Racecards
15:20 Bangor-on-Dee
Totesport Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Form P4P4P6-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B P Harding
held up, ridden after 11th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on, never reach leaders
Undeniable
39- Form 21-2121
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
in touch, mistake 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakening when jumped right last 2
- Form 452-F5P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
mid-division, headway 9th, ridden 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Eva So Charming
161- Form 312P3-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
towards rear, hit 5th, reminders after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
- Form 2112-46
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on
- Form U12110
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened after 14th
- Form 5342-U0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, headway 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when not fluent last, ridden out
- Form 134F21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, mistake 6th, headway and mistake 4 out, ridden after next, one pace when bumped last
Orswell Crest
164- Form 163U3-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
prominent, pushed along after 8th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 154213
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
mistake 1st, always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
It's Music (IRE)
224- Form 52626-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
held up, headway 12th, ridden when not much room and blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
Pontius
17- Form P31/1U-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
prominent to 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Very little needs to be said about Henrietta Knight's record with former Irish pointers, so it may be simple enough to propose that there is plenty more to come from Eva So Charming and he is selected in preference to Croc An Oir, Undeniable and Blazing Hills. The last named is holding his form well and would surely be a more popular choice if he hailed from a more fashionable stable. He handed a below par Croc An Oir a sound beating in his last start and holds each-way claims on that run alone. The last mentioned had previously been a roll before that Stratford run and it may be a little soon to be giving up on him completely. However, Eva So Charming has really caught the eye with the way that he has progressed so far and, as he was deliberately steered away from a summer jumps campaign, he comes here with conditions expected to suit. The Knight team have been making bullish noises about the strength of their string for the current season and Eva So Charming can kick-start proceedings if he continues to show the same level of development this afternoon.