16:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Nightingale House Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 4m 22.37s

1^st

Wordsworth

511-4

10/11f

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Jumped well, made all, two lengths ahead and going strongly when left clear 2 out op 4/9 tchd Evens

2^nd

Black Occ

411-3

14/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Bit keen, held up in 5th, closer at 4th, left 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Wise Guy

411-3

13/2

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Tracked leaders went 2nd 4 out until home turn, left 2nd and slightly hampered 2 out, ridden and no chance with winner between last two, weakened into 3rd at the last op 9/1

4^th

Chantilly Rose

610-11

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Off the pace in last trio, modest 5th from 3 out, left remote 4th next op 10/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

Fat Harry

611-4

66/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Ross Chapman

Off the pace in 4th, dropped to 5th at 2nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 80/1

6^th

2 ¾

Tune In A Box

411-3

11/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 10/1

7^th

Specialagent Mcgee

511-4

100/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: James Bowen

Off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Easter Junction

511-4

9/4

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Wore hood to post, raced on inside, tracked winner until 4 out, angled out and went 2nd again home turn, two lengths down when mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Book Of Verse³⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S-J Davies J: Cillin Leonard

Gentle Victor¹⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £2.40, £1.90EX:£10.80Trifecta:£54.90SF:£17.55Swingers:£3.50, £1.50, £10.90

Forecasts

Wordsworth (10/11), Easter Junction (9/4), Wise Guy (13/2), Tune In A Box (11/1), Black Occ (14/1), Chantilly Rose (14/1), Gentle Victor (50/1), Fat Harry (66/1), Specialagent Mcgee (100/1), Book Of Verse (100/1)

WORDSWORTH would be hard to oppose on the form of his hurdling debut second even without acknowledging the quality he showed on the Flat, so is a strong fancy to get the better of hurdles debutant Easter Junction and Black Occ, who made an encouraging start at Worcester last month.

WORDSWORTH (IRE)
EASTER JUNCTION (IRE)
BLACK OCC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Keep Running

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: D A Jacob | T: H Whittington

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,805.002nd: £2,211.003rd: £1,106.004th: £553.005th: £275.00