Racecards
19:00 Bangor-on-Dee
Betdaq Exchange 3% Commission Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 2P2-35P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer C P E Brooks
- Jockey L Treadwell
in touch and in rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 392314/
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Dave Roberts
- Jockey Lee Edwards
disputed lead, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on and held towards finish
- Form 6245-61
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Paul Moloney
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace from 2 out, no impression
- Form U0-5263
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R Hennessy
- Jockey B S Hughes
disputed lead, led before 2 out, ridden before last, held on well towards finish
Ereyna
82- Form 68065-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs P Robeson
- Jockey Brendan Powell
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cat Six has been off for over 1000 days, while Hopstrings is becoming hard to fathom, pulled up on two of his last five starts, including last time, but a strong contender on the best of those runs. Ereyna has been absent since scoring at Towcester on the opening day of May when easily landing a handicap hurdle. However, this will be her first experience of good to firm ground and it may be best to see how she handles very different conditions. Ultra Light's Irish form is fair enough but a 0-21 career record isn't and OUR MAIMIE is preferred. She got the better of Cool Baranca at Uttoxeter last time, the form subsequently franked by the runner-up's win at Cartmel over the weekend and can follow up with the Graeme McPherson yard in hot form at present.
Formwatch
Hopstrings 25-1 (10-6) Held up behind, pushed along 8th, tailed off 3 out before pulling up, in a race won by Shubaat (11-3) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl (2) gd, 10 ran.
Cat Six (USA) 11-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 26l behind King In Waiting (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul '11.
Our Maimie (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, not always fluent, lost place from 6th, rallied 2 out, led last, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd beating Cool Baranca (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Ultra Light (FR) 11-2 (11-5) Held up, soon towards rear, 6th 2 out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace without threatening, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Mighty Whitey (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 5f beg chs gf in Jun.
Ereyna 11-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, won at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in May beating Pennant Dancer (10-8) by 6l, 17 ran.