September 06 / 15.20 Bangor-on-Dee

15.20

Good

Kronospan Supporting CSRC Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7804.5
  • 2m 4f 72y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Kronospan Supporting CSRC Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 5-1115 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Progressive 7yo who began this season with three chase wins (2m4f-2m5f, good/good to soft) and also ran well when fifth in Summer Plate at Market Rasen (2m5f, good); might still be on the upgrade; respected.
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1st

2

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Riskintheground

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Progressive 7yo who began this season with three chase wins (2m4f-2m5f, good/good to soft) and also ran well when fifth in Summer Plate at Market Rasen (2m5f, good); might still be on the upgrade; respected.

9/4

5th

12

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 1

15:15 Market Rasen

Riskintheground

11st 3lb

J: Fergus Gillard

T: Dan Skelton

Took his time to take to fences but he's won his last three at about this trip, narrowly last time at Uttoxeter (4lb lower); further progress is possible but it looks significant that Harry Skelton has jumped ship.

12/1

1st

5

30th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

13:50 Uttoxeter

Riskintheground

10st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Not an instant success over fences but displayed improvement this spring, winning at Hereford and Fakenham (both 2m5f, good); moves up in grade and is 1lb wrong today but has scope for further progress.

11/4

9/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 272245

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Good second at Cartmel (2m5f, good) on latest chase start in June and placed in big-field handicap hurdles on next two outings; below form when tried in cheekpieces (now removed) for latest hurdling start but has a significant role to play if all goes to plan here.
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2nd

6

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Bella Bliss

11st 3lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Good second at Cartmel (2m5f, good) on latest chase start in June and placed in big-field handicap hurdles on next two outings; below form when tried in cheekpieces (now removed) for latest hurdling start but has a significant role to play if all goes to plan here.

9/2

5th

2

11th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:48 Downpatrick

Bella Bliss

11st 10lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Winless for almost a year but rarerly runs a bad race; comes here on the back of a very creditable fourth in a Galway handicap hurdle; should go well.

5/1

4th

21

31st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 111y

17:25 Galway

Bella Bliss

11st 1lb

T: John C McConnell

First reserve; narrowly denied again last time and should remain a player from her lower hurdle mark.

20/1

  • Place: £5.10

Form: P8-406 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Very well handicapped on pick of his Irish form but finished down the field over hurdles on stable debut in July and ought to have coped a bit better with the heavy ground when tailed off in recent Cartmel chase.
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3rd

8

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

The Flier Begley

11st 2lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: Gary Hanmer

Very well handicapped on pick of his Irish form but finished down the field over hurdles on stable debut in July and ought to have coped a bit better with the heavy ground when tailed off in recent Cartmel chase.

20/1

6th

1

26th Aug 2024

Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

17:15 Cartmel

The Flier Begley

12st 0lb

J: Kai Lenihan

T: Gary Hanmer

raced in last, weakened 3 out, tailed off

16/1

12th

4

26th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:20 Uttoxeter

The Flier Begley

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Gary Hanmer

Ex-Stuart Crawford, sold for £10,000 to current stable in May; best known for his exploits over fences and still a maiden over hurdles; the hood which has occasionally been worn is now left off; best watched.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 08-V45 C

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Good-ground specialist with very good 7-20 strike-rate over fences; capitulated rather tamely after leading at Market Rasen in July but his fourth at Perth (2m4f, good to firm) two starts ago was a pretty good effort and he's on a good mark.
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4th

1

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Presentandcounting

11st 13lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Good-ground specialist with very good 7-20 strike-rate over fences; capitulated rather tamely after leading at Market Rasen in July but his fourth at Perth (2m4f, good to firm) two starts ago was a pretty good effort and he's on a good mark.

7/1

5th

1

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

16:35 Market Rasen

Presentandcounting

12st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Good-ground specialist so watch the weather; excellent strike-rate over fences and ran a solid race in defeat last time at Perth (2m4f, good to firm); chance if conditions remain favourable.

