Bangor-on-Dee
18:40
Good Luck Wrexham A.F.C Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £25 Place: £3.90 £1.10 £7.20 Exacta: £75.10 Tricast: £962.74 Trifecta: £1595
Non-Runners: Big City Roller (unsuitable ground), Mackenberg (unsuitable ground), Some Scope (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Digby (IRE) 10 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 149 lbs 22/1 Won Didn't always jump with fluency and raced lazily at times - towards rear - headway after 9th - led on turn before 2 out - shaken up and clear when wandered on approach to last - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - gelding benefitted from a step up in trip from 2m5f110yds to 3m on this occasion - and the application of cheek-pieces was noted)(op 40/1)
2nd 12 Konfusion (GB) 6 G AVG Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 150 lbs 6/5F 6 Travelled strongly but didn't always jump with fluency - led - prominent before 7th - went second after 2 out - hit last - weakened gradually run-in(op 10/11 tchd 5/4)
3rd 10 Georges Saint (FR) 8 G AVG Venetia Williams 154 lbs 33/1 1.25 Pressed leader - led before 7th - headed before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 25/1)
4th 6 Tiger Orchid (IRE) 10 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 159 lbs 25/1 1.75 Towards rear - headway before 12th - not fluent when in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened final 110yds(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
5th 13 Good Work (FR) 9 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 147 lbs 7/2 1.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent 12th - lost ground after 4 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2)
6th 1 Sail Away (FR) 9 G AVG Dan Skelton 163 lbs 13/2 2.25 In rear - not fluent 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders before 10th - prominent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
7th 2 Frenchy Du Large (FR) 10 G AVG
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Venetia Williams 165 lbs 25/1 20 Pressed leader - prominent after 5th - led before 3 out - headed on turn before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
8th 8 Saint Arvans (FR) 11 G AVG Maurice Barnes 155 lbs 14/1 6 In touch with leaders - lost ground after 5th - struggling from 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 3 Erne River (IRE) 10 G AVG Nick Kent 167 lbs 14/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up after 2 out(op 11/1)
99th 11 De Tellers Fortune (IRE) 6 G Good Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 9/1 - In touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - mistake 8th - lost ground before 11th - struggling before 3 out - pulled up home turn (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 9/2)