15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 13 April 2019

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Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 4m 40.1s

Helford River^t1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 100

11/4

Promising fifth in a novices' handicap hurdle over an extended 2m3f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) on handicap debut last month. Further improvement likely and fitted with a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: 58575

Armattiekan¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 100

25/1

Signs of ability in three hurdles starts so far including when 23L eighth at Ludlow (2m, soft) in December. Interesting upped in distance on debut in handicaps.

Form: 48658

Wazowski²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 100| D

11/2

Walked over at Sedgefield (good-to-soft) on his penultimate start and finished a good 4L second at Carlisle (2m1f, heavy) subsequently. Interesting contender racing off a 1lb higher mark than for that Carlisle second.

Form: 436412

Diamond Rose⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M D Grant| T: J S Smith| OR: 98

25/1

Six race maiden returned from a break with a 44L seventh in a maiden hurdle over an extended 2m3f at Huntingdon (good) early last month. Probably best watched on handicap debut.

Form: 557477

No Alarm^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 98

6/1

Returning from a break when winning over an extended 2m4f at Market Rasen (good-to-soft) a month ago. Raised 6lb for that success and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 4-7PP01

Brigadier Bob²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 96

8/1

Placed once from six starts over hurdles but disappointing in recent starts including when pulled up in first time cheekpieces (absent here) at Chepstow (good-to-soft) last month.

Form: 44-276P

Classic Tune^t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 95| D

13/2

Off for two months prior to finishing 13½L fourth in a 2m5f handicap hurdle at Warwick (soft) last time out. Drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience too much and he is interesting off a mark 17lb lower than for his sole previous success.

Form: P4P874

Pino Boy^p1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M F Mooney⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 94

25/1

Seven race maiden showed promise when 24L eighth in a big field handicap hurdle at Punchestown (2m4f, good-to-yielding) on handicap debut in February. Early casualty on only subsequent start and cheekpieces tried for the first time on this occasion.

Form: 00508F

Brunel Woods^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Bargary| T: David Dennis| OR: 93

5/1

Decent effort when 11L fourth in a 17 runner handicap hurdle over this trip on good ground at Hereford last time out. Races off a 2lb lower mark here and has a promising conditional jockey booked to ride.

Form: 3/2-0804

Exotic Friend^t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: A Wintle| OR: 91| CD

16/1

Dual hurdles winner including over C&D and returned from wind surgery with a good fourth over 2m6f at Stratford (good) a fortnight ago. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 01/P-0P4

Forecasts

Helford River (11/4), Brunel Woods (5/1), Wazowski (11/2), No Alarm (6/1), Classic Tune (13/2), Brigadier Bob (8/1), Exotic Friend (16/1), Armattiekan (25/1), Pino Boy (25/1), Diamond Rose (25/1)

NO ALARM was a winner last time out and he looks capable of following up in this handicap hurdle. Olly Murphy's charge has the trip and ground both to suit and he can get the better of his rivals here with Wazowski, placed on his most recent start capable of claiming second ahead of Helford River who showed promise on handicap debut last time out.