16:20 Bangor
Friday 4 August 2017
All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:50
bkoncepts Kitchens Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 145y  |  Good  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 52.1s
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Loves Taunton as she showed when winning there over 3m in January. Tailed off at Southwell last time following a six-month absence, so has it all to do over a trip which looks much too sharp for her.
Returns to hurdling after some moderate displays on the Flat. No evidence to suggest that he is particularly well handicapped and is readily opposed off joint top weight.
Won a Huntingdon maiden hurdle in April before finishing a disappointing seventh of eight over this C&D the following month. Has been dropped 4lb for that, but that may not be enough.
Landed handicap hurdles at Sedgefield and Fakenham at the back end of last year and has generally run with credit since despite the inevitable rise in the weights. Not at his best when last seen at Ayr in April, but has been freshened up and may well be ready to give his best again.
Grand old campaigner who returned to winning ways when gamely landing a Cartmel handicap chase last time. Runs off 11lb lower over hurdles than fences, but there is a reason for that and one or two of these may be too speedy.
Has not run over hurdles since October, 2015, but was a fair handicapper then and won a couple of times on the Flat last year. Not in the same form recently, but the switch to hurdles could suit and he is afforded respect.
First run for this upwardly-mobile yard saw him win decisively at Stratford. Shoulders a 7lb penalty, but is only four and may be open to plenty of improvement. Positive jockey booking increases confidence.
Won a Newbury novices' handicap hurdle for Noel Williams last year, but first run for this yard saw him finish last of six at Perth. Needs to up his game off a 5lb lower mark.
Lightly raced over the years, so has clearly had his problems, and did not step up for the application of blinkers at Kelso when last seen in May, last year. May need this run, but has shown a liking for this track and a 4lb drop offers some hope.
Won twice in Ireland, but has not been able to add to those successes since joining his current yard. Was beaten a long way at Uttoxeter last time and a 2lb weight reduction is not likely to be enough for her to prevail.
Switches between chases and hurdles and is generally consistent at both codes. Won over timber at Sedgefield in April and is only 3lb higher so has to be considered despite his advancing years.
Won at the 18th time of asking over hurdles at Perth last time when defying odds of 20-1. A 3lb rise is not prohibitive, but it is asking a lot for him to register back-to-back wins after all those losses.
Has been around for a long time, but retains his enthusiasm and may yet add to his six successes. Recent efforts have been respectable without suggesting a return to the winner's enclosure is imminent.
Non-Runners
6
Londonia1
Weight: 11-12|Â Â Age: 5
T: D Killahena & G McPherson  J: Charlie Deutsch
NR
14
Orion's Might1
Weight: 10-11|Â Â Age: 7
T: M Sheppard  J: Stan Sheppard
NR
Forecasts
Mizen Master (11/10), Sindarban (11/4), Londonia (7/1), Craig Star (9/1), Domtaline (14/1), Theatrical Style (14/1), G'day Aussie (16/1), Orion's Might (16/1), Anton Dolin (20/1), Wot A Shot (22/1), Civil Unrest (33/1), Head High (50/1), Yur Next (50/1), Bohemian Rhapsody (50/1), Bingo D'Olivate (66/1)
A wide-open handicap hurdle with no stand-out contender. Sindarban is tempting returned to hurdles, while Mizen Master clearly enters calculations under his penalty and Theatrical Style would have a chance if fit enough after his long break. Preference, though, is for G'DAY AUSSIE, who is a consistent sort who has been given a break since producing a rare below-par display at Ayr in April and may be ready to resume his progress.
- G'day Aussie
- Sindarban
- Mizen Master
Prize Money
1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00
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