Classic Additions Handicap Chase
Course: Bangor-on-Dee
Date: 16th May 2026
Distance: 3m (3m30y)
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Prize: £5,281
Runners: 10
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Special John
7yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Matt Griffiths
Trainer: Sam Thomas
Lisvane, South Glamorgan
Owner: Luggs
Breeding
Sire: Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
Dam: Royal Choice (IRE)
Damsire: King's Theatre (IRE)
Breeder: J Lenihan
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Beaten favourite on last three starts, albeit one upped to 3m4f and Class 3 and another over hurdles; largely back on track with last month's Wincanton second, and doesn't appear weighted out of further gains.
Comment
Beaten favourite on last three runs, but back on track last time out; remains of interest.
Previous Trainers
- Alexandra Dunn (until 2025-11-11)
- Chris Down (until 2025-04-14)
- Jazmin Hosgood (until 2024-12-26)
- Paul Hosgood (until 2024-02-17)
Previous Owners
- Miss J Hosgood (until 2025-11-11)
Race History for Special John
Kenzo Des Bruyeres
6yo ch Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: James Bowen
Trainer: Mickey Bowen
Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
Owner: Miss Jayne Brace
Breeding
Sire: Kapgarde (FR)
Dam: Omance (FR)
Damsire: Video Rock (FR)
Breeder: G Thomas & Earl Ecurie Des Mottes
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Dual 3m Irish point winner (good to yielding, soft) making most; similar or same tactics haven't borne fruit in short rules career to date, but no surprise if he improves for fences as a half-brother to triple 3m chase scorer; may be worth chancing in a weak race.
Comment
Dual 3m Irish point winner, making most; no surprise if taking a step forward now chasing.
Race History for Kenzo Des Bruyeres
Cahier's Den
6yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Theo Gillard
Trainer: Donald McCain
Cholmondeley, Cheshire
Owner: David & Carol Shaw
Breeding
Sire: Idaho (IRE)
Dam: Caballo Sin Nombre (IRE)
Damsire: Bandari (IRE)
Breeder: J Robinson & L Byrne
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
RPRs have been improving gently since sent handicap chasing, and a better jump at the last may have seen him oblige at Newcastle latest (3m, good to soft); won't mind good ground, having won an Irish point on it.
Comment
Improvement as a chaser continues gently, and went close at Newcastle latest; chance.
Race History for Cahier's Den
Good Work
10yo gr Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: Toby Wynne
Trainer: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Oldcastle, Cheshire
Owner: The Cool Runnings Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Network (GER)
Dam: Teskaline (FR)
Damsire: Martaline (GB)
Breeder: Jacques Cypres
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
1-37 and still surprisingly error-prone despite so much chasing experience, leaving his mark on several fences en route to a 8l C&D fourth latest (good); frame finish probable but hard to predict better even off this career-low mark whilst the mistakes remain; cheekpieces return.
Comment
1-37; another error-strewn round when fourth over C&D latest; still on a career-low mark.
Medical History
Wind Surgery (2021-10-06)Previous Trainers
- Oliver Greenall (until 2022-10-19)
- Francois Nicolle (until 2021-11-05)
Previous Owners
- The Cool Runnings Syndicate II (until 2023-10-21)
- The Cool Runnings Syndicate (until 2022-10-19)
- Lord Daresbury (until 2021-11-05)
Race History for Good Work
Getaway Glory
7yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Charlie Todd
Trainer: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Oldcastle, Cheshire
Owner: Racing To Profit Syndicate 2 & Partner
Breeding
Sire: Getaway (GER)
Dam: Milan Athlete (IRE)
Damsire: Milan (GB)
Breeder: W Kinsey
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Placed on both previous C&D starts, including when beaten under 1l by On The Platform in this race (good to soft; headed last); out of sorts this year, however, and needs a positive response to wind surgery.
Comment
Close third to On The Platform in this race in 2024; out of sorts this year, however.
