03 March 2008 Sir W.W. Wynn's - Bangor-on-Dee
Jakari: trained by Jessica Scott
The Sir W.W. Wynn's Hunt have attracted a bumper entry of 204 for their fixture between the flags this Sunday at Bangor-on-Dee racecourse.
Due to the large number of entries the Open Maiden and the Novice Riders races have been divided, making a total of 9 races on the afternoon. Normally this meeting has 35 minutes between races, but with a 9 race card, the times have been reduced to 30 minutes between each contest.
Racing comes under starters orders at 12noon and is set to conclude at 4.00pm.
Admission to the North Wales course is only £25 per car regardless of the number of occupants, single occupancy is £15, and pedestrians are charged at £8 per person.
Clerk of the course Ed Gretton lists the going as Good and, speaking today, he said," at the moment the going is Good, but with these drying winds it is firming up all the time, so we will be watering the course as required during the week prior to racing".
One of the main contenders in the Men's Open will be the Jessica Scott trained Jakari. The French bred gelding will be seeking a hat trick after comfortable back to back victories at Chaddesley Corbett and Eyton-on-Severn. Others to note include Go For Bust, Would Wouldn't, Flashy Boy, Von Origny and Cornish Rebel.
The Wynnstay Hunt celebrate 150 years of a very notable landmark at Bangor-on-Dee racecourse, as the track today owes its very existence today to two former members of the Wynnstay Hunt.
In 1858 a match across country on the meadows at Bangor-on-Dee, between the Hon. Lloyd Kenyon and Richard Biddulph of Chirk Castle, drew a huge crowd of spectators. The event proved such a success that it was decided that in future a day's racing was to be arranged by the members of the Wynnstay Hunt. So on Tuesday, February 25th, 1859, the first steeplechase meeting took place at Bangor-on-Dee, where it is still going strong to this day.
