Racecards
15:42 Bangor-on-Dee
JBF Group Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 145y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £4,999 added
- Winner: £2,640
- 2nd: £1,215
- 3rd: £607
- 4th: £304
- Form 61
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Toby McCain-Mitchell
prominent, pressed leader over 3f out, soon ridden, led 2f out, drifted left entering final furlong where 2 lengths clear, diminishing advantage inside final furlong, held on near finish
- Form 31-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent, ridden over 2f out where pressed leaders, soon switched right, kept on into 2nd entering final furlong, chased leader inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, kept on one pace entering final furlong
- Form 531-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
led, pressed for lead and ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened into 3rd entering final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey C Brace
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, tailed off over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
GUARD THE MOON is penalised but won nicely over track and trip earlier in the month and further progress looks likely. Grand Albert and Josie Alice are point-to-point winners and the latter had a subsequent hurdles winner back in third when scoring at Necarne in Ireland while Lawrenny is preferred to Mivvi of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Guard The Moon 10-3 (11-2) Raced in 3rd and pushed along at times, ridden 3f out, led inside final 2f, came clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec beating Joyeux Mans (11-2) by 10l, 4 ran.
Grand Albert (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Pr, disp ld from 2nd, 2nd 1/2way, ld from 3out, wo bef 2out, clr bef last & alw in command, won at Oldcastle 3m Yielding - Soft in Apr beating Poetry Man (12-2) by 12l, 13 ran.
Lawrenny Black Sam Bellamy gelding out of Rare Ruby.
Josie Alice (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Rcd 3rd, 4th 1/2way, gd prog to ld bef 4out, sl adv 3out, qcknd 3l clr 2out, redcd adv at last, kow, won at Necarne 3m mdn Soft - Heavy in Apr beating Somebody's Fortune (11-6) by 1l, 6 ran.
Mivvi Sixties Icon filly out of Dozen.