Racecards
16:00 Bangor-on-Dee
Fourseasons Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 32y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 5PP417-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form 2/5126P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leader after 1st, led after 3 out, hard pressed last, driven flat, headed close home
- Form 6/52P4F-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway on inside 8th, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, stayed on under strong driving to lead close home
- Form 23737-8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up on outside, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 37/1-P65
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden after 3 out, one pace before last, no extra flat
- Form 324155-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, some headway 3 out, no impression, well beaten next
- Form 5/57560-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 4 out, staying on same pace and no impression on front pair when not fluent last
- Form 624F/3R-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer C Ellam
- Jockey David England
tracked leader until after 1st, pushed along 5th, lost place next, behind 7th, tailed off next
- Form 6FP-451
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey L Treadwell
held up, outpaced 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 5-37383
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
led, not fluent 6th, headed after 3 out, losing place when mistake next, weakened before last
In depth
Verdict
There's no doubt that Chepstow third Storm Alert is well treated at present but that's been the case for a while. It will be interesting to see if there is any market support for the lightly-raced Glenwood Star and Sinbad The Sailor should be approaching peak fitness now. Nightline, Georgie Lad and Monetary Fund could figure if fully wound-up but we'll stick with Warwick scorer BAYLEY'S DREAM with fitness assured. He's gone back up in the weights but that was to be expected and he's still on a lower mark than when a close-up second at Warwick a year ago.
Formwatch
Glenwood Star (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, slow 4th, soon pushed along, detatched when mistake 9th, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Morito Du Berlais (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Nightline 5-1fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, behind when pulled up after 2 out, at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Georgie Lad (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked winner, challenged 5 out, in 2nd and looking held when fell 3 out, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
American Life (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, lost touch after 4th, well behind 6th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Mont Choisy (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Sinbad The Sailor 20-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling after 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression, 5th of 7, 14l behind Oh Land Abloom (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Monetary Fund (USA) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, challenged after 5th, led before 10th, headed 13th, lost place when jumped right from 4 out, jumped right and well beaten from next, 5th of 6, 17 3/4l behind Up For An Oscar (11-6) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Harry Hunt 20-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, well beaten 3 out, 11th of 14, dist behind Signed Request (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Wellforth (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until lost place 7th, weakened from 6 out, in 5th when refused 4 out, at Haydock 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Bayley's Dream 6-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, led before next, edged right last, hard pressed flat, just prevailed, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Shadarpour (11-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Storm Alert 12-1 (10-0) Led until headed on bend after 5th, led again before next, headed approaching 3 out, chased leader until before the last, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Tobefair (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.