Racecards
15:50 Bangor-on-Dee
Thelwall Memorial Trophy Novices' Chase (Class D)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 4P46-U1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey A Dobbin
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place next, behind when pulled before 9th
- Form 2U2FF4-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
tracked winner, mistake 4th, blundered and lost place 6th, ridden 12th, weakened and mistake next
- Form P2/64P-F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
made all, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching next, hung left and mistake last, kept on
- Form 56-2121
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, went 2nd after 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on one-paced
- Form 006/
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 8th
In depth
Verdict
With Tigerburningbright looking distinctly moderate and Keep Smiling one of the lesser lights in Henrietta Knight's stable this really should lie between the other three runners in the race. Glenfarclas Boy has more to do than when winning at Perth last time under his penalty and, while Rainbow Dance, the mount of Tony McCoy, has to be respected, it will be a surprise if this does not go to Gentle Rivage. Admittedly the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained gelding has become expensive to follow and makes his seasonal reappearance but he will never have a better opportunity to open his account over fences than this. He gets the TEAMtalk vote.