Racecards
15:20 Bangor-on-Dee
Excel Signs Mares Only Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Form 0-75101
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Paul Benson
chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace
- Form 71
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey T Messenger
tracked leaders, 2 lengths down in 3rd and held when fell last
- Form 9210-00
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey J Mogford
led after 1st, headed approaching 4th, mistake and weakened 3 out
- Form 059F01
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss J Weston
- Jockey Mr T Weston
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied flat, held towards finish
Adlestrop
59- Form 624830
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey B S Hughes
led until after 1st, regained lead approaching 4th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Aberdeen Park
356- Form 6/16P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
held up, headway approaching 2 out, led between last 2, hit last, in command towards finish
- Form 3539
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer T Wall
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd and 5th, soon ridden, outpaced approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Topflight Wildbird can get the better of Rosie All Over and provide Lucy Wadham's team with a welcome tonic. Chinara won well last time on just her third start for this yard but it may be best to treat that result with a degree of caution given her record prior to that. Aberdeen Park needs a market check whilst Dandygrey Russett has pretty solid form claims and could have a say in the outcome. Rosie All Over proved the form of her penultimate start to be all wrong when running out a ready winner at Kelso. It wasn't the strongest of races but she won readily and won't be overduly inconvenienced by her penalty. The selection was ultimately well beaten over this course and distance on debut but was a well backed winner from a fair yardstick next time out. She should be able to build on the promise of that run and it will be disappointing if Topflight Wildbird doesn't go very close.
Formwatch
Rosie All Over 11-2 (11-8) Made all, ridden approaching 2 out, driven out, won at Kelso 2m 2f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan beating Camelia Walk (10-9) by 7l, 13 ran.
Topflight Wildbird 17-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on well under pressure from last, won at Newcastle 2m mrs mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Brook No Argument (11-2) by 1l, 16 ran.
Dandygrey Russett (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, tailed off from 7th, 13th of 15, well behind Doctor David (11-9) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Chinara (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 4 out, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on, won at Ludlow 2m mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Jan beating Nakoma (11-5) by 2l, 18 ran.
Adlestrop 6-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, well behind Pagan Rules (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Aberdeen Park 10-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling after 6th, well behind when pulled up 5 out in race won by Keen Warrior (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy, 16 ran.
Cat Six (USA) 100-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 9th of 15, 35l behind Doubly Guest (10-5) at Ludlow 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Jan.