16:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 20 April 2024

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 123y  |   Soft (Good To Soft In Places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:02  |   Winning time: 4m 57.62s
1st
Horse silk
3
15/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Bit keen tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd 3rd until 5th, angled out home turn, went 2nd again chasing winner before 2 out, led 2 out, clear before the last, stayed on strongly run-in op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
12/1
T: A RalphJ: Jay Tidball (5)
Chased leader until 3rd, went 2nd again 5th, led home turn, came clear before the last, stayed on strongly op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
512-2
9/2
T: J CandlishJ: Luke Scott (5)
Off the pace towards rear, headway before 2 out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd towards finish tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1
10
7/4f
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Off the pace towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd at the last, weakened into 4th towards finish op 2/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
15
10/1
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Mid-division on inside, angled out home turn, soon ridden chasing leaders out wide, ridden and went 3rd before 2 out, weakened last op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
½
12
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Kielan Woods
Behind, some late minor headway, never on terms op 4/1 tchd 18/5
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
13
14/1
T: H J EvansJ: Benjamin Poste
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened soon after 3 out op 12/1 tchd 11/1
8th
Horse silk
6 ½
14
33/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Nick Scholfield
Raced wide, soon towards rear, never a factor op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
911-9
20/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Led, ridden and headed home turn, soon lost 2nd, weakened before 2 out op 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
9/1
T: G NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (7)
Raced wide and never closer than mid-division, pushed along and struggling before 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
50/1
T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (5)
Jumped big 1st, chased leaders, weakened before 6th, tailed off 4 out, and pulled up soon after op 28/1 tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Queshi Bridge6
Weight: 11-11|  Age: 8
T: A Ralph  J: C Gethings
NR
11
Horse silk
Finn Lough101
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: Toby Wynne
NR
7
Horse silk
Tregele20
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 6
T: K C Bailey  J: David Bass
NR
4
Horse silk
Blazing Soldier61
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 6
T: M Walford  J: Jamie Hamilton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.50, £3.50, £1.70EX:£123.90Trifecta:£443.80Tricast:£460.58SF:£93.16Swingers:£12.10, £4.70, £11.20

Forecasts

Far Sight (7/4), Yealand (9/2), Elle Est Beau (7/1), Galunggung (15/2), Thank You Ma'am (9/1), Iron Heart (10/1), Queshi Bridge (10/1), Blazing Soldier (10/1), Thankyourluckystar (12/1), Kapamazov (14/1), Tregele (14/1), Malpas (20/1), Finn Lough (25/1), Konfusion (33/1), Lily Glitters (50/1)

Verdict

He's been off the track for over a year but FAR SIGHT is the interesting one having joined a yard firmly on the up with this increased emphasis on stamina sure to aid his cause, too. This is competitive, with Yealand, Galunggung and Elle Est Beau all having plenty to recommend them.

  1. FAR SIGHT
  2. YEALAND (IRE)
  3. GALUNGGUNG (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Vandemere
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 8
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00

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