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16:10 Bangor-on-Dee
Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 30y
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £15,609
- 2nd: £7,176
- 3rd: £3,588
- 4th: £1,794
In depth
Formwatch
Twig 40-1 (10-4) Mounted in chute and wore hood to post, not fluent at times, close up, mistake 11th, losing place when blundered 19th, tailed off from 3 out, 15th of 34, dist behind I Am Maximus (11-12) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Cruz Control (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Wore hood to post, held up in midfield, in touch 3 out, ridden 2 out, no extra approaching last, 5th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Mr Hope Street (10-13) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Mars Harper 28-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along and made steady headway after 14th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, keeping on when short of room on bend before last, went second run-in, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Time To Bite (10-2) at Fakenham 3m hcp (2) gd in May.
Somespring Special (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) In touch with leaders, slow 1st, dropped to rear before 3rd, in touch 3 out, headway 2 out, ridden and led approaching last, soon went clear, idled but always doing enough near finish, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in May beating Western General (11-3) by 7l, 7 ran.
Alien Storm (IRE) 10-1 (12-2) Held up in touch, improved into second 7th, lost second next, ridden before 2 out, stayed on run-in, just missed second, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Goodwin (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lounge Lizard 50-1 (11-5) Prominent, led 2nd, hit 12th, headed before 4 out, soon asked for effort, weakening when fell 2 out, at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Walking On Air (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Handy on inner, lost position before 3 out, hampered approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, 5th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Matty's Getaway (10-11) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gd in May.