Racecards
17:55 Bangor-on-Dee
North Western Area Point To Point Championship (Hunters' Chase) (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,498
- 2nd: £775
- 3rd: £387
- 4th: £194
- Form 6121F1-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-8
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Mrs S McCain
- Jockey Mr J Hamer
tracked leader, left in lead when hampered bend after 8th, joined next, headed 11th, outpaced 4 out, no chance with winner from next, tailed off
- Form 31P/33-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer G L Edwards
- Jockey Mr W Kinsey
in rear, left 3rd and last bend after 8th, soon struggling, lost touch 5 out, continued tailed off
- Form 2P6/311-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Ms S Manning
- Jockey Mr M Seston
led until slipped up on bend after 8th
- Form 73211-2
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer P Rowley
- Jockey Mr L R Payter
tracked leading pair, left 2nd when hampered bend after 8th, challenged next, led 11th, drew well clear from 3 out, very easily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
There may only be four runners in this finale but it looks a decent hunter chase nevertheless. ICE TEA won at Doncaster in February before finishing a good second at Sandown. He fell in the Aintree Foxhunters' on his latest start under Rules but can be forgiven that and has since enjoyed a walk over between the flags. He is taken to give the weight away to his rivals the best of which may be Fourty Acers, who has won a couple of point-to-points very easily recently. Shouldhavehadthat was second in a hunter chase at Aintree last time and is preferred to Paddy's Tern of the other pair.
Formwatch
Ice Tea (IRE) (12-7) Walked over, won at Alpraham 3m ptp gf in Apr, 1 ran.
Paddy's Tern 11-8 (12-7) Led 2-4; drvn to ld cl home, won at Flagg Moor 3m ptp fm in Apr beating Family Guy (12-0) by nk, 3 ran.
Fourty Acers (IRE) Evens0 (12-0) (cp) made all; qcknd clr 13; unchall, won at Alpraham 3m ptp gf in Apr, 2 ran.
Shouldhavehadthat (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up, went 4th after 15th, left 3rd after 4 out, went 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Aggie's Lad (11-6) at Aintree 3m 1f hts chs (5) gd.