BANGOR-ON-DEE (14 Dec 2005)

Soft

1:00 bangorondeeraces.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class E) (5yo+,0-105)

[off 1:00] £4,167.08, £1,223.36, £611.68, £305.52 15 fences (2m4f110y) 2m4½f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Lost In Normandy (IRE) Mrs L Williamson 8 10-0 12b T Scudamore 10/1 79 — —

2 7 Toon Trooper (IRE) R Lee 8 11-5 W Marston 16/1 98 — —

3 3 Quizzling (IRE) B J M Ryall 7 9-11 3 O Nelmes(3) 16/1 79 — —

4 1¼ Lord Oscar (IRE) M C Pipe 6 11-1 T J Malone(3) 14/1 97 — —

5 8 Alphabetical (IRE) C J Mann 6 11-5 N Fehily 11/4F 98 — —

6 ¾ Lubinas (IRE) F Jordan 6 11-1 H Oliver 5/1 94 — —

7 hd Paddy The Optimist (IRE) D Burchell 9 10-2 L Heard(7) 7/1 88 — —

8 nk Cusp Mrs A M Thorpe 5 10-6 D Laverty(5) 16/1 90 — —

9 9 Jefertiti (FR) Miss Lucinda V Russell 8 10-13 P Buchanan(3) 14/1 95 — —

10 8 Mister Dave´S (IRE) Mrs S J Smith 10 11-12 D O´Meara 12/1 105 — —

11 5 Hawk´s Landing (IRE) Jonjo O´Neill 8 11-11 B Harding 8/1 104 — —

F Look To The Future (IRE) M J M Evans 11 9-13 L Stephens(5) 20/1 83 — —

12 ran TIME 5m 25.80s (slow by 25.80s) TOTAL SP 119%

1st OWNER: Please Hold UK BRED: Mrs Ann Maxwell TRAINER: Mrs L Williamson

2nd OWNER: The Another Comedy Partnership

3rd OWNER: I & Mrs K G Fawcett

TOTE WIN £18.00 PL £4.20, £5.50, £6.70; Ex £805.10; CSF £154.48; TRICAST £2536.85

ANALYSIS: Quite a turn-up here with LOST IN NORMANDY, 12lb out of the handicap and seemingly out of sorts, showed his appreciation of a big step down in trip to win in emphatic style. "He's won over three and a quarter miles in the past," said trainer Lisa Williamson's husband Mark of the winner, "but that was on fast ground and he just hasn't been getting home over longer distances on slow going."

Toon Trooper, a three-mile-one hurdle winner for Jonjo O'Neill two years ago, has had his problems since and had failed to complete in four of his last five starts, including a point-to-point. But apart from one mistake here he jumped soundly enough and he still has time on his side.

Quizzling was a fair third on ground that may have been slower than ideal for him, finishing just ahead of Lord Oscar. That former front-runner and ex-pointer was restrained some way off the pace on this chase debut before making eye-catching headway from halfway. But he could not sustain his challenge from three out and carried his head rather awkwardly under pressure in the straight.