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16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Penycae Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 11.60s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Whispered Secret (GER)

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Sailor A'Hoy

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Kronado (GER)

      15/2

        1
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red braces, White cap

        Alph

        86
        14/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders, jumped badly right 2nd, blundered next, soon lost place, no danger after

        2
        Silk - Red, White stripe, hooped sleeves

        Greenacres Boy

        169
        100/1
        • Form 00PFUP-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, prominent 3rd, weakened after 4 out

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Green stripe, Yellow sleeves, Green collar, cuffs and cap

        Kronado (GER)

        158
        15/2
        • Form 0-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, tracked leaders after 3rd, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened after

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, hooped sleeves

        Sailor A'Hoy

        6 b
        8/1
        • Form 4/0P2-42
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, jumped right 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, kept on but no chance with winner

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow seams, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Whispered Secret (GER)

        27
        4/7
        • Form 43P2-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in rear, headway approaching 4th, led approaching 2 out and blundered, kept on well from last

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        First Dynasty (USA)

        157
        11/2
        • Form 3-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        led, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        7
        Silk - Black and White diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        North Landing (IRE)

        66/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        always behind

        8
        Silk - White, Pink stars, Light Green cap

        Cruising Along

        24
        100/1
        • Form R00-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-7

        tracked leader and keen until lost place approaching 5 out

        9
        Silk - Emerald green and white stripes, hooped sleeves

        Jahia (NZ)

        15
        66/1
        • Form 0P00-P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        held up towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Whispered Secret catches the eye here ahead of North Landing, Kronado and Sailor A'Hoy. The selection was formerly trained by Richard Guest, for whom he showed a good deal of promise, and he ran very well on his first run for Martin Pipe when second at Stratford recently. A repeat of that run would make him the one to beat. Christian von der Recke does very well with his runners in Britain and the booking of Tony McCoy for Kronado is interesting, although this one has shown little in three German starts to date. North Landing was placed at a low level on the Flat, and First Dynasty comes here fit from a Wolverhampton all-weather maiden win, and showed promise when third on his hurdling debut at Newbury last December. Sailor A'Hoy has shown solid-enough form of late and first-time blinkers might sharpen him up further. He could give the selection, which is Whispered Secret, the most to do.