June 21 / 17.50 Bangor-on-Dee

17.50

Good

Bangor-On-Dee Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 0f 145y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Bangor-On-Dee Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/13 (Won)

  • Win: £1.45
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 332-21 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner; got off the mark over hurdles on his sixth attempt when making all over C&D (good) 15 days ago with first-time blinkers (retained) replacing cheekpieces; has solid claims to defy penalty.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

21st Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

17:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Solent Gateway

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Four-time Flat winner; got off the mark over hurdles on his sixth attempt when making all over C&D (good) 15 days ago with first-time blinkers (retained) replacing cheekpieces; has solid claims to defy penalty.

8/13

1st

4

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

13:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Solent Gateway

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Four-time Flat winner who was placed on the last four of his five hurdling starts, most recently when close second in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) last month; should be fine over today's shorter trip and has another big role to play; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

7/4

2nd

3

13th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

18:10 Sedgefield

Solent Gateway

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

led, joined when not fluent last, soon headed, kept on

5/4

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 4

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Fair handicapper on Flat, winning twice over 1m2f last summer; made a satisfactory hurdles debut when fourth of seven at Warwick (2m, good) 17 days ago; should improve and holds place claims.
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12th

8

(2)

29th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 11y

Class 5

14:32 Bath

One Cool Dreamer

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Robert Stephens

It's now 13 outings since his last victory and he beat only one in 1m6f Wolverhampton handicap (AW) for his new yard last month; others appeal more.

33/1

6th

5

(7)

26th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

15:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

One Cool Dreamer

9st 9lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Robert Stephens

Both wins came over 1m2f on turf in the summer of 2024, but he was only beaten a neck over this C&D in February and is now 3lb lower; each-way claims if able to recapture that form.

11/1

6th

3

(2)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:48 Newbury

One Cool Dreamer

10st 9lb

J: Mr Lucas Murphy

T: Robert Stephens

Went close at Wolverhampton (1m6f, AW) for Alan King in February but dropped out quite tamely on recent stable debut (2m, AW) and this shorter trip may not be ideal for him nowadays.

20/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 60-324

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won on the Flat in September 2023 but is 0-10 over hurdles; the most experienced of these over hurdles but she is not progressing and may have to settle for minor honours.
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7

17th Oct 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:18 Stratford

Granny B

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Michael Mullineaux

Fair third from out of the weights in a C&D handicap (good to firm) 12 days ago; 2lb lower today but this looks tougher than last time and she's now 0-22 over hurdles.

14/1

6

5th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

14:51 Stratford

Granny B

10st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Michael Mullineaux

0-21 over hurdles; safely held when sixth at Worcester (2m, good) ten days ago and effectively 4lb higher from further out of the weights here.

33/1

6th

10

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:25 Worcester

Granny B

10st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Michael Mullineaux

Safely held on latest outing two months ago and now 0-20 over hurdles; can't be recommended from 5lb out of the weights.

50/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: —

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Won a point bumper in April; always behind in bumper on rules debut at Aintree (2m1f, good; 40-1) last month; has left Luca Morgan since and makes hurdles debut for a leading yard; any market move should be noted.
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4th

2

21st Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

17:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Cal Ok

11st 2lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

Won a point bumper in April; always behind in bumper on rules debut at Aintree (2m1f, good; 40-1) last month; has left Luca Morgan since and makes hurdles debut for a leading yard; any market move should be noted.

10/1

2

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Cal Ok

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Luca Morgan

Out of a bumper winner and bettered his debut effort when pipping Magna Patch in good-ground point bumper at Sandon last month; enters calculations.

16/1

2

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Cal Ok

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Luca Morgan

Out of a bumper winner and bettered his debut effort when pipping Magna Patch in good-ground point bumper at Sandon last month; enters calculations.

16/1

Form: P7

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Never competitive in maiden at Hexham or novice at Cartmel last month; best watched and may do better once handicapping.
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5th

3

21st Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

17:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Flat Jack

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Peter Niven

Never competitive in maiden at Hexham or novice at Cartmel last month; best watched and may do better once handicapping.

40/1

7th

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

17:40 Cartmel

Flat Jack

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Peter Niven

Pulled up when 50-1 for recent debut at Hexham; can only be watched here.

100/1

7th

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

17:40 Cartmel

Flat Jack

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Peter Niven

Pulled up when 50-1 for recent debut at Hexham; can only be watched here.

100/1

Form: 9-U

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
20-1, unseated when saddle slipped at the last when held on hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) last month; improvement required.
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7

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

And She Was

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Lightly raced but allowed to go off at 50-1 on handicap debut in January (2m, good to soft) and was pulled up; hard to be confident.

25/1

4

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

12:18 Market Rasen

And She Was

11st 11lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alan King

Well beaten (bled from the nose) on penultimate outing but showed ability in her other two qualifying races, more recently when fourth in race won easily by 1-25 favourite; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth but she's open to improvement in handicaps.

8/1

Form: 7

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on debut behind Solent Gateway over C&D (good) 15 days ago.
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No Results Found

Form: 4

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Showed little in four Irish points this year and never figured when fourth to stablemate Solent Gateway over C&D (good) 15 days ago; should do better when stepping up in trip.
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5th

26

5th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Meetingofthewaters

10st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Big improver sent chasing by his new yard last season and he then disputed the lead over the final fence in this race, only to end up 16l behind in seventh; needs to see it out a lot better and, after he faded well out of contention on all three starts this term, he nevertheless returns to Aintree with a 1lb higher mark than last year.

20/1

5th

26

5th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Meetingofthewaters

10st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Big improver sent chasing by his new yard last season and he then disputed the lead over the final fence in this race, only to end up 16l behind in seventh; needs to see it out a lot better and, after he faded well out of contention on all three starts this term, he nevertheless returns to Aintree with a 1lb higher mark than last year.

20/1

8th

2

2nd Mar 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 107y

16:02 Leopardstown

Meetingofthewaters

11st 9lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: W P Mullins

Big improver over fences on joining this yard last season, notably running away with 3m Paddy Power here and good third in Ultima at Cheltenham; two runs here this term well below best, in Paddy Power and never landing a blow off considerably lower hurdles mark at DRF; another with a bit to prove right now.

14/1

Non-runners

Love Is A Rose

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £3.80
Straight Forecast £3.36
Trifecta £7.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Solent Gateway

The Times:

One Cool Dreamer

The Star:

One Cool Dreamer

Daily Record:

One Cool Dreamer

RP RATINGS:

Solent Gateway

POSTDATA:

Solent Gateway

Telegraph:

Solent Gateway

The Guardian:

Solent Gateway

Daily Mail:

Solent Gateway

D Express:

Solent Gateway

Daily Mirror:

Solent Gateway

The Sun:

Solent Gateway