13:45 Bangor

Thursday 4 January 2018

All13:1513:4514:1514:5015:2015:55

Derek Hatton Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 6m 52.50s

1^st

Vice Et Vertu

911-4

14/1

T: H D DalyJ: P J Brennan

Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place 2nd, closed 4th, 2nd from 10th, led after 2 out, clear last, stayed on op 5/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Thedrinkymeister

911-12

13/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Jumped right, led, hanging right, headed and reminders 2nd, soon led again, ridden after 9th, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner last op 12/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

4 ½

Catching On

1011-12

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Held up in rear, bumped 7th, not fluent next, mistake 9th, headway after 12th, 3rd 2 out, blundered last, no extra op 11/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Shanty Town

911-1

2/1

T: David DennisJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, hampered 10th, no extra in 4th before last, joined 3rd post op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Carlton Ryan

1011-7

10/3f

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent and bumped 7th, headway 11th, mistake next, no extra 2 out, 5th and well beaten when fell last tchd 2/1

Sunny Ledgend

1311-5

14/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: J Martin (7)

Led 2nd, soon headed, chased leader until 10th, lost place next, bad mistake 4 out, pulled up before next op 12/1 tchd 14/1

Alf 'n' Dor

711-3

4/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, mistake 9th, slow, went left and baulked 10th, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£3.20, £5.60EX:£53.50Trifecta:£124.00, £153.30SF:£55.80Swingers:£16.40, £1.70, £4.40, £3.00, £3.70

Forecasts

Shanty Town (2/1), Carlton Ryan (10/3), Alf 'n' Dor (4/1), Thedrinkymeister (13/2), Catching On (8/1), Vice Et Vertu (14/1), Sunny Ledgend (14/1)

Not easy to rule any of these out with confidence. Catching On is on the downgrade but this is his easiest test for some time and a revival in fortunes is not ruled out, while the veteran Sunny Ledgend is still displaying enthusiasm and could again pick up some money. Thedrinkymeister needs to eek out a bit more improvement but that is possible, while Alf 'n' Dor is the runner who perhaps still has the most potential in the field. Shanty Town enters calculations, though his stamina over this far is still there to be proven, while Vice Et Vertu loves these conditions and will probably do better now dropped back to this trip. However, CARLTON RYAN represents a stable going well and he is used to getting the job done at lower levels, but he may still have what it takes to add further success to his CV from this mark.

Carlton Ryan
Shanty Town
Alf 'n' Dor

Previous Winners

2017

Cabragh

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 8

J: Jonathan England | T: S England

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00