13:55 Bangor-on-Dee
Saturday 9 April 2022
All13:5514:3315:0815:4316:2216:52
JCL Insurance Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 3f 123y | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 47.64s
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Horse A-Z
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Gradual improver over hurdles, running his best race yet despite a late error when keeping on for second at Sedgefield (19.8f) in March. Remains unexposed and fancied to feature.
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Largely struggled to make an impact over hurdles during second half of 2021 but did run with credit a couple of times on Flat around the turn of the year. However, again well held over hurdles on latest start last month.
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Flat/multiple hurdles winner earlier in career who has plummeted in weights and ran best race for a while when fourth in 13-runner Carlisle handicap (17f) 3 weeks ago. Possible he can build on that now.
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Runner-up in a bumper. Fair form over hurdles last spring but he hasn't been in the same form in a trio of handicaps so far this campaign, pulled up at Exeter (18.5f) in January. Mark has eased further.
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Improved to land pair of novice handicap hurdles at up to 17f since the turn of the year but unable to complete the hat-trick tackling a class 2 handicap at Kelso (2m) 2 weeks ago. Return to calmer waters rates an obvious plus.
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Regained winning thread at Hexham (2m) back in June and largely consistent since, running well to finish third on back of 5 months off at Sedgefield (19.8f) in March. Remains on last winning mark and likely to go well again.
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Fair bumper winner who has shaped with definite promise in mares' novice/maiden hurdles in recent months, midfield in 15-runner event at Wincanton (15.2f) latest. Very much the type to do better now handicapping up in trip.
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Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m). Acquired by new yard for135,000 gns in October and promise when fourth in 9-runner juvenile hurdle at Newbury (2m) in December. Not in same form at Hereford next time but still early days and gets handy 4-y-o allowance on handicap bow.
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Offered little in 3 starts over hurdles for current yard and easy enough to look elsewhere for all his mark is easing all the time.
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Low-mileage mare who was all the better for her belated return in February when just failing to reel in re-opposing Taragrace at Carlisle (17f) in March. Return to further a plus on that evidence.
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Veteran who returned to form from reduced mark when third at Southwell (20.4f) in January, edged out close home. Proved too free when last of 15 at Uttoxeter since but form is up and down in any case.
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Runner-up sole start in Irish points. Showed a bit when seventh of 15 in 2m Warwick novice in November but not scaled same heights all 3 starts since. Not the easiest to weigh up.
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Found some improvement when off the mark in 2½m Uttoxeter handicap (heavy) in December 2020. However, not in anything like the same form in handful of starts thereafter last year. Returns from 11 months off now.
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Fourth only start in points and offered little all 3 starts in novice/maiden hurdles. Hard to fancy operating from out of the weights on handicap debut.
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Forecasts
Line Of Descent (11/4), Vintage Fizz (4/1), Taragrace (6/1), Lucky Lover Boy (15/2), Money For Jam (17/2), Atjima (12/1), Not Sure (14/1), Maisiebella (14/1), Follow Your Fire (18/1), Beach Break (18/1), Richardson (33/1), Classic Tune (50/1), Boys Of Wexford (50/1), Robeam (80/1)
A competitive opener with a chance taken on ATJIMA. A fair winner in bumpers, she's shaped with definite promise in mares' maiden/novice hurdles and promises to do even better still now handicapping/up in trip from a workable opening mark. 4-y-o Line of Descent, Vintage Fizz and Taragrace head up the dangers.
- Atjima12/1
- Line Of Descent11/4
- Vintage Fizz4/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £3,485.002nd: £1,606.003rd: £803.004th: £402.005th: £350.006th: £350.00
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