Classic Additions Handicap Chase – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

16:30

Classic Additions Handicap Chase

Date 2026-05-16

Distance 3m30y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,281

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 0%

Runners (10)

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
2	Special John Bay J:Matt Griffiths T:Sam Thomas	J:Matt Griffiths T:Sam Thomas	167	—	11552-	103	112	104	34d	—	—	+8	29.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Beaten favourite on last three runs, but back on track last time out; remains of interest.
1	Kenzo Des Bruyeres Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	168	p	11445-	104	-	-	42d	—	—	+6	23.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Dual 3m Irish point winner, making most; no surprise if taking a step forward now chasing.
3	Cahier's Den Chestnut J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	166	—	/6432-	102	110	95	46d	—	—	+8	25.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Improvement as a chaser continues gently, and went close at Newcastle latest; chance.
6	Good Work Grey J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	157	p	P4434-	93	113	109	46d	—	—	+3	16.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1-37; another error-strewn round when fourth over C&D latest; still on a career-low mark.
9	Getaway Glory Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Charlie Todd T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	148	p	/8PP0-	84	-	47	50d	—	—	+1	11.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Close third to On The Platform in this race in 2024; out of sorts this year, however.
4	Slaney Opera Chestnut J:Harry Reed T:Nick Scholfield	J:Harry Reed T:Nick Scholfield	164	tp	81P23-	100	111	103	33d	—	—	+16	23.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fakenham's sharp track coerced him into errors latest; can prove better than that again.
7	Gilbertina Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	157	t	P4344-	93	111	107	33d	—	—	+9	13.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not without hope, but did jump left and didn't stay upped to 3m at Fakenham latest.
10	On The Platform Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Belinda Clarke	J:Stan Sheppard T:Belinda Clarke	148	p	3P/1P/	84	-	-	562d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
1lb below the mark he defied in this race in 2024; pulled up on his sole run since.
8	Friends Don't Ask Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Clare Ellam	J:Ryan Mania T:Clare Ellam	151	p	1D/PP-3	87	111	84	10d	—	—	+10	13.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fontwell third latest was first piece of form since summer 2024; needs to back it up.
5	Walking The Walk Bay J:David Bass T:Kerry Lee	J:David Bass T:Kerry Lee	162	t	3PP/5-	98	-	72	364d	—	—	+10	12.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2-27 over fences, and no wins since 2023; absent since beaten 47l in this last year.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Special John	5/2	11/4	11/4
Kenzo Des Bruyeres	4/1	7/2	7/2
Cahier's Den	4/1	4/1	4/1
Good Work	6/1	6/1	11/2
Getaway Glory	17/2	17/2	17/2
Slaney Opera	11/1	11/1	11/1
Gilbertina	18/1	16/1	18/1
On The Platform	20/1	18/1	20/1
Friends Don't Ask	28/1	25/1	28/1
Walking The Walk	40/1	28/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Special John

29.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Cahier's Den

25.1

OR: 13 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Kenzo Des Bruyeres

23.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Slaney Opera

23.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 8.8 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Good Work

16.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 1.8 Odds: 4

6/1

Gilbertina

13.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Friends Don't Ask

13.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Walking The Walk

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Getaway Glory

11.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

On The Platform

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kenzo Des Bruyeres	104	—	—
Special John	103	112	104
Cahier's Den	102	110	95
Slaney Opera	100	111	103
Walking The Walk	98	—	72
Good Work	93	113	109
Gilbertina	93	111	107
Friends Don't Ask	87	111	84
Getaway Glory	84	—	47
On The Platform	84	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Friends Don't Ask	10d ago	Quick return
Slaney Opera	33d ago	Fit
Gilbertina	33d ago	Fit
Special John	34d ago	Fit
Kenzo Des Bruyeres	42d ago	Fit
Cahier's Den	46d ago	Fresh
Good Work	46d ago	Fresh
Getaway Glory	50d ago	Fresh
Walking The Walk	364d ago	Long break
On The Platform	562d ago	Long break