Racecards
13:25 Bangor-on-Dee
Darlands Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 72y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £3,594
- 2nd: £1,656
- 3rd: £828
- 4th: £414
- Form 573724
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Alexander Thorne
not always fluent, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next
- Form 60-1UU2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Thomas Doggrell
held up in last, headway on outside 10th, ridden after 2 out, 4th and held last, no extra flat
- Form 67-P381
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up, travelled strongly, not fluent 7th, effort from 3 out, switched right before last, led flat, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 23/06-0P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey James Davies
held up on outside, not fluent 3rd, closed after 5th, ridden 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 275U4P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Harry Bannister
jumped right, led until before 2 out, every chance when blundered last, held in 3rd after, kept on
- Form 213191
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leader, led before 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish
In depth
Verdict
The combination of a drop in grade and the 5lb claim of Alexander Thorne should boost the claims of William H Bonney. However, despite putting together a sequence of commendable efforts, he hasn't visited the winners enclosure since 2018, although he is now 4lb lower than for that last success. ARMATTIEKAN has landed three of eight starts over fences and all three have come on good ground. He's up 5lb for his latest Market Rasen success but he displayed a telling turn of foot that day and can follow up under optimum conditions. Dog Of War scored on his chase debut earlier this month and this will clearly be his game so he has to enter calculations.
Formwatch
William H Bonney 8-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, plugged on into never dangerous 4th 2 out, 4th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Editeur Du Gite (11-8) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Tribesmans Glory (IRE) 10-3 (11-8) Held up in 4th place, closer in 3rd after 3 out, led next, ridden and hung badly left before the last, bad mistake last, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Eaglehill (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Dog Of War (FR) 17-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, slow at times early stages, headway from 8th, switched left after 4 out, switched right after 2 out, led last, stayed on, going away towards finish, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Hazzaar (11-9) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
He's A Goer (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, soon struggling and pulled up after 4 out, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Black Buble (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Almost refused to race, always tailed off, pulled up before 4th, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Armattiekan (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Chased leaders on outside, went left and pecked 3 out, 3 1/2 lengths 3rd last, rallied flat, led towards finish, won going away, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Gouet Des Bruyeres (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.