Stable Tour
"He had a bit of time off and has just had a couple of runs back on soft ground to get fit. He's on a mark he can win off and, as soon as the ground comes good, he can win a couple of races. 13-03-26"
Medical History
Wind Surgery (2026-04-13)Previous Owners
- Richard & Katherine Gilbert (until 2024-04-17)
Race History for Getaway Glory
Slaney Opera
8yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Harry Reed
Trainer: Nick Scholfield
Lambourn, Berks
Owner: J Camm
Breeding
Sire: Sholokhov (IRE)
Dam: Miss Opera (GB)
Damsire: Alflora (IRE)
Breeder: Joseph Smiddy
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Majority of rules and point wins have been recorded around sharp left-handers, but found the fences coming too quickly even for him at Fakenham on last month's stable debut (3m5f, good; debuted cheekpieces retained here); no surprise were he to prove better than that again.
Comment
Fakenham's sharp track coerced him into errors latest; can prove better than that again.
Previous Trainers
- Ruth Jefferson (until 2026-04-07)
- Joe Wright (until 2025-12-08)
- Joe Wright (until 2025-04-02)
- Joe Wright (until 2025-03-28)
- James Cookson (until 2024-05-06)
- Simon Waugh (until 2024-01-13)
Previous Owners
- Joe Wright (until 2026-04-07)
- Joe Wright & Johnny Little (until 2025-04-01)
- Joe Wright (until 2025-03-28)
- J M B Cookson (until 2024-12-14)
Race History for Slaney Opera
Gilbertina
9yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Tom Broughton(5)
Trainer: Nick Kent
Brigg, Lincs
Owner: Mrs Marina Kent
Breeding
Sire: Universal (IRE)
Dam: Saaboog (GB)
Damsire: Teofilo (IRE)
Breeder: Newstead Priory Stud
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Claims on March's Newcastle third (2m4f, good to soft), but cosmetically respectable form figures this year disguise one or two heavy defeats, this trip as much the issue as her jumping left at Fakenham latest.
Comment
Not without hope, but did jump left and didn't stay upped to 3m at Fakenham latest.
Medical History
Wind Surgery (2021-12-31)Race History for Gilbertina
On The Platform
10yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Stan Sheppard
Trainer: Belinda Clarke
Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Owner: Mrs Belinda Clarke
Breeding
Sire: Valirann (FR)
Dam: Coca's Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Pilsudski (IRE)
Breeder: A B O'Brien
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Mastered Getaway Glory up the run-in to land this contest off 1lb higher in 2024 (good to soft); present attainment level a matter of conjecture, having pulled up on sole outing since.
Comment
1lb below the mark he defied in this race in 2024; pulled up on his sole run since.
Previous Trainers
- John Groucott (until 2023-10-20)
- Francesca Nimmo (until 2020-09-24)
Race History for On The Platform
Friends Don't Ask
11yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Ryan Mania
Trainer: Clare Ellam
Market Drayton, Shropshire
Owner: Robert P Clarke
Breeding
Sire: Champs Elysees (GB)
Dam: Kintyre (GB)
Damsire: Selkirk (USA)
Breeder: Fittocks Stud
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
First form since summer 2024 when an 80-1 third at Fontwell this month (3m2f, good); trip and ground as much to suit again this time, but no certainty to back up that effort.
Comment
Fontwell third latest was first piece of form since summer 2024; needs to back it up.
Previous Trainers
- Martin Smith (until 2023-12-16)
Previous Owners
- Robert P Clarke And Partners (until 2023-12-16)
Race History for Friends Don't Ask
Walking The Walk
11yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: David Bass
Trainer: Kerry Lee
Byton, H'fords
Owner: Jane Graves Racing
Breeding
Sire: Imperial Monarch (IRE)
Dam: Iconic Events (IRE)
Damsire: Milan (GB)
Breeder: Desmond Devereux
Ratings & Stats
Spotlight
Conversion rate of just 2-27 over fences; several long absences following his last win in summer 2023, and hasn't been since a 47l last of five finishers in this race last year; best watched.
Comment
2-27 over fences, and no wins since 2023; absent since beaten 47l in this last year.
Quotes
"Walking The Walk is consistent. It was good for him to finally get over the line - Jack Kennedy, jockey."
2022-12-06 - TramoreMedical History
Wind Surgery (2024-07-31)Previous Trainers
- Gordon Elliott (until 2024-05-20)
- P J Rothwell (until 2022-10-03)
- Gavin Cromwell (until 2021-12-02)
Previous Owners
- Mrs Finola Murphy (until 2024-05-20)
- Gordon Elliott (until 2023-06-13)
- T J Doran (until 2022-10-03)
Race History for Walking The Walk