October 25 / 14.20 Bangor-on-Dee

14.20

Good

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  • Prize money: £4683.56
  • 3m 0f 5y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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£250K Placepot Guaranteed Every Saturday Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: /83924

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Irish challenger and a dual point winner but 0-8 over fences; has perked up in cheekpieces the last twice (staying chases) without looking particularly well handicapped, but it could be a different ball game in Britain.
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0

6

20th Jan 2024

Frozen

3m 0f 0y

15:42 Navan

Diegos Way

11st 7lb

J: E Walsh

T: Cian Collins

Only one win from 17 chase starts; 2-21 in points and placed seven times, but badly out of form during the autumn points campaign.

33/1

7th

7

30th Jun 2023

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

14:30 Cartmel

Diegos Way

10st 11lb

J: Miss Alice Stevens

T: Cian Michael Collins

Irish raider; still 9lb higher than when winning at Bangor (3m, good to soft) in October; didn't run badly when fourth at Perth (3m, good to soft) this month and will be favoured by any rain but needs to up his game.

9/1

4th

3

11th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:00 Perth

Diegos Way

11st 7lb

J: Denis O’Regan

T: Cian Michael Collins

travelled strongly, held up in last 3rd, not fluent 1st, steady headway after 14th

8/1

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9/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: P324-1 CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Presumably all the better for a wind operation when coming well clear over C&D (good; handles soft) a month ago, for which she's been raised a fair 7lb; scopey mare with a good leap in her and clearly a strong contender.
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8

3rd Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 138y

Class 3

16:00 Musselburgh

Methodtothemadness

10st 12lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Finished with a flourish to win lower-grade version of this race a year ago and followed up in C&D match race a fortnight later; back down to a similar mark now but posed no threat behind Half Shot here in November, after a break, and has been off for another 65 days since.

11/1

6th

7

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 138y

Class 3

14:45 Musselburgh

Methodtothemadness

11st 3lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Dual C&D winner in two small-field events last season; acts on good or slower; absent since may and has had wind surgery; goes well when fresh and should be competitive from this mark.

15/2

8/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 0F1-F2 D

Last run: 136 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Two falls in four chasing starts set the alarm bells ringing but he's good when getting round and only just missed out last time at Worcester (2m7f, good); up 4lb for capable of going well.
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9th

8

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Great DAnge

10st 10lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Has four wins over fences but yet to score in this sphere; has shown nothing in his three runs for current yard.

50/1

3

29th Sep 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

15:41 Newton Abbot

Great DAnge

11st 4lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Won over fences here (3m2f, good) for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say.

5/1

2

15th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Worcester

Great DAnge

11st 11lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Won over fences for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say.

12/1

Form: 16343-

Last run: 220 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Failed to progress over hurdles after his winning start at Carlisle (2m4f) last October and he underwent a breathing operation before finishing a below-par third of four last time (2m6f handicap); still early days, though, and perhaps chasing will be the making of him.
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4th

2

3rd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

15:07 Southwell

Kayf Hernando

12st 2lb

J: Mr Sam Lee

T: J L Brotherton

Record of 2-3 in points for new stable; faces a tougher task back under rules but is a C&D winner and could go well.

9/1

4th

3

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:10 Ludlow

Kayf Hernando

12st 2lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

in touch with leaders, not fluent 2nd, weakened 3 out

11/2

4th

3

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:10 Ludlow

Kayf Hernando

12st 2lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

in touch with leaders, not fluent 2nd

11/2

Form: 11-213 D BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Record of 3-5 since sent chasing and it was the combination of late stumble and the drop back to 2m3f (had won over 2m7f) that found him out at Sedgefield; plenty to like off the same mark now returned to further.
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9th

1

23rd Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

17:18 Hexham

Hidden Commander

12st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Won at Kelso (2m5f, good) last September and followed up over this C&D (soft); hint of spark at Kelso last time and he's back down to his last winning mark, but has to take another step back in the right direction.

8/1

4th

4

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

14:50 Kelso

Hidden Commander

11st 5lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

disputed lead, raced in second from 3rd, outpaced after 2 out, weakened approaching last

10/1

4th

4

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

14:50 Kelso

Hidden Commander

11st 5lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Second in this race last year and three of his seven chase wins have been at this venue; did little on last three starts, the latest back over fences here when 33-1 after 161-day break, so there are mixed messages.

10/1

Form: 52413-

Last run: 259 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Creditable efforts in all four chasing starts (2m5f Fakenham winner on soft) and he made a mistake at just the wrong time when third at Market Rasen (3m); may have to kick on again to defy this mark but that's feasible.
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1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

13:50 Fakenham

Animal

12st 0lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

Tailed off two runs back but the season had started okay given the company he was in and it was a solid enough run to be beaten 6l last time at Fontwell (3m2f, soft); same career-low mark here and firmly in the reckoning.

5/2

17

24th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Cheltenham

Animal

10st 12lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Suzy Smith

Makes seasonal debut from a tempting mark and won't fail through lack of stamina but looked out of sorts on both outings at the start of this year and has done all his winning on soft ground; needs combination of wind surgery and first-time tongue-tie to prompt a revival.

33/1

Form: 43PP0-

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Had plenty of racing since winning an Irish handicap hurdle in early 2021 and he's now 1-26 under rules and 0-9 as a chaser; wouldn't be the obvious answer for his new yard.
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7th

8

11th Jul 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

20:10 Uttoxeter

Fou Diligence

10st 8lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

Ex-Irish; has a poor strike-rate and has been out of form for current yard; others stronger.

40/1

4

1st Feb 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:25 Leicester

Fou Diligence

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Max Young

Sole win from 31 starts came at Naas (2m, soft) in early 2021; soundly beaten in all five runs (hurdles and fences) for this trainer; easily opposed.

100/1

8

22nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:40 Ffos Las

Fou Diligence

11st 1lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

Tailed off in three chasing attempts for this yard and suffered the same fate back over hurdles; very opposable.

50/1

Form: 635/P-

Last run: 496 days

W: 12st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won off a higher mark just over two years ago when with Tom George but lasted only three races with Jonjo O'Neill and he's been beaten in eight points since then; looks up against it with top weight.
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28th Dec 2022

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

15:40 Leicester

Stop The World

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Michael Mullineaux

A winning chaser but has been in no form over fences since returning to rules and he's 0-9 as a hurdler.

100/1

5

26th Nov 2022

Good

3m 2f 1y

Class 5

12:05 Doncaster

Stop The World

11st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Michael Mullineaux

Beaten in eight points in first half of 2022 and he's been pulled up at big prices back over regulation fences (3m) in two runs this autumn; tongue-tie now returns but he can only be watched.

66/1

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Payout
Exacta £14.30
Straight Forecast £12.41
Tricast £36.16
Trifecta £54.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Methodtothemadness

Daily Mail:

Animal

The Guardian:

Great D'Ange

Telegraph:

Hidden Commander

TOPSPEED:

Fou Diligence

D Express:

Animal

The Sun:

Animal

RP Ratings:

Methodtothemadness

POSTDATA:

Methodtothemadness

The Times:

Methodtothemadness

Daily Mirror:

Methodtothemadness

The Star:

Methodtothemadness

Daily Record:

Methodtothemadness