Racecards
17:40 Bangor-on-Dee
Hugh Peel Challenge Trophy Hunters' Chase (Class H)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
Master Jock
24- Form 21-421U
- Age 10
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer P Jones
- Jockey Mr G Hanmer
held up, headway approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out
- Form 1111-11
- Age 11
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
mid-division, headway 6th, led 12th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, hung left approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 1P6/40-5
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Paul Morris
- Jockey Mr Paul Morris
close 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 6th
Far Glen (IRE)
318- Form 63/2F21-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Mr B Woodhouse
led to 12th, weakening when pecked 4 out, behind when pulled up before next
Heidi III (FR)
459- Form PP2/602-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs L Williamson
- Jockey Mr R Burton
prominent, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed close home
Justjim
14- Form 4PPP-P5
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs C Gethin
- Jockey Mr Marc Barber
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 9th, mistake next, weakened 3 out
- Form 0/P-0P4U
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs C James
- Jockey Miss S Sharratt
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 4P14-31
- Age 14
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer S Wynne
- Jockey Mr S Morris
in touch, lost place 7th, tailed off pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0/44P-14
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss I Craig
- Jockey Miss S Samworth
behind, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and mistake last, ran on to lead close home
In depth
Verdict
This looks a decent Hunter Chase and Upham Lord is taken to beat Heidi and Step On Eyre. Last time out at Fakenham,Peter Beaumont's eleven-year-old was most impressive in maintaining his tremendous winning record. Successful in his last 19 starts in ladies' opens in point-to-points, he ran his rivals into the ground on that switch back to Rules. He should easily take this on the way to much better things. Heidi was runner up in a couple of decent races at Wetheryby last season and could be the main threat to the selection. Of the rest only Step On Eyre appears to have any real claims, having run very well over course and distance last April. However on recent evidence Upham Lord looks a different class and is taken to easily account for these.