Racecards
15:30 Bangor-on-Dee
betdaq.com 50 Free Bet Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 77y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,475
- 2nd: £1,596
- 3rd: £798
- Form 1219/23
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
prominent, led 6th, clear 2 out, easily
- Form P53223
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Brendan Powell
prominent, lost place 7th, weakened 4 out, closed on 3rd flat
- Form 7242F1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until 6th, pressed winner, ridden after 3 out, well held from next, blundered last
- Form P1-2F67
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer B R Summers
- Jockey James Best
in rear, hit 5th, outpaced and driven along after next, no impression, well beaten from 4 out
- Form 73P634
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey W T Kennedy
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, outpaced 8th, 3rd and no impression 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 4-76F94
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, not fluent 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Red Whisper may be feeling his age while Dover The Moon has never looked like winning a race of any description and, like Toe To Toe, has to race from out of the handicap here. Gee Hi was second at Perth on his chasing bow in July but then well beaten at Southwell. Both of those races were over 3m and this big drop in distance is not certain to suit given CHANKILLO's jumping will put him under immediate pressure. The latter's defeat of Butlergrove King at Market Rasen earlier this month has been franked with the second having won twice since. Keychain always seems to find at least one too good and that will probably be the case again.
Formwatch
Gee Hi (IRE) 2-1fav (10-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, headway to dispute 2nd after 13th, outpaced in clear 3rd after 4 out, no chance with front pair after, tailed off, 3rd of 7, dist behind Lemony Bay (11-8) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Keychain (IRE) 7-2fav (11-9) Held up in 4th, closed 11th, hampered 4 out, one pace and switched left after 2 out, hung right and stayed on flat, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Kayfton Pete (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Chankillo 4-1fav (10-10) Tracked leader until 4th, 2nd again 4 out, led before next, clear flat, ran on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Butlergrove King (11-12) by 5l, 6 ran.
Red Whisper 16-1 (11-12) Not always fluent in rear, closed 8th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, last of 7, dist behind Going Nowhere Fast (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Toe To Toe (IRE) 9-4fav (10-8) Prominent, led 3rd until after 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, dist behind Going Nowhere Fast (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Dover The Moon (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) In rear, headway 5th to track leaders, blundered 4 out, one pace, 4th of 7, 20 1/2l behind So Bazaar (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.