1.55 Bangor: Louise Gorton 50th Birthday Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Intosomethinggood (Total: 302, Odds: 3.50)
  2. Queensworthy (IRE) (Total: 279, Odds: 2.50)
• Assessment:
  • Intosomethinggood, a 4-year-old, trained by N & W Twiston-Davies and ridden by Toby McCain-Mitchell (7), has an impressive record, including two wins over 2m at Worcester on good to soft and good ground. He also secured a clear second-place finish behind a James Owen favourite at Market Rasen on good ground. The subsequent win of the Market Rasen victor in a race where Queensworthy fell further enhances his claims, making him an obvious contender. The spotlight suggests he is marginally preferred over Queensworthy.
  • Queensworthy (IRE), a 5-year-old, trained by D Skelton and ridden by Harry Atkins (7), has won a Southwell bumper and a Market Rasen maiden over 2m2f on good ground, both achieved “fairly easily”. She was “in with every chance before falling three out” at Uttoxeter (2m4f) and is considered to be “going the right way for her top team”. The expert verdict notes that there may not be much separating her from Intosomethinggood.

2.30 Bangor: Archway Homes Malpas Handicap Hurdle

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Buxted Reel (IRE) (Total: 253, Odds: 4.50)
  2. Baikal (Total: 246, Odds: 5.00)
• Assessment:
  • Buxted Reel (IRE), a 6-year-old, trained by D McCain, holds the highest TimeWise rating for this race, indicating he is a strong contender. No specific spotlight verdict details are provided for him in the sources.
  • Baikal, a 6-year-old, trained by G Harris and ridden by Joe Anderson (3), has been in winning form recently, registering 12-1 and 18-1 victories in his last two hurdle attempts, notably at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good). This performance brings his career hurdles record to 4-16, and he is “not dismissed in current form”.

3.05 Bangor: Breeze Capital Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Magistrato (FR) (Total: 337, Odds: 2.50)
  2. Northern Bound (IRE) (Total: 301, Odds: 4.00)
• Assessment:
  • Magistrato (FR), a 7-year-old, trained by Deborah Cole and ridden by James Bowen, is highlighted for his previous performance where he “made all at Stratford and readily maintained his lead”. He is considered a strong threat in the race.
  • Northern Bound (IRE), an 11-year-old, trained by B Pauling and ridden by Callum Pritchard (5), finished second in his most recent run. He has a history of success, including a win in a Worcester Chase Handicap (2m4f).

3.40 Bangor: Wrexham Lager Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Pull Again Green (IRE) (Total: 329, Odds: 3.00)
  2. Sure Touch (Total: 296, Odds: 6.00)
• Assessment:
  • Pull Again Green (IRE), a 9-year-old, trained by F O’Brien and ridden by Liam Harrison, has shown significant improvement, securing “industrious wins” at Worcester (2m7f, soft) and Market Rasen (2m5f, soft). A “3lb rise for last time was perfectly fair,” and he is effective on good ground. He is “feared most” in this contest.
  • Sure Touch, a 9-year-old, trained by O Murphy and ridden by Lewis Saunders (7), won last year’s Summer Plate at Market Rasen after an absence, suggesting absence is not an issue. However, he “has not been running great for a while now,” and after failing to perform recently, cheekpieces tried there were “swiftly removed”.

4.10 Bangor: Genesis Wealth Management Novices Limited Handicap Hurdle

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Monticello (FR) (Total: 279, Odds: 3.25)
  2. Guillaume (IRE) (Total: 239, Odds: 4.33)
• Assessment:
  • Monticello (FR), a 5-year-old, trained by O Greenall & J Guerriero and ridden by Toby Wynne, has been in excellent form, registering consecutive narrow wins in 2m handicaps at Uttoxeter (good), defying a penalty in his last outing. Both races he won have “worked out well,” suggesting he is likely to cope with his “revised mark (8lb higher)”. He is identified as the spotlight’s “nap” for this race.
  • Guillaume (IRE), an 8-year-old, trained by D McCain and ridden by Theo Gillard, has demonstrated his ability by battling on well for a second-place finish over Course and Distance. Although he experienced a more significant defeat at Stratford, again finishing second but beaten by 11 lengths, he is regarded as “one of the more solid contenders”. However, with an overall record of 1 win from 20 starts, he may be “vulnerable to horses on handier marks”.

4.45 Bangor: Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle

• Top Two TimeWise Rated Horses:
  1. Matchless (IRE) (Total: 304, Odds: 4.50)
  2. Prince Imperial (USA) (Total: 299, Odds: 9.00)
• Assessment:
  • Matchless (IRE), a 7-year-old, trained by J Snowden and ridden by Gavin Sheehan, is noted in the spotlight verdict as a horse that “should run well despite tough enough marks”.
  • Prince Imperial (USA), an 8-year-old, trained by O Murphy and ridden by Lewis Saunders (7), has “compiled a solid record for this yard”. However, his previous attempt at this 2m7f trip at Uttoxeter suggested he “didn’t appear to stay this trip”.