Bangor-on-Dee
19:05
Overton Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £2.30 £1.90 Exacta: £16.70 Trifecta: £56.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Sharp Glance (GB) 5 M AVG Alan King 168 lbs 4/1 Won Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - headway to lead before 2 out - mistake 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in(op 7/2)
2nd 6 Guillaume (IRE) 8 G Poor Donald McCain 148 lbs 100/30 2.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - lost ground before 3rd - soon towards rear - not fluent 3 out - good headway on turn before 2 out - went second after last - kept on(op 5/1 tchd 3/1)
3rd 3 Never Seen Again (IRE) 7 G Poor Hayley Burton 163 lbs 8/1 4.5 Disputed lead - raced in second when not fluent 2nd - mistake last - soon lost position then weakened (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
4th 4 Trafalgar Square (IRE) 3 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 156 lbs 14/1 5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
5th 7 Lady Buttercup (GB) 5 M Poor Donald McCain 140 lbs 13/2 9.5 Took keen hold - disputed lead - led before 2nd - soon clear - mistake 3rd - reduced lead before 5th - headed then weakened before 2 out(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)
6th 2 Gower Prince (GB) 7 G Poor Matt Sheppard 164 lbs 40/1 .5 Towards rear - dropped to last with one circuit to go - some headway before 4 out - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 22/1)
7th 5 Barranco (IRE) 8 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 155 lbs 13/8F 0.3 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding had become fractious in the preliminaries; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/4 tchd 6/5 and tchd 7/4)