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14:50 Bangor-on-Dee
Betsafe Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 123y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,400 added
- Winner: £6,108
- 2nd: £1,794
- 3rd: £897
- 4th: £448
Finisk River
37- Form F2/311
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, not fluent 3rd or 4 out, mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, stepped at last and landed in a heap, headed towards finish
- Form 3/312-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
chased leader until before 7th, went 2nd again before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on, led towards finish
Polish
199- Form 2145-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went 2nd before next until outpaced before 2 out, soon held in 4th
- Form 01
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey R T Dunne
chased leaders, jumped left 1st, lost place before 4 out
Alderson
363- Form 38/8-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
behind, no chance with leaders form 7th
- Form P5/130-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
towards rear, behind after 6th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 21/4322-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in mid-division, headway 7th, close 3rd 2 out, switched left last, held in 3rd flat
- Form 23-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer G Boanas
- Jockey Ross Chapman
chased leaders on outside, lost place before mistake 2nd, well beaten from 7th
Dragonfruit
35- Form 2P-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Ross Turner
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In depth
Verdict
Finisk River has won twice at Cartmel but this drop back in trip might not suit and he is conceding weight all round. Fugitives Drift has so far proved best on sharp tracks over 2m but is bred to stay. Polish wasn’t disgraced in handicaps in the spring having won earlier over 2m5f at Ludlow while Some Spin is something of an unknown quantity having won a Limerick maiden at 100/1 in July on only his second outing. FIRAK couldn’t halt the winning run of Kepagge when odds-on at Leicester in February but that wasn’t the first time that he’d disappointed on heavy going. This better ground should see him in a better light so he gets the vote.
Formwatch
Finisk River 2-5fav (11-5) Not that fluent, chased leader, led 8th, clear from 2 out, easily, won at Cartmel 2m 6f (4) sft in Aug beating Diodorus (11-5) by 24l, 5 ran.
Fugitives Drift (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Fidelio Vallis (11-7) at Kempton 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Polish 15-2 (11-10) Last pair, dived and went right 1st, dropped to last at 7th, beaten 4 out, 5th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Mr Scrumpy (11-6) at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Some Spin (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) Prominent, on terms 3rd briefly, on terms again before 5th, soon led, went on from 3 out, kept on well under pressure run-in, reduced lead but always holding on closing stages, won at Limerick 2m mdn Yielding in Jul beating Good Reception (12-0) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Alderson 50-1 (11-0) Prominent, keen, led after 1st, headed 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Jembug Drummer (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Arctic Valley (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway after 7th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Enemy Coast Ahead (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Firak (FR) 8-13fav (11-3) Led until 2nd, led 4th, headed before 6th, led again approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, soon switched right, mistake last, no impression flat, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Kepagge (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.
O'Grady's Boy (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, behind 5th, 9th of 15, dist behind Pisgah Pike (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Fame And Hope (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Keen held up in touch in rear, ridden 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd at last, 3rd of 7, 18 1/2l behind Dublin Four (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (5) sft in Mar.
Dragonfruit 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led narrowly halfway, headed over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 14l behind Wellntyne (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) sft in Aug.