4/1

4th

2

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

15:07 Perth

Presentandcounting

12st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

led, good jump 4 out

14/1

Form: 9352-6 C

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 8lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Ran well in defeat in Ludlow hunter chase (2m4f, soft) in April but was well beaten when back in a handicap two months ago and is patently not the force of old; pulled up at 2023 Cheltenham Festival on only previous start in cheekpieces.
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5th

3

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Before Midnight

11st 8lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Ran well in defeat in Ludlow hunter chase (2m4f, soft) in April but was well beaten when back in a handicap two months ago and is patently not the force of old; pulled up at 2023 Cheltenham Festival on only previous start in cheekpieces.

8/1

6th

2

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

16:35 Market Rasen

Before Midnight

11st 11lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Ideally wants good ground but ran well in a soft-ground Ludlow hunter chase last time (early April) when ultimately outstayed by the odds-on favourite; not as good as he was but can live with this mark.

7/1

2nd

2

2nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:30 Ludlow

Before Midnight

11st 12lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

A long time without a win and wouldn't want the ground too soft, but he was a good third of six in a Kempton handicap (2m4f, good to soft) on his penultimate run and that form makes him a strong contender.

15/8

Form: 2310-0 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Drew clear to win by 20l at Market Rasen (3m3f, good) last summer but did not get competitive at Cheltenham (3m1f) in the autumn or when returning from layoff in 2m4f hurdle last month; needs to get back on track and will probably be of greater interest when moving back up in trip.
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4

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Herewegohoney

11st 5lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Drew clear to win by 20l at Market Rasen (3m3f, good) last summer but did not get competitive at Cheltenham (3m1f) in the autumn or when returning from layoff in 2m4f hurdle last month; needs to get back on track and will probably be of greater interest when moving back up in trip.

12/1

10th

1

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

17:35 Perth

Herewegohoney

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear

14/1

13th

1

27th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Cheltenham

Herewegohoney

12st 0lb

J: Miss Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Has done all her winning under rules in small fields but it was never in much doubt when coming home 20l to the good at Market Rasen in July (3m3f, good; cheekpieces left off); up 10lb in a deeper race here and a tendency to land steeply over her fences (evident late on last time) is a concern here.

11/1

Form: 33-362 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Posted sound effort when keeping-on second over hurdles at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) last month and should be fine back over fences but has very mixed record this year that includes three defeats in plating company; younger rivals have more convincing profiles.
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5

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Baron De Midleton

11st 4lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Posted sound effort when keeping-on second over hurdles at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) last month and should be fine back over fences but has very mixed record this year that includes three defeats in plating company; younger rivals have more convincing profiles.

8/1

2nd

4

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

18:20 Market Rasen

Baron De Midleton

11st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Made all to win by 8l over 2m4f here earlier in the year but beaten at plating level in three of his subsequent races and was 66-1 when well held back in a handicap here four weeks ago; opposable.

20/1

6th

4

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 3

14:05 Market Rasen

Baron De Midleton

11st 9lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Made all to win by 8l off today's mark over C&D (good to soft) in January but has not been in the same form again since (three times in sellers/claimers); younger rivals have much more persuasive profiles.

25/1

Form: F1-1UP CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Started off for current stable with two course wins in the spring (2m1f, soft/2m4f, good to soft); treated sternly by the handicapper for beating three rivals on latter occasion and returns here after a poor performance six weeks ago but further progress remains possible.
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7

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Lipa K

11st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Started off for current stable with two course wins in the spring (2m1f, soft/2m4f, good to soft); treated sternly by the handicapper for beating three rivals on latter occasion and returns here after a poor performance six weeks ago but further progress remains possible.

4/1

1

26th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

17:05 Uttoxeter

Lipa K

12st 1lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Unseated rider over hurdles last month but was 2-2 over fences for new stable in spring, with both wins at Bangor (2m1f, soft/2m4f, good to soft); hiked up 11lb for beating three rivals on latter occasion and may find 2m on good ground here a bit sharp, but could still be improving.

2/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.70
Straight Forecast £8.98
Tricast £109.52
Trifecta £173.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Riskintheground

RP RATINGS:

Bella Bliss

TOPSPEED:

Presentandcounting

Daily Mail:

Lipa K

POSTDATA:

Riskintheground

Telegraph:

Riskintheground

The Guardian:

Riskintheground

The Sun:

Riskintheground

Daily Record:

Riskintheground

The Times:

Bella Bliss

D Express:

Bella Bliss

Daily Mirror:

Presentandcounting

The Star:

Presentandcounting