16:16
Overton Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m (3m30y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, £5,809, 13 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.0)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Gasmani is our selection at Bangor-on-Dee, and the case rests on a fitness edge and a progressive profile that should count over this 24 furlongs on good to soft. Finn Lough tops our ratings at 117, but Gasmani is only three pounds behind on 114, a gap that the fitness advantage can bridge. Finn Lough is the chief danger, with Daly Boy (113) and Twistthenightaway (110) also in the mix, though Gasmani looks the one on the upgrade. We rate him the best bet in a 13-runner field.
Runners
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 18/77
Twistthenightaway won two starts back and again three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before, while 170 lb is a big burden. The risk is a 192-day absence after being pulled up last time out.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Ballinahow Lady (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Mrs Paul Shanahan Mrs John Magnier
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 18 wins from 77 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 110
Finn Lough t D
227 days
7yo, 12-0, OR 110 7572F-
J: Charlie Todd · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Charlie Todd
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 1/12
Finn Lough arrives with a second two starts back and has run over today's trip and on the going, while our top-rated figure of 117 sits well above his official 110 despite carrying 168 lb. The main risk is a 227-day absence and a fall last time out.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Jerica (GB) by Bollin Eric
- Owner
- Bowen Boyes Coxon Smith
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Jonathan Burke
David Dennis 0/2
Gasmani booked a fourth last time out, 20 days ago, and a second three starts back sits alongside a win four starts back, while he has run over today's trip and going before. He carries 168 lb off an official 110, which is the one reservation, but our rating of 114 backs the profile.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Tasmani (FR) by Turgeon
- Owner
- Hardwick Wright Richmond
- Foaled
- 1 Jun 2019
- Stable
- Edgcote, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
- Wind surgery
- w 2
James Bowen
Richard Hobson 0/4
Unexposed and open to improvement, Liege Ardent signed off with a second last time out after a fall two starts back, though he returns from 110 days off and is yet to win in recent form, carrying 166 lb.
- Sire
- Pour Moi (IRE)
- Dam
- Laurana (FR) by Badolato
- Owner
- M Scott
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Little Rissington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
Sean Bowen
Rebecca Curtis 3/9
Soldier For Glory has finished third in each of his last two starts, but he's yet to win in recent form, was unseated three runs back and returns after 225 days off. Our figures rank him ninth of 13, and 165 lb is a hefty burden to carry.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Fruits De Mer (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- David Mcdermott Rebecca Curtis
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Newport, Pembrokeshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Jack Tudor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 1/12
Daly Boy's profile is solid: he has run over today's trip and going before, and his record of a second five starts back and two fifths in his last two outings keeps him in the mix, with our rating of 113 ranking him third of 13. The main risk is a 210-day absence, plus 164 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Kamsin (GER)
- Dam
- Destinee Chalnetta (FR) by Silver Frost
- Owner
- Dr James Barry Johnson
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 1/10
Bataillon has been consistent, finishing third last time out, a fourth two starts back and a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 189-day absence and 162 lb on his back temper enthusiasm, and our rating of 107 only ranks him sixth of 13.
- Sire
- Schiaparelli (GER)
- Dam
- Valbuena (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Battling On Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Bilbrook, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Peter Kavanagh
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 1/4
Fifth last time out, after a fourth two starts back, a third three starts back and a win four starts back, The Big Breac has been slipping down the order, and he returns after 273 days off. He has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 106 ranks him seventh of 13, but 159 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Malinas (GER)
- Dam
- Courtmac Memories (IRE) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- West Yorkshire Racing Club
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2017
- Stable
- High Eldwick, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 2/12
Winless in his last five, Cahier's Den has still hit the frame twice, with a second two starts back and a third three starts back, though he was only sixth last time out and returns after 164 days off. He has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 108 sits above his official 100, but 158 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Idaho (IRE)
- Dam
- Caballo Sin Nombre (IRE) by Bandari
- Owner
- N Hartley
- Foaled
- 26 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Sean Houlihan
Richard Mitford-Slade 0/0
Runner-up last time out and consistent in recent starts, Babatunde has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last five and returns after a 607-day absence. Our rating of 103 sits eighth of 13, while 153 lb is a hefty burden off an official 95.
- Sire
- Kalanisi (IRE)
- Dam
- Tavadden (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- B Wright
- Foaled
- 28 May 2019
- Stable
- Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 103
Adam Wedge
Christian Williams 3/9
Pappariche is lightly raced and still unexposed, with a fifth last time out and a fourth two starts back suggesting she is moving the right way after two eighths. Yet to win in her last four, she returns just 16 days after her latest run, carrying 147 lb off an official mark of 89.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- He Said She Said (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- All Stars Sports Racing
- Foaled
- 3 May 2020
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
Toby Wynne
Mel Rowley 0/3
My Bobby's Lass is hard to fancy, having finished a fourth last time out and a sixth, then another sixth, in her two runs before that, with her one win coming four starts back. She does have a 26-day break to her advantage and our rating of 92 sits above her official 86, but she is only tenth of 13 on our figures.
- Sire
- Pether's Moon (IRE)
- Dam
- Chocca Wocca (GB) by Kayf Tara
- Owner
- Bob Barrett
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shrops
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke 0/2
On The Platform has finished sixth, fifth and fifth in his last three, after being pulled up four starts back, so he's hard to fancy off 142 lb and a 52-day break. His win came five starts back, though, and he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Valirann (FR)
- Dam
- Coca's Lady (IRE) by Pilsudski
- Owner
- Mrs Belinda Clarke
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.