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15:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Holywell Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 25.70s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wuxi Venture

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dollar Law

    7/4

      3
      Silk -

      Russian Court

      11/2

        1
        Silk - BLACK, RED and WHITE striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Amberleigh House (IRE)

        75 BF
        12/1
        • Form 91-3632
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-12

        prominent, led 5th, mistake 6th and 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat

        2
        Silk - White, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Wuxi Venture

        20
        5/1
        • Form 242/365
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-9

        keen hold, flat leaders, led approaching last, driven out

        3
        Silk - Crazy Quilt

        Hors La Loi (FR)

        13 D
        9/2
        • Form 11437/9
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-8

        held up and keen, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened quickly

        4
        Silk - White, Red hollow box, check sleeves and cap

        Dollar Law

        13
        7/4
        • Form 4333
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-6

        held up and keen, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, ran on

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Pink cap

        Borehill Joker

        13
        12/1
        • Form 36-6140
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        led to 5th, weakened when short of room after 3 out, pulled up before last

        6
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

        Aleemdar (IRE)

        22 D
        14/1
        • Form 211048
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-6

        always behind

        7
        Silk - Grey, Orange chevron, sleeves and cap

        Speed Venture

        14 v
        25/1
        • Form 345-770
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-5

        track leaders, ridden 2 out, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - Dark Blue, White braces, striped sleeves, White cap

        Wrangel (FR)

        43 D
        33/1
        • Form 34-50P9
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-3

        mid division, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

        9
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED stripe, RED sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Russian Court

        22
        11/2
        • Form 40-5481
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-2

        behind, headway approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, weakened flat

        10
        NR

        Hakim (NZ)

        8
        • Form 2-P3502
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Amberleigh House continues his build up to the Martell Cognac Grand National by running over hurdles. He will surely find this a tall order under topweight and over a trip too short, but at least he will be that bit fitter afterwards. Down at the bottom of the handicap, Hakim is worthy a glance. John Spearing's New Zealand-bred ran well at Cheltenham before blundering away a leading chance two out at Southwell when flying from off the pace. A strong pace will suit him, and he makes more appeal than Dollar Law who finished ahead of him at Cheltenham but reopposes on worse terms here. Wuxi Venture will be a popular choice as well, having threatened in the past to win a decent event. Indeed, he was only beaten a short-head by the useful Batswing at Doncaster in February 2001, and although principally a miler on the Flat, does not appear to have too much trouble staying this sort of trip over timber. A win is long overdue, and Venetia Wlliams's inmate is taken to put that right.