Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Bangor-on-Dee

15:20

Date 2026-03-21

Distance 2m3f123y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,609

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.3°C

Wind 4mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 39.26s (slow by 4.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Static (FR) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	2/1F	Won
2nd	Knickerbockerglory (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	11/2	0.2
3rd	Norman Fletcher (GB) James Turner · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5/1	7
4th	In The Age (FR) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	4/1	9
5th	Magistrato (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Deborah Cole	16/1	7
6th	Aurigny Mill (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	5/1	24
7th	The Four Sixes (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Olly Murphy	11/1	13

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	Static Bay J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	151	h	-F3391	121	139	135	16d	—	—	+17	35.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
A willing partner when winning at Haydock; up 5lb but not exposed over this far
8	In The Age b/br J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	145	—	3-5312	115	138	128	56d	—	—	+6	23.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Novice win has worked out well and he wasn't far away on his handicap debut
2	Aurigny Mill Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	168	p	8-4F31	138	139	117	37d	—	—	+12	26	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won easily last time and has shown that he can cope with this 3lb higher mark
6	Norman Fletcher Chestnut J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	148	—	6-5P98	118	141	126	92d	—	—	+3	22.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Well handicapped; back from a break and hasn't had many chances over this sort of trip
1	Knickerbockerglory Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	168	—	354-20	138	141	108	64d	—	—	+15	24.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Definite chance on his penultimate run; however, not the only front-runner in the field
3	The Four Sixes Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	165	—	161P60	135	143	113	7d	—	—	+16	26.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won this last year before following up at Ayr and is well handicapped on all that
4	Magistrato Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Deborah Cole	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Deborah Cole	153	t	251114	123	-	-	141d	—	—	+29	34.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Useful front-running chaser and could be interesting off his lower hurdle mark
NR	Nowmelad Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Oliver	J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Oliver	147	—	46222F	117	140	-	1d	—	—	—	22.8	—	—
Ran his usual honest race when going down narrowly at Hereford in January

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Static	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
In The Age	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Aurigny Mill	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Norman Fletcher	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Knickerbockerglory	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
The Four Sixes	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1
Magistrato	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Nowmelad	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Static

35.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Magistrato

34.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

The Four Sixes

26.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 2.3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Aurigny Mill

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Knickerbockerglory

24.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

In The Age

23.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Nowmelad

22.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0

—

Norman Fletcher

22.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aurigny Mill	138	139	117
Knickerbockerglory	138	141	108
The Four Sixes	135	143	113
Magistrato	123	—	—
Static	121	139	135
Norman Fletcher	118	141	126
Nowmelad	117	140	—
In The Age	115	138	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nowmelad	1d ago	Quick return
The Four Sixes	7d ago	Quick return
Static	16d ago	Fit
Aurigny Mill	37d ago	Fit
In The Age	56d ago	Fresh
Knickerbockerglory	64d ago	Fresh
Norman Fletcher	92d ago	Long break
Magistrato	141d ago	Long break