14:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 13 April 2019

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Alfa Aggregate Products Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 5m 30.9s

Carrick Roads⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: C L Tizzard

11/1

Career best effort when finishing a nose second in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Fontwell (good-to-soft) in January. Interesting to see how he fares on his return from a break.

Form: 80-842

Equus Flight²⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 115| BF

25/1

Good 6L second in a 2m6f novice hurdle at Ffos Las (good) in May last year. Below that form in two subsequent starts but remains of interest on first start since July last year.

Form: 4P-2223

Financial Outcome^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 118| BF

7/4

Dual point-to-point winner finished a good 7L second in a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Warwick (good) in March. Previously fourth in a 3m handicap at Newbury (good-to-soft) and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 11-3342

Hang Tough^b1³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Alain Cawley| T: J & A O'Neill

66/1

Decent efforts in defeat in a couple of point-to-points in the autumn but pulled up on Rules debut earlier this week and blinkers are tried for the first time in this event.

Form: 43P

Master Card³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 119

13/2

Put a disappointing effort behind him when 20L third over an extended 3m1f at Hereford (good-to-soft) last time out. Interesting runner for a good yard dropping back in distance.

Form: 7-4203

Shaman Du Berlais^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 125

2/1

Looked a likely winner when falling two out on his penultimate start and ran well when 7L second over an extended 2m7f at Hexham (good-to-soft) subsequently. One for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 7322F2

Carlita Moriviere⁸⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: W T Kennedy| T: Ian Williams

28/1

Promising third in a 2m1f bumper at Aintree (good) on debut in October 2016. Absent since finishing seventh here in a bumper two months later and is making her debut for a new yard.

Form: 307/

Whispering Affair^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 111| BF

7/1

Placed on five of her 11 hurdles starts and beaten 12L in a 2m4f maiden event at Hexham (heavy) when fourth last time out. Likely more needed if she is to take this contest.

Form: 25-2534

Non-Runners

Jumpsuit²⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: Lee Edwards

Late Romantic²⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Ross Turner

Forecasts

Financial Outcome (7/4), Shaman Du Berlais (2/1), Late Romantic (6/1), Master Card (13/2), Whispering Affair (7/1), Carrick Roads (11/1), Equus Flight (25/1), Carlita Moriviere (28/1), Jumpsuit (33/1), Hang Tough (66/1)

SHAMAN DU BERLAIS finished a good second last time out and he is taken to go one better by taking this competitive looking staying novice hurdle. Financial Climate represents a decent yard and he can take second having filled the same position at Warwick last time out while third place can go to Late Romantic who has shown good form over fences in recent times.