Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

16:45

Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-09-05

Distance 2m7f32y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Winning Time 5m 40.63s (slow by 14.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lipa K (IRE) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7/1	Won
2nd	Doc McCoy (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	10/1	.75
3rd	Prince Imperial (USA) Lewis Saunders · Olly Murphy	8/1	7.5
4th	Supreme Yeats (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	5/1	1.75
5th	Matchless (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	11/2	0.1
6th	Halifax (FR) Conor Ring · Grace Harris	4/1	.75
7th	Imperial Merlin (IRE) James Bowen · John & Sean Quinn	5/2F	3

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Imperial Merlin Bay J:James Bowen T:John & Sean Quinn	J:James Bowen T:John & Sean Quinn	164	p	317-42	124	130	111	59d	—	—	-1	26.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Not well handicapped but arrives here after a 3l second of eight at Uttoxeter
7	Halifax Bay J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	149	tp	554-52	109	133	111	20d	—	—	+2	20	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Well treated and looked sure to win at Market Rasen until reeled in late on
6	Supreme Yeats Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	151	p	52-221	111	133	115	42d	—	—	+1	21.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won only narrowly at Uttoxeter but impressed with how he moved through that race
3	Matchless Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	160	p	3-1112	120	128	106	54d	—	—	+13	22.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Getting high in the weights after recent fortunes but he's pretty solid
5	Lipa K Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	152	p	46-216	112	127	93	63d	—	—	+9	18.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
A concern that he's never raced over this far but the Bangor factor makes him a player
1	Prince Imperial Bay J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	168	t	11-246	128	128	64	59d	—	—	+14	21.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Didn't appear to stay this trip when attempting it for the first time at Uttoxeter
4	Doc McCoy Chestnut J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	157	p	-21120	117	131	113	42d	—	—	+24	31.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Competitive mark despite three wins this year; not sure what went wrong last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Imperial Merlin	2/1	2/1	2/1
Halifax	7/2	7/2	4/1
Supreme Yeats	4/1	4/1	4/1
Matchless	8/1	8/1	8/1
Lipa K	8/1	15/2	17/2
Prince Imperial	9/1	9/1	9/1
Doc McCoy	11/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Doc McCoy

31.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

2nd

Imperial Merlin

26.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Matchless

22.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Prince Imperial

21.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Supreme Yeats

21.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Halifax

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Lipa K

18.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Prince Imperial	128	128	64
Imperial Merlin	124	130	111
Matchless	120	128	106
Doc McCoy	117	131	113
Lipa K	112	127	93
Supreme Yeats	111	133	115
Halifax	109	133	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Halifax	20d ago	Fit
Supreme Yeats	42d ago	Fit
Doc McCoy	42d ago	Fit
Matchless	54d ago	Fresh
Imperial Merlin	59d ago	Fresh
Prince Imperial	59d ago	Fresh
Lipa K	63d ago	Fresh