Bangor-on-Dee
13:50
Wrexham Business & Community Awards Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Qualifier)
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £2.10 £2.60 Exacta: £21.30 Tricast: £35.67 Trifecta: £57.90
Non-Runners: Kay Tara Tara (unsuitable ground), Vicki Vale (withdrawn)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Mermaids Cave (IRE) 5 M Good James Owen 154 lbs 7/2 Won Held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - pushed along and kept on well approaching last - ridden run-in - led final 110yds - won going away(Mkt1: op 9/2; Mkt2 op 4/1)
2nd 3 Easy To Follow (IRE) 7 M AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 155 lbs 5/1 - Pressed leader - prominent behind clear leader 4th - led home turn - faced challenge 2 out - not fluent last - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(Mkt1: op 17/2 tchd 10/1; Mkt2 op 8/1)
3rd 1 Little Miss Dante (GB) 6 M AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 6/4F - Ran in snatches - midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - towards rear 5th - went fourth again 6th - lost position briefly 7th - headway going okay 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - lost position gradually approaching last - kept on final 110yds(Mkt1: op 13/8 tchd 7/4; Mkt2 tchd 13/8)
4th 6 Could Be Trouble (IRE) 9 M AVG Donald McCain 157 lbs 10/1 - Led - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3 out - headed home turn - soon lost position - weakened quickly approaching last(Mkt1: tchd 11/1; Mkt2 op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
5th 9 River Robe (IRE) 5 M Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 145 lbs 22/1 - Prominent - lost ground quickly after 3 out - weakened 2 out(Mkt1: op 20/1; Mkt2 op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 4 Sedge Wren (GB) 6 M Poor Stuart Edmunds 159 lbs 9/1 - Held up in rear - headway on outer 7th - outpaced after 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(Mkt2 op 8/1)
PU 5 Rialannah (IRE) 6 M Poor Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 157 lbs 8/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - lost ground quickly 3 out - soon eased - pulled up before 2 out(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 8/1; Mkt2 op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)