Bangor-on-Dee
18:10
Horse Pwr Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.20 £1.80 £7.30 Exacta: £31 Tricast: £656.69 Trifecta: £412.50
Non-Runners: Champetre (unsuitable ground), Dazzlelikethis (unsuitable ground), King Casey (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Glen Road (IRE) 5 G AVG Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 162 lbs 6/1 Won Towards rear - in touch with leaders when not fluent 6th - headway before 2 out - not fluent when challenging last - led run-in - soon ridden and kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the race at Southwell may have come too soon for gelding having only ran 13 days prior - which was noted)(op 9/1)
2nd 3 Sirekoff (IRE) 5 G Poor David Pipe 166 lbs 7/2F - In touch with leaders - mistake 5th - headway before 4 out - led after 2 out - headed and no extra run-in(op 4/1)
3rd 10 Chatshow Host (IRE) 8 M Poor Donald McCain 153 lbs 33/1 - Led - not fluent 5th - headed before 2 out - rallied approaching last - kept on and went third towards finish(op 25/1)
4th 2 Jomig Des Bois (FR) 8 G Poor Donald McCain 168 lbs 11/2 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - led before 2 out - headed after 2 out - lost position approaching last - weakened and lost third towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
5th 8 Chuggy (GB) 5 G Good Dan Skelton 164 lbs 7/1 - Towards rear - not fluent 5th - headway when not fluent 4 out - no extra when in touch with leaders approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
6th 6 Tchoupinminzac (FR) 8 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 162 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - not fluent 7th - lost ground before 4 out - weakened on turn after 3 out(tchd 33/1)
7th 9 Pour The Wine (IRE) 9 M Poor Jennie Candlish 155 lbs 50/1 - Always behind and didn't always jump with fluency(tchd 66/1)
8th 12 Edmond (GB) 5 M Poor Venetia Williams 150 lbs 11/1 - Midfield - towards rear when not fluent 3rd - not fluent 7th - soon struggling(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
PU 13 Kallow Point (IRE) 8 G Poor Mel Rowley 150 lbs 10/1 - Towards rear - outpaced after 4 out - soon struggling - pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
PU 1 Fresh Speculation (GB) 6 G Poor Henry Daly 168 lbs 18/5 - Midfield - headway on outer before 8th - weakened before 2 out - pulled up approaching last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report)(op 5/2)
PU 14 Professor Higgins (IRE) 6 G Poor Gary Hanmer 142 lbs 11/1 - Pressed leader - wandered on approach to 1st - prominent when mistake 6th - not fluent 8th - soon weakened - pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1)