Ryder lines up two fancies for Wednesday’s Bangor card.
Tip 1: 13:30 Bangor-on-Dee - Diva Luna - 1pt
This looks a competitive listed Mares’ Novices’ Chase with the four main contenders all making their chasing debuts. Preference goes to DIVA LUNA (best priced at 5/2) who has the advantage of running well in a PTP earlier in her career. The Ben Pauling trained six-year-old has always been the subject of positive quotes from trainer Ben Pauling and she lived up to those with a 3rd placed finish in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Diva Luna is excused her run at Aintree as she returned lame and she represents a stable who have started the season in good form. She has 9lbs to find with the favourite Joyeuse but may be more forward at this time of the season.
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Tip 2: 14:00 Bangor - Richmond Lake - 1pt
Connections of RICHMOND LAKE (best priced at 4/1) resisted the lure of the Grand National fences in the Grand Sefton this season and he instead makes his reappearance in this weaker contest. The Donald McCain trained nine-year-old has twice won on his reappearance as well as finishing a close 4th in the Grand Sefton.
Richmond Lake finished placed on three occasions last season off a mark of 142 but following two below par efforts at both the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals, he has dropped down to a mark of 137. He now drops down in grade and should prove hard to beat on his reappearance.
