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15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Marbury Handicap Chase (Class D) (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 13.70s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
5/1
  • Form 4S6PF4-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

held up mid-division, headway 9th, led 3 out, kept on well from last

2
Silk - Red and Royal Blue stripes, halved sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 05101P-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9

towards rear, pushed along 9th, weakened from next

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED hoops, RED sleeves and cap

Gabla (NZ)

14 v
9/1
  • Form 3060-U1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, closer order 6th, led next, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, Emerald Green and Red diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green diamond
10/1
  • Form 3/1316-5
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2

in touch until lost place 8th

5
Silk - Beige, Black sash, Black cap
13/2
  • Form 45/1626-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1

always behind

6
Silk - Pink, Dark Green hoops, Pink sleeves and cap
  • Form 1U0F2P-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1

tracked leaders until ridden and lost place 11th

7
Silk - Light Blue, Black and Light Blue striped sleeves, Red cap
9/4
  • Form 1P/443-1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12

held up in mid-division, headway 10th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

8
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stars, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue star
11/1
  • Form 364246-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12

chased leader, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last

9
Silk - Light Green, Maroon cap
25/1
  • Form 36313/P-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-6

held up mid-division, ridden and weakened from 4f

10
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form P31P41-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

led, headed 7th, chased leader until weakened 11th

In depth

Verdict

Hit Royal gets the call here ahead of Rudi Knight and Whatashock. The selection is now back on a winning mark and, given that he will strip fitter for his recent Huntingdon run over a longer trip, looks set to run well. Montreal has lost his way a little but is certainly very well handicapped based on his form of a year ago, Gabla has been raised seven pounds for a tidy Hexham win, and a number of the others will also have to put in career-best winning efforts to oblige. However, only lightly-raced over fences, Rudi Knight has not looked bad in winning a couple of novice events and it is conceivable that the handicapper has underrated him. If he jumps better than he did behind Harik last time, he could go very well here. Whatashock stepped up on previous form to win at Wincanton last time and could well have more to come. For today, though, we will side with Hit Royal.