September 05 / 13.50 Bangor-on-Dee

13.50

Good

September Meeting Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 7f 7y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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September Meeting Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

Form: 9-2163 D

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Only beat three rivals at Ffos Las in June (3m, good; in this new headgear combination) but latest third wasn't too bad a run given that 2m5f was on the tight side for him; possibilities.
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3rd

6

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:52 Worcester

Halifax

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Best effort this term when second in this grade at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) on penultimate start; on last winning mark so holds a fighting chance from a handicapping perspective.

8/1

7

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 3

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Halifax

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Well handicapped and looked booked for a return to winning ways at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) until reeled in late on; strongly considered on the back of that effort.

3/1

2nd

7

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

19:28 Market Rasen

Halifax

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Back on same mark as Kempton win in May 2024 (3m, good); likely to be all the better for his latest run (first for 290 days); interesting.

8/1

Form: 12-555 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Below best of late, though a combination of 2m and Class 2 company were feasible excuses last time at Perth; most of his form is over shorter but has won over 2m6f and worth a go at this far; should be well handicapped.
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3

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:47 Uttoxeter

Finisk River

11st 13lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Veteran with seven hurdling wins on his CV; returned from layoff with fairly encouraging 2m3f run three weeks ago and may be better suited by this sort of trip nowadays but younger rivals appeal more.

20/1

4th

4

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 3

19:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Finisk River

11st 5lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Veteran who held on narrowly to capitalise upon some help from the handicapper here (2m7f, good) last summer, his seventh hurdling success; back down to the same mark now but had gone off the boil again when last seen in the autumn.

14/1

6th

5

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:30 Sedgefield

Finisk River

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Just held on to win off a reduced mark at Bangor (2m7f, good) in September and is only 1lb higher here but he's getting long in the tooth now and wasn't quite in the same form on his last two appearances.

10/1

Form: 536-74 CD

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 5lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won this race last year when it was confined to conditional jockeys; returns off 2lb lower but on the back of some uninspiring efforts.
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6th

6

25th Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

16:50 Warwick

Blakeney Point

11st 9lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

took keen hold, held up in rear, no impression before 4 out

8/1

3rd

6

5th Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Blakeney Point

11st 5lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

held up in rear, some headway 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, went third after 2 out

10/1

4th

1

4th Jul 2023

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

19:40 Stratford

Blakeney Point

12st 0lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Won a handicap off this mark last August; now has to bounce back from two lesser shows, but that's feasible.

20/1

Form: 5311-4 C

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Application of a tongue-strap saw him win twice last summer, including on this card over 2m3f; shaped as if he needed the Newton Abbot outing after 11 months away and could go well if seeing out the trip (stamina unproven).
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4th

3

5th Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Bangor-on-Dee

One Touch

11st 11lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

held up in rear, headway before 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, no impression before 2 out

11/4

5

30th Aug 2023

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

18:20 Uttoxeter

One Touch

11st 7lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Application of a tongue-strap saw him win twice last summer, including over C&D; shaped as if he needed the Newton Abbot outing after 11 months away and could be a live contender if that proves to be the case.

5/1

4th

8

31st Jul 2023

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 2

16:30 Newton Abbot

One Touch

11st 6lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

in touch with leaders, headway after 6th, went third after 3 out

8/1

Form: 45-933

Last run: 90 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper and three hurdles for previous yard; signed off for Philip Hobbs and Johnson White out of form and makes debut for new Irish trainer after 90 days away; on a dangerous mark so watch the betting for any confidence behind him.
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5th

8

2nd Nov 2023

Soft

2m 2f 66y

12:55 Thurles

Umndeni

11st 12lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

jumped left on occasions, didn't always jump with fluency, led and pushed along briefly, soon clear, reduced lead when not fluent 8th, headed after 2 out, lost second and weakened home turn

14/1

5th

10

12th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 5f 150y

16:55 Tramore

Umndeni

11st 12lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

Three-time hurdle winner when trained in UK where he has finished a modest 3rd on three of his four chase starts; needs a return to form.

12/1

5th

4

23rd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Umndeni

12st 0lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Michael Collins

pressed leader, weakened before last (usual 2 out)

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 8-513P CD

Last run: 2 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
In first-time cheekpieces when a game winner over 2m7f at Uttoxeter (heavy) and predictably struggled in a Class 2 next time; his laboured run at Worcester on Sunday is not so easily forgiven, for all that it was over fences.
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7th

8

6th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:48 Worcester

Butlers Brief

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Successful in a division of this race in 2021 but that was the middle leg of a hat-trick; not in same form at present, having performed poorly in two runs since Bangor win in October.

20/1

7th

8

6th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:48 Worcester

Butlers Brief

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Successful in a division of this race in 2021 but that was the middle leg of a hat-trick; not in same form at present, having performed poorly in two runs since Bangor win in October.

20/1

Form: 1641-P D

Last run: 116 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner, two of them handicaps at 2m6f/2m7f; does have his off days, though, as was again evident when last seen at Market Rasen in May; that was after 80 days away and now back from another break.
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6th

3

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 10y

Class 3

19:30 Huntingdon

Ballintubber Boy

11st 11lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Gained the last three of his seven hurdle wins over C&D (including 2024 edition of this race); absent since two small-field seconds in October (2m5f/2m7f) but there's a good chance he'll be primed for a big run on this return to Huntingdon.

9/2

1

21st Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 25y

Class 3

14:50 Exeter

Ballintubber Boy

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Record of 7-17 over hurdles and just missed out on return to this discipline last week at Hereford (2m5f, good; stays this far); only three completed that day but this 8yo should again be seriously involved.

4/5

1

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 163y

Class 4

16:15 Hereford

Ballintubber Boy

12st 2lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Record of 7-16 over hurdles; started off promisingly over fences with two seconds in small fields but disappointing the last twice; on a competitive mark back over hurdles.

6/4

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Payout
Straight Forecast £28.85

Selections

TOPSPEED:

One Touch

SPOTLIGHT:

Umndeni

The Times:

Halifax

Daily Mail:

Butler's Brief

RP RATINGS:

Finisk River

The Star:

Ballintubber Boy

D Express:

Halifax

Daily Record:

Butler's Brief

POSTDATA:

Finisk River

The Guardian:

Umndeni

The Sun:

Umndeni

WEST COUNTRY:

One Touch

Telegraph:

One Touch

Daily Mirror:

One Touch