Racecards
20:20 Bangor-on-Dee
Racing Advertiser Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Dardanus
9- Form 4220/F-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance when hampered 3 out, 3rd and beaten when fell last
- Form 555PP-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, led 3rd, ridden and jumped left 3 out, driven out
- Form 54024-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J O'Shea
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
- Form 33015P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Paul Moloney
led to 3rd, stayed prominent, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
Pink Harbour
15- Form UU05-23
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey R Greene
pulled hard, soon tracking leaders, lost place after 4th, behind from next
- Form 065P5-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch, headway 6th, every chance when hampered 3 out, soon ridden, one pace flat
- Form 045/UP-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer S Lewis
- Jockey Mr D Mansell
held up, outpaced at the 9th, keeping on when left 3rd last
In depth
Verdict
It is hard to find a horse that was not beaten out of sight in its last start so only a tentative vote goes the way of Dardanus, whose reappearance form was, quite simply, not as bad as that of the latest efforts put in by Brady Boys, The Pennys Dropped and Pink Harbour, who have all been highly disappointing lately. The same has to be said of Hanbrin Rose, who has never really looked like coming close to losing her maiden tag and she is not hard to overlook today. Therefore, we return to Dardanus for the likeliest winner as he dropped several hints that there are races to be won with him before an obvious training set-back restricted his campaign last year. The son of Komaite ran as well as could be expected when finishing down the field behind Ballyvaddy after a 361-day absence and he can be expected to be a different proposition now that he has a run behind him this season.