November 26 / 15.48 Bangor-on-Dee

15.48

Heavy

Christmas Meeting On 9th December Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2722.46
  • 2m 0f 145y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Christmas Meeting On 9th December Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
28,000euros 3yo; sixth foal; brother to useful bumper/hurdle winner Easy As That, closely related to bumper winner Howlingmadmurdock; dam point winner, half-sister to high-class jumper Time For Rupert; stable has healthy bumper strike-rate; no surprise if he features.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

11

31st Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 103y

Class 1

15:10 Sandown

Sole Solution

10st 2lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Venetia Williams

All four wins in the mud and the latest was from the front on heavy ground at this track (2m4f) last February; made a creditable chase/seasonal debut over 3m in December but two muted performances (chase/hurdles) have followed and a big revival is needed in the first-time headgear.

14/1

5th

7

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

15:15 Huntingdon

Sole Solution

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Dual hurdle/bumper winner on soft/heavy ground and could be happy to see the back of fences (last two runs); he's not handicapped out of it.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful chasers Viva Steve and Dublin Four; dam German Flat and fairly useful British hurdle winner; placed in two soft-ground Irish points this year and looks an interesting recruit for Donald McCain.
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1

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

13:22 Carlisle

Blue Fin

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Won this last year (soft) on his reappearance and ran well in the main subsequently, finishing fourth here in March when last seen (2m3f, good to soft); can have a big say if handling conditions (unraced on good ground).

9/2

4th

4

9th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

15:30 Carlisle

Blue Fin

11st 10lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Won over 2m1f here on his reappearance and that was off only 3lb lower; held his form after that but the wheels came off at Haydock last time; possibilities if back on song.

10/1

10th

5

18th Jan 2025

Heavy

2m 5f 50y

Class 4

13:20 Haydock

Blue Fin

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

in touch with leaders on inner, weakened 3 out

12/1

Form: 2

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Led close home to win slow-ground Irish point in March and made good start to rules career when second under positive ride at Ascot (good) last month; must be considered.
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11th

9

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 3

17:00 Cheltenham

Way Out

10st 13lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Anthony Charlton

On a good mark if able to rediscover his peak form but his debut for this yard was disappointing and that was back in August.

33/1

11th

9

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 3

17:00 Cheltenham

Way Out

10st 13lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Anthony Charlton

On a good mark if able to rediscover his peak form but his debut for this yard was disappointing and that was back in August.

33/1

5th

5

31st Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 2

15:55 Newton Abbot

Way Out

10st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Anthony Charlton

in touch with leaders, prominent before 3rd, mistake 4 out

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a well-connected 1m Flat winner and made promising Irish point debut when third on good ground in April; sold for £50,000 soon afterwards and new stable has very good record in bumpers; contender if handling today's ground.
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8th

9

23rd Nov 2023

Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

15:50 Wincanton

Whenitrainsitpours

10st 9lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Syd Hosie

0-10 for Milton Harris and going nowhere in handicaps when last seen; new trainer fits cheekpieces.

14/1

6th

7

9th Oct 2023

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

16:10 Stratford

Whenitrainsitpours

10st 2lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Milton Harris

Beaten 40l+ in two handicaps in the spring (3m1f/2m5f) and inow 0-8 over hurdles; drops back in trip today; needs to have taken significant benefit from 115-day break.

14/1

5th

3

16th Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

18:45 Fontwell

Whenitrainsitpours

11st 2lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

Maiden; ran well in a big field at Exeter three starts ago but hasn't repeated that effort; very modest effort at Huntingdon last month and will need to leave that well behind.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5-

Last run: 223 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a maiden from a good family; beaten about 36l when fifth of six at Ffos Las (good) in April and clearly needs to do much better here.
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5th

4

9th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 192y

Class 4

13:23 Ffos Las

King Codi

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

towards rear, outpaced and ridden home turn, soon lost touch, tailed off

100/1

8th

5

5th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:00 Ffos Las

King Codi

11st 8lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Rebecca Curtis

Beaten 36l when fifth of six at 11-1 on bumper debut (good) here last April; improvement needed.

25/1

2

26th Nov 2022

Heavy

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

15:48 Bangor-on-Dee

King Codi

11st 0lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Rebecca Curtis

Out of a maiden from a good family; beaten about 36l when fifth of six at Ffos Las (good) in April and clearly needs to do much better here.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal from a French hurdle/chase winner; fell on Irish point debut last October and managed only seventh of 11 in that sphere a few weeks later but new stable does pretty well in bumpers; market may guide.
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1

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

14:05 Leicester

Rock Danse

12st 0lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

2m4f hurdle winner (heavy); well treated on his best hurdles form; was perhaps too free on his chase debut at Ffos Las (2m5f, heavy) last December, before being pulled up at Market Rasen (3m, good to soft) latest; has dropped 8lb over those two starts and no surprise if he is able to show more.

8/1

9

17th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Rock Danse

11st 5lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Faded into fifth on last month's chase debut at Ffos Las (2m5f, heavy); however, he may have needed that first run since last February and this lightly raced 8yo has hinted at staying potential in a point and novice hurdles; no surprise if things click today.

10/1

9

17th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Rock Danse

11st 5lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Faded into fifth on last month's chase debut at Ffos Las (2m5f, heavy); however, he may have needed that first run since last February and this lightly raced 8yo has hinted at staying potential in a point and novice hurdles; no surprise if things click today.

10/1

Form: 42- BF

Last run: 222 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
From a good jumping family and she ran well on both starts for Don Cantillon in spring, latterly when very close second at Fakenham (good); changed hands for £36,000 in May and was a below-par favourite when fifth of seven on yesterday's stable debut at Ffos Las (soft).
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2nd

4

31st Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 3

16:15 Wincanton

Pure Theatre

11st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Not particularly solid on this season's form but record suggests she's a spring mare and this looks the time to catch her; attractively handicapped, being 8lb below the mark of her sole handicap success.

6/1

Non-runners

King Codi, Rock Danse, Pure Theatre

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £7.00
Straight Forecast £6.43
Trifecta £11.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Way Out

TOPSPEED:

Pure Theatre

The Times:

Sole Solution

The Star:

Blue Fin

The Guardian:

Pure Theatre

Daily Mail:

Pure Theatre

RP Ratings:

Way Out

POSTDATA:

Way Out

WEST COUNTRY:

Way Out

Telegraph:

Way Out

D Express:

Way Out

Daily Mirror:

Way Out

The Sun:

Way Out

Daily Record:

Way Out