13:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 9 April 2022

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JCL Insurance Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 47.64s

Vintage Fizz²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 106

4/1

Gradual improver over hurdles, running his best race yet despite a late error when keeping on for second at Sedgefield (19.8f) in March. Remains unexposed and fancied to feature.

Form: 5-463R2

Beach Break^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 105| C| D

18/1

Largely struggled to make an impact over hurdles during second half of 2021 but did run with credit a couple of times on Flat around the turn of the year. However, again well held over hurdles on latest start last month.

Form: 265457

Lucky Lover Boy^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 103| C

15/2

Flat/multiple hurdles winner earlier in career who has plummeted in weights and ran best race for a while when fourth in 13-runner Carlisle handicap (17f) 3 weeks ago. Possible he can build on that now.

Form: 8/97-704

Not Sure⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 102

14/1

Runner-up in a bumper. Fair form over hurdles last spring but he hasn't been in the same form in a trio of handicaps so far this campaign, pulled up at Exeter (18.5f) in January. Mark has eased further.

Form: 244-83P

Taragrace¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 101

6/1

Improved to land pair of novice handicap hurdles at up to 17f since the turn of the year but unable to complete the hat-trick tackling a class 2 handicap at Kelso (2m) 2 weeks ago. Return to calmer waters rates an obvious plus.

Form: 564114

Follow Your Fire^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: J Candlish| OR: 95| D

18/1

Regained winning thread at Hexham (2m) back in June and largely consistent since, running well to finish third on back of 5 months off at Sedgefield (19.8f) in March. Remains on last winning mark and likely to go well again.

Form: 382343

Atjima³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 94

12/1

Fair bumper winner who has shaped with definite promise in mares' novice/maiden hurdles in recent months, midfield in 15-runner event at Wincanton (15.2f) latest. Very much the type to do better now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 1-0667

Line Of Descent⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 103| BF

11/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m). Acquired by new yard for135,000 gns in October and promise when fourth in 9-runner juvenile hurdle at Newbury (2m) in December. Not in same form at Hereford next time but still early days and gets handy 4-y-o allowance on handicap bow.

Form: 43

Robeam^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 89

80/1

Offered little in 3 starts over hurdles for current yard and easy enough to look elsewhere for all his mark is easing all the time.

Form: 6/04076

Maisiebella³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott| OR: 89

14/1

Low-mileage mare who was all the better for her belated return in February when just failing to reel in re-opposing Taragrace at Carlisle (17f) in March. Return to further a plus on that evidence.

Form: 0744/92

Classic Tune^t⁷⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 86| D

50/1

Veteran who returned to form from reduced mark when third at Southwell (20.4f) in January, edged out close home. Proved too free when last of 15 at Uttoxeter since but form is up and down in any case.

Form: 40-6630

Boys Of Wexford³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 83

50/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points. Showed a bit when seventh of 15 in 2m Warwick novice in November but not scaled same heights all 3 starts since. Not the easiest to weigh up.

Form: 20790P

Richardson³³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: J Groucott| OR: 82| D

33/1

Found some improvement when off the mark in 2½m Uttoxeter handicap (heavy) in December 2020. However, not in anything like the same form in handful of starts thereafter last year. Returns from 11 months off now.

Form: 61060-5

Money For Jam¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: S Allwood| OR: 73

17/2

Fourth only start in points and offered little all 3 starts in novice/maiden hurdles. Hard to fancy operating from out of the weights on handicap debut.

Form: 4-0P8

Forecasts

Line Of Descent (11/4), Vintage Fizz (4/1), Taragrace (6/1), Lucky Lover Boy (15/2), Money For Jam (17/2), Atjima (12/1), Not Sure (14/1), Maisiebella (14/1), Follow Your Fire (18/1), Beach Break (18/1), Richardson (33/1), Classic Tune (50/1), Boys Of Wexford (50/1), Robeam (80/1)

A competitive opener with a chance taken on ATJIMA. A fair winner in bumpers, she's shaped with definite promise in mares' maiden/novice hurdles and promises to do even better still now handicapping/up in trip from a workable opening mark. 4-y-o Line of Descent, Vintage Fizz and Taragrace head up the dangers.