Bangor-on-Dee
16:10
Proactive Personnel Handicap Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £34 Place: £7.60 £3 Exacta: £175.30 Trifecta: £596.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Swift Tuttle (IRE) 6 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 145 lbs 33/1 Won Took keen hold - held up in last - some headway after 3 out - ridden 2 out - went second approaching last - edged left when led final 110yds - just did enough (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)
2nd 5 Theonlywayiswessex (FR) 6 G AVG Alan King 156 lbs 7/1 0.3 Took keen hold - held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - headway after 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well and went second towards finish - just held(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 3 Choirmaster (GB) 6 G AVG Donald McCain 156 lbs 15/8F .75 Took keen hold - prominent - challenging when left in lead 2 out - no extra and headed final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 9/5 and 9/4)
4th 4 Cumhacht (IRE) 5 G Poor Rebecca Curtis 156 lbs 7/2 .75 Took keen hold - midfield - outpaced after 3 out - headway when hampered by faller 2 out - stayed on run-in (jockey said that jumping second last hurdle gelding was hampered by the faller)(op 10/3 tchd 18/5)
5th 1 VE Day (IRE) 5 G Poor Donald McCain 163 lbs 7/1 0.2 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced after 3 out - rallied 2 out - no extra run-in (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
99th 2 Governor Green (IRE) 4 G AVG Alastair Ralph 155 lbs 11/4 - Led - mistake 3 out - increased tempo after 3 out - faced challenge when fell 2 out(op 5/2)