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19:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Brooke Rankin Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,200 added
  • Winner: £2,082
  • 2nd: £611
  • 3rd: £306
  • 4th: £153
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 19.50s
  • Off Time: 19:16:53
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sweet Irony (FR)

2/7

    2
    Silk -

    Vitruvian Man

    14/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow, black disc, halved sleeves, black cap

      Sweet Irony (FR)

      37
      2/7
      • Form 3/23331-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 121

      tracked leaders, led 7th, blundered 2 out, eased towards finish

      2
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green disc, Emerald Green sleeves, Red stars

      Abnaki (IRE)

      96
      11/2
      • Form 1-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-13

      tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went right and not fluent 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, one pace

      3
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Black cap

      Cruising Bye

      54
      25/1
      • Form 5/F0-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-13

      held up in 5th, effort under pressure after 3 out, weakened next

      5
      Silk - Red and Emerald Green diabolo, Red sleeves, Emerald Green spots, Emerald Green cap, Red spots

      Vitruvian Man

      56 pt
      14/1
      • Form 80-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-13

      led until 1st, tracked leader until hit 7th, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression

      6
      Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), Orange sleeves, White armlets, Dark Blue and Orange hooped cap

      Fenella Mere

      252
      125/1
      • Form 000/983-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 67

      took keen hold in rear, closed approaching 7th, ridden next, weakened 3 out, tailed off

      7
      Silk - Red, Dark Green diamond and diamond on cap

      Tobayornottobay

      92
      66/1
      • Form 05-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-6

      took keen hold, led 1st, mistake 3rd, wandered next, headed 7th, weakened 2 out

      4
      NR

      Melteme (IRE)

      33 p D
      16/1
      • Form 3/P543F-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-13

      Withdrawn

      In depth

      Verdict

      Sweet Irony certainly wasn't winning out of turn when beating Rossmore Lad by seven lengths at Warwick last time. He's sure to make a bold bid to follow up under his penalty but ABNAKI is held in some regard and may come out on top on this occasion. Jonjo O'Neill's six-year-old is making his debut under Rules but ran out a cosy winner of an Irish point-to-point in January and is from the same family as smart chaser See More Business. Melteme, another recruit from the point-to-point circuit, could run into a place but the others have little to recommend them.

      Formwatch

      Sweet Irony (FR) 5-4fav (11-1) Held up in rear, headway on inside from 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, ran on well, comfortably, won at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Rossmore Lad (11-1) by 7l, 11 ran.

      Abnaki (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Tr ldrs, 4th 2out, 2nd at last, kow to ld run in, won at Nenagh 3m ire ptp hvy in Jan beating Noble Chic (12-0) by 1l, 19 ran.

      Cruising Bye 22-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, reminders and headway before 6th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Another Dimension (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Mar.

      Vitruvian Man 50-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 11th of 12, well behind Red Merlin (10-7) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd in Mar.

      Fenella Mere 100-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, wandered approaching 2nd, mistake 5th, lost place 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when left 3rd last, 3rd of 4, well behind Vertige Dore (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.

      Tobayornottobay 100-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway 7f out, lost place 5f out, well held after, 5th of 9, 23l behind First Rock (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m mdn NH flat (5) gd in Nov.

      Melteme (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (cp) hdwy 13; wknd qckly 15; fell last, in a race won by Pennytino (11-10) at Brafield-on-the-green 3m ptp gd in Mar, 8 ran.