Bangor-On-Dee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

13:40

Bangor-On-Dee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-06-06

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Herja Brown J:Danny Gilligan T:Patrick Griffin	J:Danny Gilligan T:Patrick Griffin	151	ht	43-2	107	119	85	31d	—	—	-8	32.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Good third at Newcaslte (2m1f) two starts ago; possibly stretched by 2m6f last time
4	Solent Gateway Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	158	tb	4332-2	109	112	79	24d	—	—	-5	31.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Placed on last four hurdling starts and has another big role to play here
7	Top Tier Gossip Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	151	—	26-3	-	103	37	24d	—	—	-11	8.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Raced a bit too freely when third over 2m4f on hurdling debut; may fare better back at 2m
2	Meetingofthewaters Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	158	—	UP7P-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Unplaced in four Irish points this year, having completed only once; rules debut today
8	Urban Rhythm Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Third foal from a winning pointer; probably best watched on debut
3	Ryebridge Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	158	—	75/40-	-	-	-	42d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Not disgraced in Irish points in spring 2024 but well beaten in a bumper in April
1	Ilostasock Grey J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	158	b	975-5	-	66	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Soundly beaten over C&D on hurdling debut three weeks ago
6	She's A Woman Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Ella Pickard	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Ella Pickard	151	—	0-6	-	-	-	22d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in two good-ground bumpers this spring

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Herja	11/8	11/8	11/8
Solent Gateway	6/4	5/4	11/8
Top Tier Gossip	7/2	7/2	10/3
Meetingofthewaters	22/1	20/1	18/1
Urban Rhythm	25/1	18/1	20/1
Ryebridge	80/1	50/1	66/1
Ilostasock	125/1	100/1	80/1
She's A Woman	200/1	100/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Herja

32.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

11/8

2nd

Solent Gateway

31.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

6/4

3rd

Top Tier Gossip

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Meetingofthewaters

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Urban Rhythm

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ryebridge

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ilostasock

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

She's A Woman

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solent Gateway	109	112	79
Herja	107	119	85
Top Tier Gossip	—	103	37
Meetingofthewaters	—	—	—
Urban Rhythm	—	—	—
Ryebridge	—	—	—
Ilostasock	—	66	—
She's A Woman	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ilostasock	20d ago	Fit
She's A Woman	22d ago	Fit
Solent Gateway	24d ago	Fit
Top Tier Gossip	24d ago	Fit
Herja	31d ago	Fit
Ryebridge	42d ago	Fit
Meetingofthewaters	—	—
Urban Rhythm	—	—