Full Result 3.45 Bangor-on-Dee | 22 April 2017

Maelor Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f123yds) 2m3½f Good 11 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Exotic Friend (IRE) 22/1 Ben Poste ³ Adrian Wintle	Ben Poste ³ Adrian Wintle	9	116	97	70	104	–
ch g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Prima Nox (Sabrehill)
Chased clear leader, closed 5th, led 3 out going well, ridden and 2 lengths clear last, ran on well flat, comfortably (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

2 1¼	3. Texas Forever (IRE) 5/1 Henry Morshead ⁷ Kim Bailey	Henry Morshead ⁷ Kim Bailey	8	110 v¹	95	67	100	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Gravinis (FR) (Grape Tree Road)
Alongside winner in 3rd until went close 2nd 3 out, under pressure and tried to challenge winner between last 2, ran on flat but always held (op 9/2)

3 5 [6¼]	4. Squeeze Me 9/2 Conor Shoemark Gary Hanmer	Conor Shoemark Gary Hanmer	10	116	94	61	96	–
b m Grape Tree Road - Ask Me Not I (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up in last, headway on inner 4 out, hit rail and lost momentum after 3 out, 4th 2 out, pushed along and ran on under hand riding to take 3rd near line (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

4 ½ [6¾]	1. Prince Khurram 7/2 James Cowley ⁵ Donald McCain	James Cowley ⁵ Donald McCain	7	119 t	102	68	101	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Saree (Barathea)
Mid-division, effort after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost 3rd close home (op 10/3)

5 15 [21¾]	9. Primo Rossi 12/1 James Davies Tom Gretton	James Davies Tom Gretton	8	103 tp	77	28	64	–
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Flaming Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Tracked leaders, driven along after 3 out, ridden and one pace (op 14/1 tchd 11/1)

6 2¾ [24½]	7. Rocky Elsom (USA) 9/1 Tom Scudamore Sophie Leech	Tom Scudamore Sophie Leech	10	1012 tp	86	34	69	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Bowstring (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened quickly and lost touch (op 10/1)

7 37 [61½]	8. Bonvilston Boy 2/1F Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	6	108 tp	85	–	34	–
b g Martaline - Lisa Du Chenet (FR) (Garde Royale)
Set sedate gallop until allowed to pinch 10 lengths lead 2nd, lead reduced to 4 lengths 5th, headed 3 out, ridden and found nil (trainer's representative's said that the gelding finished distressed.) (op 11/4 tchd 15/8)

8 10 [71½]	5. Tropical Sunshine (IRE) 33/1 Ian Popham Pippa Bickerton	Ian Popham Pippa Bickerton	9	113	91	–	31	–
b g Bachelor Duke (USA) - Tropical Coral (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Held up, struggling 4 out, ridden and lost touch

8 ran Off time: 3:46:35 Winning time: 4m 52.50s (slow by 21.50s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Blue April (self certificate)
1st owner: S R Whistance (Exotic Friend) 1st breeder: Laurence Arthur
2nd owner: Mrs I C Sellars & Major Philip Arkwright (Texas Forever)
3rd owner: F Lloyd (Squeeze Me)
Tote win: £28.90 PL: £4.30 £1.70 £1.40 Ex: £114.70 CSF: £129.06 Tricast: £596.02 Trifecta: £1,162.80

3:45 Bangor-on-Dee 22 Apr 2017

Maelor Handicap Hurdle (Div I)