13:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Wednesday 29 July 2020

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Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 11.84s

Pull Green¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 122WS

9/1

Winner of a novice hurdle at Catterick last November and acts on soft ground, so no issue if rain comes. Bred to want a fence, and yard always to be respected at their local track, so has chances on chase debut today.

Form: P3/513P-

Cardigan Bay^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 120

10/1

Has some good form over hurdles to her name but a very moderate start to her chasing career at Stratford on latest start, pulled up after never getting in the contest to any extent. Probably best watched until showing a bit more.

Form: 71277-P

Havana Hermano²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 120| BF

8/1

Useful handicap hurdler but found life harder last year, best effort coming at Cheltenham in October. Is a full brother to chase winner Havana Dancer so could take to this new test, but might not want too much rain.

Form: F/35568-

Lantiern²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 118| D

7/2

Useful over hurdles and turned in a good first effort over fences when a staying-on third at Stratford earlier in the month. However, tongue tie now removed and drop back in trip not necessarily a positive, so new questions to answer.

Form: 16P41-3

Global Tour^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 117| C

12/1

Won a handicap hurdle at Ludlow last October but found life harder once given a rise in the weights after that, and it was a very tame effort on reappearance at Newton Abbot, weakening quickly late. Questions to answer on chase debut.

Form: 53132-7

Ain't My Fault^t²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 115| BF

8/1

Plenty of chase experience to his name, but in truth has been expensive to follow over fences, beaten favourite at short prices three times last year, and isn't one to fully trust. However, more rain the better for him, so chances if heavens open.

Form: F/22223-

Illuminated Beauty^t²⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 114WS

22/1

Point-to-point winner in 2018, form over hurdles last year mixed, to say the least, but showed ability and like many from the yard, may well improve for a switch to fences. Yard having a few first time up winners too.

Form: 21752/P-

Rococo River²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Chester Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 112

14/1

Has the scope for fences but took a very heavy fall on chase debut at Exeter last October and didn't look the same horse in two hurdles starts after. Plenty to prove now and others preferred.

Form: 3/12F87-

Whiskey And Water^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 118| D

13/8

Moderate handicap hurdler that's just 1-15 under all codes, but at least comes here after a good effort at Uttoxeter, second to an improver. Up 3lb for that on chase debut today, and best form on quick ground, so needs rain to stay away.

Form: 21233-2

Forecasts

Whiskey And Water (13/8), Lantiern (7/2), Ain't My Fault (8/1), Havana Hermano (8/1), Pull Green (9/1), Cardigan Bay (10/1), Global Tour (12/1), Rococo River (14/1), Illuminated Beauty (22/1)

A very tricky contest to try and solve. Ain't My Fault has the experience but has found winning hard, and drying ground (which looks likely) might be against him. A case can be made for any number of them but with Kim Bailey going well, ILLUMINATED BEAUTY is taken in the hope that the switch to fences will see her in a better light. Pull Green hails from a yard that constantly have winners here, and is respected. Havana Hermano was often well fancied in competitive handicap hurdles and there are reasons to think he could do better again over fences.