Racecards
14:10 Bangor-on-Dee
Ron Harris & Ted Davies Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good
Dancing Pearl
231- Form 4/44116-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C Price
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
in touch, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat
- Form 5410-14
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
Pougatcheva (FR)
137- Form 3-31455
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
chased leader, mistake and lost place 4th, soon behind
- Form 61436-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened after next
Soul (IRE)
232- Form 1P30U6-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
Russian Court
111- Form 31F-203
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer S Sherwood
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up, headway 5th, led approaching last, soon clear, readily
- Form 001-036
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
not fluent, behind from 5th
Sir Walter (IRE)
153- Form P-43056
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 004-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss S Wilton
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, headway 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Speed Venture, Dancing Pearl and Pougatcheva look the principals in this wide open handicap and the selection is Speed Venture. The gelding from the John Mackie yard was a fair fourth behind Marked Man last time out and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close.Dancing Pearl rates the main danger on her best form but she is weighted up to the hilt and may come on for this run her first in 231 days. Pougatcheva is another that could go well but although he travels well in his races he finds little off the bridle so for that reason he is opposed. Border Star was pulled up last time but he is sure to strip fitter here and his stable is beginning to hit top form. Of the remainder Russian Court is from a yard in form and is worth noting in the market but we are happy to stick with Speed Venture whose stable has a good strike rate in these events.