16:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 8 June 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Mike & Jill Medcalf 70th Birthday Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 3.94s

1^st

Fancy Stuff

711-2

11/8f

T: T R GrettonJ: S Bowen

Travelled strongly, held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, smooth headway on outer before 2 out, soon led and ridden, went clear approaching last, pushed out run-in, readily op 5/4 tchd 6/5

2^nd

5 ½

Gentle Connections

711-12

9/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, chased clear leader close home, kept on near finish, no danger op 13/2

3^rd

3 ¼

Rory's Story

510-2

14/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Midfield, headway before 2 out where every chance, soon ridden and edged left, outpaced by winner approaching last, soon lost position, kept on one pace run-in op 22/1

4^th

2 ¾

Admiral's Sunset

1110-13

18/1

T: D WestonJ: James Davies

Midfield, headway to lead before 2 out where ridden and pressed for lead, soon headed and outpaced by winner, chased leader approaching last, soon weakened and lost position op 12/1

5^th

4 ½

Smurfette

611-2

14/1

T: T EllisJ: Jack Andrews (3)

Midfield, travelling okay before 2 out where ridden, kept on one pace approaching last, faded run-in op 9/1

6^th

Cotton End

1010-12

14/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Prominent, led before 7th, headed and ridden before 2 out where dropped to midfield, weakened approaching last op 20/1 tchd 25/1

7^th

3 ¾

Stamina Chope

810-12

16/1

T: Dave RobertsJ: Lee Edwards

Ran in snatches, midfield, dropped to rear before 10th, ridden before 3 out, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last tchd 18/1

8^th

Emily's Choice

612-0

17/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Midfield in touch, ridden and lost position before 2 out, dropped to rear before last where no impression op 15/2 tchd 6/1

9^th

The Gambler

610-2

9/1

T: M YoungJ: Charlie Hammond

Held up in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Oneway Express

610-2

20/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne (3)

Led, headed before 7th, ridden and lost position before 10th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Nowinittowinit¹⁷¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: S R B Crawford J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.40, £1.80, £3.30EX:£10.50Trifecta:£104.40Tricast:£60.55SF:£8.59Swingers:£2.40, £5.80, £7.40

Forecasts

Fancy Stuff (11/8), Gentle Connections (9/2), Emily's Choice (17/2), The Gambler (9/1), Nowinittowinit (10/1), Rory's Story (14/1), Smurfette (14/1), Cotton End (14/1), Stamina Chope (16/1), Admiral's Sunset (18/1), Oneway Express (20/1)

FANCY STUFF landed a few tidy bets when bolting up at Stratford just under 3 weeks ago and an 8 lb rise may not be enough to prevent her from going in again. She gets the nod ahead of chasing-debutante Emily's Choice, who won her first couple of starts over hurdles and can have a line put through her handicap debut at Uttoxeter 9 weeks ago (lost a shoe). Admiral's Sunset can edge out Rory's Story for third place.