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14:05 Bangor-on-Dee
Betsafe Proud To Sponsor Donald McCain Racing Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 7y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,444
- 2nd: £1,011
- 3rd: £506
- 4th: £253
- Form 121/26-8
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up in rear, jumped left 4th and 5th, headway before 5 out, pressed leader approaching 3 out, led when ridden before 2 out, pecked 2 out, jumped quickly last, held on (hand timed)
- Form 493P-43
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
prominent on outside, ridden after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 42/P009-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J Coulson
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
prominent, lost ground 4th, weakened and tailed off from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 7U675-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Abbie McCain
prominent, not fluent 3rd and 4th, pressed leader when jumped right 8th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and upsides 2 out, outjumped last, stayed on
Whiskey Moon
201- Form 135/P0P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey M D Grant
held up in midfield, headway 5th, not fluent 6th, weakened after 7th, pulled up soon after
- Form 1/536-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up towards rear, some headway 6th, ridden 5 out, detached 3 out, plugged on
- Form U352P-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
led, not fluent 4th, headed 4 out, weakened before 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out
- Form 333543-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Dave Roberts
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up towards rear, headway 5 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, held on for 3rd
- Form 22244/P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
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In depth
Verdict
Donald McCain runs three in thus but Gray Day looks the one to concentrate on ahead of Wazowski and The Cattlejobber. The nine-year-old is a previous course and distance winner and Abbie McCain claims a handy 5lb. His Dream is 5lb lower than his last winning mark but has already been a beaten favourite twice this season. We’ll take a chance on SAMTU as he has had excuses the last twice. He placed at Sedgefield off a higher mark in February and is well treated on his chase form.
Formwatch
Wazowski 28-1 (11-12) Mid-division, mistake 5th, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, 29l behind The Black Squirrel (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
His Dream (IRE) 16-5fav (11-7) Tracked leader, disputing 3rd jumping 2 out, no progress but staying on at the last, ran on well late, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Double Court (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Farm The Rock (IRE) 14-1 (12-1) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 12, 31 1/2l behind The Composeur (11-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Gray Day (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, good headway tracking leaders before 8th, led before mistake 3 out, joined next, ridden and headed before last, chased winner until lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Viking Ruby (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Whiskey Moon 33-1 (11-4) Rear division, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
The Cattlejobber 10-1 (11-3) Not jump well, always behind, tailed off 13th, 10th of 12, dist behind Speedy Cargo (11-8) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Samtu (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Led until before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Milan Of Crystal (IRE) 11-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, stayed on into 3rd 2 out, never a threat, 3rd of 9, 23 1/2l behind Sabbathical (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Kiera Royale (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) (h) strugg when pu 11, at Ffos Las P-t-p Course 3m sft in Dec.