Racecards
15:00 Bangor-on-Dee
Bathgate Group Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 123y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,500 added
- Winner: £14,076
- 2nd: £4,158
- 3rd: £2,079
- 4th: £1,040
- Form 31-F520
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up in touch, headway 3 out, weakened after next, modest 4th
- Form 20660-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, under pressure 4 out, weakening when blundered 2 out, soon pulled up
- Form 813122-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
led until approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form U500/4F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leader, jumped right throughout, effort before 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 55637-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 128
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, led before 2 out, clear last, ran on strongly
- Form 4/31127-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0/35266-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey N D Fehily
always in rear, not fluent 5th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Messire Des Obeaux should be stronger this season having placed in a juvenile hurdle at Haydock in February. But TORNADO IN MILAN won twice over hurdles early this year including over 2m3f at Taunton and Evan Williams’ charge may prove good enough on his return off only a 3lb higher mark. Minellaforleisure has a shout on his second over 2m at Market Rasen in July while Rene's Girl landed a double over 2m5f at the end of last year and can also figure.
Formwatch
Minellaforleisure (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Held up, in rear, mistake 4 out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Sternrubin (11-10) at Ascot 2m hcp lst (1) gd in Oct.
Foxcub (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Slowly away headway to lead after 1f, headed 8f out, tracked winner , ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Oriental Fox (9-2) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Tornado In Milan (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 4 out, soon challenged, chased winner before 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Noche De Reyes (11-3) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Clondaw Kaempfer (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) In touch, lost place when fell 7th, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Messire Des Obeaux (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway on outside to track leaders from 3 out, un able to quicken before last, stayed on same pace, 7th of 22, 9 1/2l behind Diego Du Charmil (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Rene's Girl (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, some headway before 2 out, weakened between last two, 7th of 13, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.
Bim Bam Boum (FR) 5-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 13, dist behind Dark Flame (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Apr.