out
- Form 7323
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up, went mid-division 4th, shaken up and took 4th after 3 out, no impression on leaders next
- Form 0-79
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, headway before 4 out, weakened after next
- Form 3F1-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, led before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on
- Form 5-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up in rear, struggling 4 out, 8th and behind next
- Form P/R514-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
mid-division, headway 4th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 2/1212-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
led, not fluent 6th, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, well held by front pair when mistake last
- Form 213
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, held by winner and stayed on same pace flat
- Form P80
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey L Treadwell
held up towards rear, last and well behind 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Tony Martin sends Delvin Road over from Ireland but he'll need to do better than his recent run at Down Royal where he looked one-paced. RELIC ROCK won two bumpers and finished runner-up in another three, the last of them a Grade 2 at Aintree. He started odds-on for his hurdling debut at Doncaster and though he couldn't cope with the late burst of Glingerburn it looked a very encouraging run and he can go one better. Weststreet is an obvious threat as he was a very easy bumper winner at Fontwell before a reasonable debut over hurdles in what looked a hot little contest at Market Rasen. Capard King has yet to find his form and winning point-to-pointer Lough Derg Walk was beaten a distance in a Uttoxeter bumper on his UK debut.
Formwatch
Cadgers Hole 66-1 (10-13) Held up behind, pushed along 6th, never dangerous, 11th of 14, well behind Jukebox Melody (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Capard King (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Prominent, ridden 3 out, soon outpaced, 6th of 14, 50l behind Warrantor (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Delvin Road (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Held up, closer in 6th 3 out, progress into 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Killultagh Sarah (10-6) at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn hdl sft in Dec.
Irish Octave (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, weakened before 5f out, last of 9, well behind Herbert Park (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Lough Derg Walk (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 7f out, lost place 6f out, well beaten final 4f, 12th of 14, well behind Missed Approach (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) gs in Oct.
Polvere D'oro 100-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, some headway 4 out, never on terms, well beaten after 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 12, 49l behind Restraint of Trade (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Quintano (GER) 33-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, not fluent and behind from 6th, remote 3rd 3 out until next, 4th of 8, well behind Coologue (11-0) at Bangor 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Relic Rock (IRE) 10-11fav (10-12) In touch, led before 3 out, hard pressed between last 2, headed last, ridden and one pace flat, 2nd of 18, 2 1/4l behind Glingerburn (10-12) at Doncaster 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Weststreet (IRE) 2-1fav (10-12) In touch, headway 6th, tracked leaders, hit 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Warrantor (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Lightning Glance 100-1 (10-2) In rear, some headway 7th, weakened from next, 10th of 17, well behind Kylemore Lough (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.