Bangor-on-Dee
14:25
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.70 Place: £1.70 £1.10 £3.30 Exacta: £18.30 Tricast: £80.05 Trifecta: £144
Non-Runners: Chumlee (self certificate), Nancy Till (self certificate, off feed)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Pressed leader early - led after 1st - not fluent 4th - mistake and briefly headed 3 out - good jump 2 out - ridden before last - reduced lead run-in - kept on final 110yds - gamely(op 9/1)
9 G Poor Gary Hanmer 139 lbs 7/1 Won
2nd
Held up in last - steady headway when hampered 4 out - not fluent 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallying when hit last - went second final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op Evens)
5 G AVG James Owen 160 lbs 4/5F 1.75
3rd
Held up in rear on outer - hit 3rd - steady headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - briefly led 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - no extra run-in - weakened and lost second final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
6 G Poor Robbie Llewellyn 158 lbs 14/1 1.25
4th
In touch with leaders - left in second 4 out - lost position 3 out - weakened before 2 out (vet reported gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 7/2 tchd 5/1)
7 G Poor Tom Symonds 151 lbs 9/2 13
5th
In touch with leaders - left in third 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out - finished tired(op 11/1)
4 G Poor Patrick Morris 159 lbs 33/1 13
99th
Held up in rear on inner - not fluent 2nd - slow jump 4th - niggled along briefly before 5 out - struggling from 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
10 G Poor Emma-Jane Bishop 142 lbs 20/1 -
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99th
Prominent on outer - went second 5th - bad mistake and hampered rival 4 out - soon lost ground - weakening when jumped right 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
6 G Poor Alex Hales 155 lbs 6/1 -
99th
Taken down early - led narrowly early - headed after 1st - lost second 5th - lost ground quickly and struggling before 4 out - tailed off 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said mare was unsuited by the heavy ground on this occasion and would prefer a less testing surface)(op 50/1)
5 M Poor Belinda Clarke 139 lbs 66/1 -