Racecards
14:40 Bangor-on-Dee
Allsports Handicap Chase (Class C)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Form 4505-41
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway 12th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form P60F-3F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer S Sherwood
- Jockey J Tizzard
led, headed after 13th, ridden well before 2 out, soon weakened
Tom's Prize
14- Form 2412-53
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey C Llewellyn
prominent, not fluent 8th and 9th, lost place approaching 12th, tailed off when pulled up before last
Itsonlyme (IRE)
226- Form 266PPP-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
held up, ridden 11th, mistake next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
- Form 1P/55-P4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent, not fluent 13th, soon led, ridden when blundered 2 out, soon headed, beaten when blundered last
- Form 1/1P16P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, headway 12th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 01/2465-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
in touch, headway 12th, led after 2 out, clear last, eased flat
In depth
Verdict
The shortlist here contains Tresor de Mai, Tom's Prize and The Villager, with the vote going to Tom's Prize. Spinning through the field. Tresor de Mai bounced back to winning form with a good win at Exeter last time and, despite being raised six pounds for that success, he is still well handicapped on the best of his 2002 form. Il' Athou is now six pounds below a winning mark, so has to be given a chance on that basis, although he has fallen on two of his last three starts. Tom's Prize won a valuable handicap chase at Doncaster in March 2003 off today's mark Having put in a decent effort at Cheltenham last time, he looks set to go well today. Itsonlyme has to find a little bit of improvement to feature, but The Villager is probably on a fair mark if approaching his best and this decent novice chaser put in a good effort at Cheltenham last time in a stamina-sapper at Cheltenham so has to be respected. Much as Coursing Run is just a pound above winning mark now, this course and distance winner has been disappointing in his last couple of runs. Classic Native, who was a decent bumper performer, would be doing well to win on his chasing debut. Overall, then, we will just side with Tom's Prize.