15:20 Bangor

Saturday 21 April 2018

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:35

Weatherbys General Stud Book Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 3f 123y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 4m 55.5s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Alltimegold31
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR:  102
12/1
Shown glimmers of ability despite the wide margins he has been beaten so far. Bred to stay this trip, so no surprise that he tries the option on handicap debut.
2
Horse silk
Ofcourseiwill28
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-4| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  102
3/1
Won his point-to-point on good ground in May 2017, so drying conditions won't be detrimental to his chance. Left a moderate second at the last when a 21L runner up to Ballymoy over 2m here last month (soft). Handicap debut.
3
Horse silk
Black Buble43
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: A W Carroll| OR:  96
5/1
His form this season is far from inspiring, and he's now an eight race maiden. Upped in trip, but even a mark of 96 appears lofty enough for what he's achieved.
4
Horse silk
Rocket Ronnieb30
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Garner(3)| T: A Wintle| OR:  92
20/1
Ran a blinder at Exeter earlier in the season for previous trainer Brian Barr, but that effort is very much an 'out-lier' on his CV. Didn't stay with Ben Pauling for too long, and makes his first jumps start for this trainer today.
5
Horse silk
Black Jewelp,t166
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: P W Flynn| OR:  89
8/1
Not in the hunt on his last visit to these shores at Southwell in November (chase), he switches back to hurdles with perhaps just the single decent effort (2m6f at Limerick) to show for 16 career starts.
6
Horse silk
Way Of The World25
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-1| J: M Hamill(5)| T: Sheila Lewis| OR:  85| D
3/1
Has attracted market support in the recent past, but is just 1 from 17 over hurdles (2m3f+ Hereford winner in January 2017). 15lb below that winning mark in a weak race, so not hastily discounted.
7
Horse silk
My Anchor481
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Hammond(7)| T: A Day| OR:  82
20/1
Left his previous hurdles form in the past when a 5L runner up to My Anchor at Market Rasen on Boxing Day 2016 (2m4f+), but quite where he's been since is a serious guessing game.
8
Horse silk
Kikimorat,v1142
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-6| J: David England| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  76
14/1
Tailed off in every single career start and reluctant to jump off at Towcester in November (pulled up). Represents a shrewd trainer who will have worked extensively with her since, but impossible to consider despite the first time visor.
9
Horse silk
Lost In Newyork114
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: N Kent| OR:  70
16/1
Veteran with a career record of 1 from 44 who hasn't raced in four months. Couldn't be entertained despite the evident paucity of talented opposition.
10
Horse silk
Pennies And Pounds231
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-0| J: M D Grant| T: J S Smith| OR:  69| CD
11/1
22L C&D winner (this race) back in 2015, and has also twice finished runner up at Bangor. Evident that she shows her true form here and nowhere else, but aged eleven now, so others make more appeal.

Forecasts

Ofcourseiwill (3/1), Way Of The World (3/1), Black Buble (5/1), Black Jewel (8/1), Pennies And Pounds (11/1), Alltimegold (12/1), Kikimora (14/1), Lost In Newyork (16/1), Rocket Ronnie (20/1), My Anchor (20/1)

Verdict

Pennies And Pounds shows her true ability at Bangor and nowhere else, but at the age of eleven, there's surely better options than her even in a race as weak as this contest. Way Of The World is potentially very nicely treated from his current mark, and this 2m3f+ Hereford regular gets another handy 5lb taken from his back by Mickey Hamill. However, the obvious selection is the Donald McCain trained upped in trip, handicap debutante OFCOURSEIWILL. He did okay over a shorter trip here latest, with his previous Kelso effort also reading very well in this company.
  1. Ofcourseiwill
  2. Way Of The World
  3. Alltimegold

Previous Winners

2017
Exotic Friend
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 9
22/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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