Bangor-on-Dee
16:25
Wrexham Lager Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £3.70 £4.30 £1.20 Exacta: £256.90 Tricast: £721.60 Trifecta: £965.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - headway 4 out - led before 2 out - soon pushed along - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden and faced challenge run-in - just held on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare may have benefitted from improving in her previous two runs - returning from a long break and this being mare's first run in a handicap off a light weight)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
6 M AVG Ryan Potter 137 lbs 14/1 Won
2nd
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - soon ridden - went second before last where 2 lengths down - stayed on and challenging run-in - just held(op 14/1)
9 M Poor Sheila Lewis 149 lbs 18/1 0.1
3rd
Prominent - led 7th - joined 3 out - lost position before 2 out - lost second and weakened before last (arrived at start with a small amount of blood in her mouth; having been checked by vet - mare was deemed fit to race)(op 13/8)
5 M Poor Harriet Dickin 164 lbs 2/1F 9.5
4th
Prominent - weakened from 2 out(op 9/2)
6 M AVG Alastair Ralph 149 lbs 100/30 .5
5th
Hung right throughout - prominent - not fluent 1st - led 2nd - jumped badly right and headed 7th - disputed lead 3 out - lost position before 2 out where bad mistake when weakening (jockey said mare hung right-handed)(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
5 M Poor Sue Gardner 147 lbs 80/1 4.25
6th
In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 7th - in rear and no chance after 3 out - stayed on run-in
6 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 11/1 0.2
7th
Midfield - niggled along with one circuit to go - ridden 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2)
5 M AVG Donald McCain 163 lbs 100/30 .75
8th
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
5 M AVG Venetia Williams 163 lbs 7/1 .75
9th
Jumped right - in rear - headway 6th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 125/1)
9 M Poor Max Young 142 lbs 100/1 37
10th
Midfield - mistake 6th - dropped to rear 7th - lost touch after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
9 M Poor Sarah Hollinshead 156 lbs 50/1 25
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