17:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Monday 15 August 2022

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Donald McCain 16yrs Champion Trainer Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 4m 12.82s

Punxsutawney Phil^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 107| BF| D

3/1

Didn't really kick on from his novice hurdle win last season but he got back on track on chase debut when second of 6 in handicap chase at Stratford (19.4f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 1455-42

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Bempton Cliffs¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood| OR: 102| D

8/1

Not bred to be a chaser but he's taken extremely well to this sphere, readily making all over C&D before following up in similar fashion at Warwick. May do better still and much respected in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 40831-1

Barest Of Margins²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: M R Channon| OR: 102| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced sort who has shaped well on both his runs over fences, second at Market Rasen before falling 2 out in handicap chase (2/1) at Uttoxeter (16f) 24 days ago when likely to have won. Holds good claims.

Form: 2433-2F

Tommydan⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 100

14/1

Best run for this yard when second of 13 over 17f at Carlisle in March. May have needed the run when down the field at Cartmel 3 months later and can't be ruled out now going over fences.

Form: 94982-9

Annual Review^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: David England| T: F O'Brien| OR: 97| BF

17/2

Fair maiden hurdler who comes here on the back of good fourth in 2m handicap hurdle at Worcester 20 days ago. Much respected now going chasing.

Form: 3300-24

Dunbar^h,t⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Jones| T: D A Rees| OR: 90

22/1

Finally opened his chase account at Ffos Las in April but he has a mixed record since, well-beaten fifth of 6 there 74 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 431-835

Right Destination³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 88

16/1

Is a long-standing maiden over hurdles and he came in only ninth in 20f handicap at Worcester 32 days ago. Switches to chasign now with something to prove.

Form: 828-339

White Turf^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: T Scudamore| T: A Ralph| OR: 79

3/1

Placed numerous times over hurdles but remains a maiden. Shaped encouragingly when fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Worcester (16.5f) on his debut over fences 20 days ago so not dismissed if building on it.

Form: 22-5844

Begoodtoyourself^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed| T: C N Kellett| OR: 76

14/1

Finally get off the mark over fences at Huntingdon in June before creditable placed efforts in handicaps at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter since. Shortlisted despite being 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 4P-2132

Non-Runners

First Revolution⁵⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: M Todhunter J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

White Turf (3/1), Punxsutawney Phil (3/1), Barest Of Margins (4/1), Bempton Cliffs (8/1), Annual Review (17/2), First Revolution (12/1), Begoodtoyourself (14/1), Tommydan (14/1), Right Destination (16/1), Dunbar (22/1)

A few with chances but BAREST OF MARGINS looked likely to open his chase account when a late faller at Uttoxeter and can gain compensation here off a handy-looking mark. Bempton Cliffs rates the chief threat in his hat-trick bid, with in-form duo Punxsutawney Phil and Begoodtoyourself both in the mix too.