Bangor-on-Dee Races
Bangor-on-Dee
19:10
Bangor-On-Dee Congratulates Champion Jockey Sean Bowen Handicap Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £36
Place: £7.20 £1.90 £1.90
Exacta: £252.10
Tricast: £925.98
Trifecta: £1279.20
Non-Runners: Crystal Glance (unsuitable ground), Land Of Moon (unsuitable ground), Queens Wish (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Bareback Jack (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Donald McCain | 167 lbs | 25/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along and led before 2 out - soon increased tempo and clear - kept on well - comfortably (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Dance And Glance (GB) | 5 G | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 165 lbs | 5/1 | - | Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - headway when not clear run before 2 out - in the clear after 2 out - not fluent last - went second run-in - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Fandabidozi (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Gary Hanmer | 157 lbs | 13/2 | - | In touch with leaders - mistake 5th - went second before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - lost second run-in(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Kel Raffles (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 168 lbs | 18/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost ground after 3rd - headway before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | The Grafter (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Sam England | 158 lbs | 2/1F | - | In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - mistake 3 out - soon lost ground - rallying when mistake 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Commanding View (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Mel Rowley | 157 lbs | 6/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - some headway after 3 out - soon weakened(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Celtic Art (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 168 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - weakened after 4 out(op 10/1) | ||
| PU | 6 | Waspy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 5/1 | - | Led - headed before 2 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up after 2 out(op 9/2) |