Racecards
19:50 Bangor-on-Dee
Nightingale House Hospice Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 123y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 1981-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
led, headed 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
- Form 622-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
in touch, headway before 5 out, ridden before last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
- Form 3/267-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
in rear, weakened from 3 out
Bon Genre (IRE)
149- Form 26-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey C Gethings
tracked leaders, blundered 1st, weakening when blundered 6 out, soon pulled up, tailed off
- Form 13/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
soon tracked leader, weakened from 3 out
- Form 1/542-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well
- Form 52/52-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer W Kinsey
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
towards rear, headway before 6 out, ridden and weakened before last
Verdict
Mere Anarchy could give a boost to Bennys King's Chepstow second in the previous race. Vive Le Roi won by 10 lengths over 2m here last month and will probably make a bold bid to defy his penalty but NEWSWORTHY (NAP) looks the one to be on. He came up against a decent novice when second at Doncaster in February and is the type to run up a sequence in this grade. Bilzic will be interesting when going handicapping and is preferred to Road To Rome and the returning Hills Of Dubai of the others.
Formwatch
Vive Le Roi (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, made all at steady pace, quickened tempo approaching 3 out, clear next, kept on strongly, eased towards finish, unchallenged, won at Bangor 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar beating Matchaway (11-0) by 10l, 7 ran.
Bennys King (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place 2nd, soon in rear, rallied after 3 out, chased leaders next, ran on strongly after last, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, shd behind Mere Anarchy (10-13) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Apr.
Bilzic (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders next, weakened run-in, 7th of 15, 28 1/4l behind Ozzie The Oscar (11-6) at Newbury 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Bon Genre (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Pressed leader until over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, dist behind The Tailgater (11-4) at Catterick 2m (6) gs in Dec.
Hills Of Dubai (IRE) 10-11fav (11-2) Led early, tracked leader, led again over 4f out, driven 3f out, soon ridden, headed inside final 2f, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 9 1/4l behind Wild Rover (11-2) at Bangor 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Newsworthy (IRE) 5-2fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, chased winner from before 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 11, 10l behind Rock On Oscar (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 4f (4) gs in Feb.
Road To Rome (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on well, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Midnight Tour (10-7) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Mar.