15:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 8 June 2024

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Brooke-Rankin Ladies Day Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 8.45s

Grain D'oudairies⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120| BF| CD

4/1

Scored at Market Rasen in March and backed it up with a solid third of 7 in handicap chase over C&D (soft) 49 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 215413-

In This World¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120| BF

2/1

Flat/hurdles winner in 2021 and immediately improved for the switch to fences, second of 4 at Southwell 17 days ago. Expected to improve on that so he's a major player.

Form: 6540-22

Soldat Forte^t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 116

28/1

Made a successful hurdles debut and fairly useful form shown since. Goes chasing now after a pipe-opener at Hereford and needs considering.

Form: 21/222-7

Top Speed¹⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 115| D

20/1

A farily useful winning 2m hurdler at his best for Henry De Bromhead. Disappointing fifth on his chase debut so has a bit to prove back in this sphere for his new handler.

Form: 64/1550-

Legendary Day⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 107| D

9/4

Made a winning start over fences in 14-runner handicap chase at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Not ruled out under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 123/6-1

Breizh River¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: Paul Robson| OR: 113

13/2

Fair in bumpers/hurdles and got off to a winning start over fences in 9-runner handicap at Hexham (15.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Should progress. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 7422-21

Garde Des Champs^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 113

11/1

Got back on track when second of 4 in handicap chase at Perth (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Can make his presence felt off the same mark.

Form: P37FP-2

Non-Runners

Almost Gotaway³⁹⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: Nicky Martin J: David Noonan

Forecasts

In This World (2/1), Legendary Day (9/4), Grain D'oudairies (4/1), Breizh River (13/2), Almost Gotaway (10/1), Garde Des Champs (11/1), Top Speed (20/1), Soldat Forte (28/1)

IN THIS WORLD has made a promising start to chasing and can go one better than his recent Southwell second now to open his account. Breizh River rates a big threat on the back of his Hexham victory with in-form trio Garde des Champs, Legendary Day and Grain d'Oudairies also in the mix in an intriguing handicap.