Racecards
12:40 Wincanton
AJC Caterers Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) (Class E )
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Norma Hill
14- Form 46101
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey C Llewellyn
led until overjumped and fell 1st
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
chased leader, led 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on well from last
Golden Key
14- Form P
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
towards rear, ridden and weakened 5th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 30
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Mystic King
58- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J S King
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leader, left in lead 1st, headed 2nd, challenged 2 out, every chance last, no extra flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Christian Williams
mid-division, hampered 1st, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened, eased from last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L G Cottrell
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
always prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer G F H Charles-Jones
- Jockey P Stringer
mid-division, hampered 1st, weakened 3rd, tailed off 4th, pulled up after 3 out
- Form PP
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Mrs P N Dutfield
- Jockey P Holley
held up last, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on past beaten horses from 2 out
In depth
Verdict
There are not many that can be given chances here with Norma Hill getting the nod over Cunning Pursuit and Specotia. The selection is the most experienced of these over hurdles and has won two of her last three races. The form is reasonable enough - certainly in the context of what looks a fairly routine affair for the track - and she should go well. The Nicky Henderson-trained Cunning Pursuit won a low-grade ten-furlong Folkestone affair in September and, sure to have been well schooled, should also feature in this contest. In truth, the others have shown very little so, by virtue of the fact that he is trained by this track's leading handler, Paul Nicholls, Specotia, who showed little in three runs on the Flat, has to be considered. However, overall, the vote stays with Norma Hill.