17:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 21 June 2025

All15:5516:3517:1517:5018:2519:0019:30

Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 4m 4.25s

Solent Gateway^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 112| CD

4/9

Fairly useful winner at 17f on Flat. Yet to match that level over hurdles but proving steadily progressive and kept mistakes to a minimum when off the mark in 8-runner maiden over C&D just over a fortnight ago, finding extra. Big chance under a penalty.

Form: 4332-21

Cal Ok³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

11/1

Made it second time lucky in point bumpers but offered little when down the field in an Aintree bumper last month. Has since left Luca Morgan.

Form: 61-0

Flat Jack²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: P D Niven

40/1

Looks one for the longer term on early evidence.

Form: P7

Meetingofthewaters¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

50/1

Unplaced completed start in points and achieved previous little when a well-held fourth to Solent Gateway over C&D on recent hurdling debut.

Form: UP7P-4

One Cool Dreamer¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

9/2

Fairly useful Flat winner who shaped as if better for the experience when fourth of 7 in 2m maiden hurdle at Warwick on debut 17 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4

Granny B^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 80

5/1

Poor maiden who ran her best race over hurdles when second of 6 a handicap at Uttoxeter (good, 9/2) last month, suited by emphasis on speed. Set a lot to do when not in the same form back there last time.

Form: 460-324

Urban Rhythm¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

150/1

Shaped as if in need of the experience when well held on recent C&D hurdling debut.

Form: 7

And She Was²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: A King

28/1

From a good jumping family and was in the process of offering a bit more encouragement than in her sole bumper 10 weeks earlier when unseating her rider soon after the last (held at time) on her Newton Abbot hurdling debut last month.

Form: 9-U

Non-Runners

Love Is A Rose⁹⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: M Mullineaux J: K Brogan

Forecasts

Solent Gateway (4/9), One Cool Dreamer (9/2), Granny B (5/1), Cal Ok (11/1), And She Was (28/1), Flat Jack (40/1), Meetingofthewaters (50/1), Urban Rhythm (150/1), Love Is A Rose (150/1)

ONE COOL DREAMER, a fairly useful performer on the Flat, should have learnt from his initial experience over hurdles and is fancied to come out on top in receipt of plenty of weight from the penalised Solent Gateway. The selection's stablemate And She Was could be the one to fill the places.