Racecards
13:05 Bangor-on-Dee
Equine Lens Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 5f 142y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 31/8332-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway 12th, pecked next, soon driven along, closed 4 out, every chance 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 3411-34
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
prominent on inside, led 7th until 10th, lost place 12th, behind 14th, pulled up before 16th
- Form 3P411-B
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, lost place 7th, ridden 8th, behind from 13th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0U6674
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, headway when not fluent 8th, challenged 17th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 41P3-PP
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 12th, ridden from 14th, outpaced 4 out, well held 2 out
- Form 1741-09
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey A Thornton
led until 3rd, led 5th, headed 7th, led 10th until 13th, led before next, headed 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on gamely
- Form 415-6U7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
in touch, challenged 12th, led next, headed before 14th, soon ridden and lost place, behind when pulled up before 17th
- Form F532-U6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, headway 7th, bumped 12th and 4 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, stayed on flat
- Form 4P-1P3P
- Age 12
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C Ellam
- Jockey David England
close up on outside, not fluent 13th, 5th and no impression 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish
- Form 21U5-75
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey James Cowley
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Krackatoa King stays well and it is only a matter of time before he opens his account over fences, though an absence since March is a bit of a concern. Millicent Silver looked to be struggling when brought down at Kelso and may need another run but there are possibilities about course specialist Beauboreen, though his stamina will have to be taken on trust. Kilcullen Flem has yet to show much over fences and Gary Charm has disappointed since arriving from France but Barton Gift and Nail 'm finished 1-2 over a similar trip at Exeter last season with the latter weighted to come out on top today. VALLEYOFMILAN is hard to catch right but has won four times under James Cowley and is unquestionably well handicapped at present. If the cheekpieces work, he might be some value.
Formwatch
Krackatoa King 3-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, pecked and reminders 3rd, closed 6th, ridden after 15th, mistake 4 out, no impression on winner after next, plugged on, 2nd of 8, 16l behind Tour Des Champs (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Beauboreen (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-7) Tracked leader until mistake 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 8, 35l behind I Am Colin (11-5) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Millicent Silver 7-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 6 out, brought down next, at Kelso 4m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Gary Charm (FR) 16-1 (11-11) Towards rear, ridden in last after 13th, not fluent 4 out, stayed on from 3 out, pressed for 3rd from last, no impression, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Carloswayback (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leading pair, jumped slowly 5th, soon lost place, no chance when went badly right 8th, tailed off approaching 3 out, soon pulled up, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Barton Gift 25-1 (11-8) Mid-division, lost place before 2nd, not fluent 4th, reminders in last before 8th, tailed off approaching 12th, 9th of 10, dist behind Brandon Hill (11-12) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Kilcullen Flem (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Close up, weakening when hampered 5 out, 7th of 11, 16l behind Walk On Al (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Nail 'm (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 17l behind Royal Palladium (11-9) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Wellforth (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Valleyofmilan (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Held up, slow 4th, some headway 11th, ridden next, outpaced 15th, plugged on from 2 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Nortonthorpelegend (10-13) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.