16:11 Bangor-on-Dee

Wednesday 28 September 2022

All13:5514:2615:0115:3616:1116:4617:16

Demon Tweeks Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 4m 4.86s

Bertie's Bandana^t¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

40/1

Looked more of a longer-term prospect in a bumper and novice hurdle last season. Likely best watched.

Form: 05-

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Separate Ways⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: D Brace

22/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Darsi gelding. Half-brother to point winner Chinensis. Dam unraced. Maiden Irish pointer and shaped like a stayer on hurdles debut in July.

Form: FF2F-34

Stroll On By¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon

7/4

Well-bred 5-y-o who ran to a fair level in bumpers last season, finishing placed 3 times. Ought to be up to making his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 2235-

Thunder Flash⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| BF

12/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), winning twice at Leicester this summer. Could easily have a say on hurdle debut.

Form:

Iron D'ex¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

25/1

£60,000 purchase after finishing third in an Irish point in May. Interesting to see what the betting makes of him on Rules debut.

Form: 3-

Keep Running³⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 126

2/1

Had some fair form in France in autumn 2021. Prominent showing likely on stable debut assuming he's ready to roll after 10 months off.

Form: 6326-

The Geordie Ginge¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

13/2

Ran to only a modest level when 6 lengths fourth of 7 in a Market Rasen bumper in July. Connections waste no time switching him to hurdles.

Form: 4

This Ones For Fred¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

25/1

Just the one win to his name from 14 starts on the Flat. Well held in 2 hurdle starts in the spring and could only consider if backed on his return to action.

Form: 67-

Tio Mio^h,t1⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: G Hanmer

11/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m) for David Loughnane. New stable went to £8,500 to acquire him in August. Hurdle debut.

Form:

Rocktreerunner²⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

22/1

Closely related to smart hurdler/useful chaser Bitofapuzzle, and half-sister to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Golden Gael. Won a British point in March. Good pedigree. Interesting to see what the betting makes of her.

Form: 31-

Non-Runners

Iberia²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Hanmer J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Stroll On By (7/4), Keep Running (2/1), Iberia (4/1), The Geordie Ginge (13/2), Tio Mio (11/1), Thunder Flash (12/1), Separate Ways (22/1), Rocktreerunner (22/1), Iron D'ex (25/1), This Ones For Fred (25/1), Bertie's Bandana (40/1)

KEEP RUNNING achieved enough in France last year to think he could win a race of this nature so he's the suggestion, with confidence increased should the betting speak in his favour after a break. Stroll On By achieved enough in bumpers to think he could play a prominent role on hurdle debut. Flat-recruit Thunder Flash and winning-pointer Rocktreerunner are others who could be involved come the finish.