Racecards
14:15 Bangor-on-Dee
Top Price All Runners At Betsafe Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 72y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 22/2215-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, not fluent 10th, hit next, headed when not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner last
- Form 84611-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 7th, led 2 out, clear last, easily
- Form P3332/P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Ross Chapman
pressed leader, lost 2nd 7th, outpaced next, bumped 11th, weakened 3 out
- Form 6/11362-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, hit 11th, headway after 3 out, went 4th next, no impression, pressing for 3rd flat
- Form 685/242
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 111
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 6th until next, 3rd and held 2 out, one pace
- Form 5442-46
- Age 12
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Alex Edwards
chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, jumped right 11th, outpaced and well held from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Only six and twice a winner over hurdles last autumn, Lock's Corner has a bright future over fences judged on his victory at Southwell. But he’s been raised 10lb for that which means he is giving 9lb to the vastly more-experienced DREAM BOLT, who showed he was no back number when leading until the last at Newton Abbot at the start of the month. Twotwothree is the only course winner in the line-up but hasn’t raced since March. Pogue has an even longer absence to overcome while Cut The Corner is looking a light of former days and Boa Island has much to prove on his reappearance.
Formwatch
Pogue (IRE) 2-1 (12-0) Bit keen, tracked leaders and raced wide, went 2nd 3rd until 11th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, 5th of 6, 24 3/4l behind First Account (11-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Lock's Corner (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Sweated up, chased leaders, hit 8th, mistake 12th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and went clear before last, kept on well flat, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Twasn't The Plan (11-0) by 8 1/2l, 5 ran.
Boa Island (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Mid-division, slow 4th, under pressure 11th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 5 out, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Twotwothree (IRE) 2-1 (11-8) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on and well held run-in, 2nd of 4, 3 3/4l behind Little Light (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Dream Bolt (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders on inside, going well when switched right before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden and pressed last, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Mine's A Pint (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Cut The Corner (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, blundered 4th and rider lost iron briefly 4th, behind from 4 out, 6th of 11, 22 3/4l behind Tikkinthebox (11-12) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep.