16:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Friday 7 February 2020

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2016:50

New tote British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 4m 17.57s

1^st

Gaelik Coast

611-8

3/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, led 2 out, held on close home op 7/2

2^nd

Stimulating Song

511-8

11/4

T: M F HarrisJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up mid-division, went 4th before 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held close home op 15/8

3^rd

Stratagem

411-2

11/10f

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on same pace op 6/4 tchd 13/8

4^th

Maisiebella

710-9

16/1

T: J GroucottJ: L Heard

Led, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 25/1

5^th

Sadlermor

611-2

16/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Held up in mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 14/1

6^th

Waitonit

511-2

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, raced wide, headway before 4 out, in 5th before 3 out, no impression op 16/1

7^th

Winged Isle

511-2

150/1

T: D BurchellJ: Ben Jones (3)

Towards rear, effort before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened op 200/1

8^th

Knocknagoshel

711-2

100/1

T: G HanmerJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

Always towards rear

9^th

2 ¾

Muse Of Fire

611-2

33/1

T: J GroucottJ: Lee Edwards

Always behind

10^th

9 ½

Battletank

711-2

150/1

T: J GroucottJ: L Treadwell

Tracked leaders, weakened and reminders before 4 out

Also Ran

Rollo

410-6

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark

Always behind, pulled up op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Prince Escalus²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.40EX:£14.30Trifecta:£27.30SF:£12.47Swingers:£1.80, £2.00, £1.80

Forecasts

Stratagem (11/10), Stimulating Song (11/4), Gaelik Coast (3/1), Maisiebella (16/1), Sadlermor (16/1), Prince Escalus (16/1), Waitonit (20/1), Rollo (20/1), Muse Of Fire (33/1), Knocknagoshel (100/1), Winged Isle (150/1), Battletank (150/1)

This is a competitive novice hurdle, and the winner will be worth following. Previous winners Gaelik Coast and Stimulating Song both set a good standard, with the former preferred out of those two given the form of the race he won last time out is that bit stronger than that of the former. However, it is difficult to get away from the Nicholls' newcomer STRATAGEM who is a bit of an unknown quantity, but arrives on these shores after making the perfect start to life over hurdles in France. He can repay a small figure of his €260,000 price tag by making a winning British/stable debut.