Racecards
13:30 Bangor-on-Dee
Proactive Personnel Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 370-532
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led narrowly, 3 lengths clear when hit 2 out, ridden and hard pressed when edged right between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, headed final stride
- Form 8/303-02
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
tracked leaders, reminder after 13th, mistake 5 out, pulled up before next
- Form 274/25-3
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
with leader, lost place and ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 26225-2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leaders, effort on outside 3 out, soon chased leader and ridden, challenged between last 2, stayed on under pressure flat, led final stride
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
All of these can be given a chance of sorts but LIKE MINDED has the best recent form. Dan Skelton's charge found only one too good at Wetherby last week and looks set to take advantage of a slip down the weights. Rocky Bender was a well-beaten second at Sandown on his return to action but in better company than this and he has leading claims while Iona Days went close at Cartmel off a higher mark last year and will have come on for a recent pipe-opener. Accordingtojodie ran well in a novice event at Worcester and is not out of this with improvement likely.
Formwatch
Like Minded 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed before last, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Saints And Sinners (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft.
Accordingtojodie (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division in touch, headway 12th, chased winner after 5 out, ridden and outpaced in 3rd 2 out, stayed on to regain 2nd towards finish, no impression, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Drum Valley (10-7) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gs in Jun.
Iona Days (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) In touch, went 3rd before 5 out, beaten when mistake 3 out, 3rd of 5, 22l behind Guiding George (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Not fluent, held up in 4th, jumped slowly 4th, not fluent 16th, driven in 3rd and outpaced before 3 out, kept on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Black Thunder (11-11) at Sandown 3m lst chs (1) sft.
Beauboreen (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Close up, ridden and weakened 10th, in rear when hampered and unseated rider 12th, in a race won by Big Water (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov, 11 ran.