Racecards
14:05 Wincanton
Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 50y
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,753
- 2nd: £2,187
- 3rd: £1,094
- 4th: £547
Pirates' Tale
199- Form 28412-2
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
- Form 621/53-1
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 114
- Form 4/215R8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Anthony Charlton
- Jockey Miss Anna Johnston
Double Dragon
189- Form 40-31
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
Forecast
Golden Move (3/1), Intrepide Sud (7/2), Jour D'Evasion (9/2), Sunninghill (9/2), Bucephalus (13/2), Goodwin Face (10/1), Double Dragon (11/1), Don Hollow (12/1), Pirates' Tale (12/1), Sergeant (12/1)
Formwatch
Bucephalus (GER) 9-1 (9-9) In touch, headway into contention over 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, 20 1/2l behind High Point (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Pirates' Tale 15-8 (11-9) Chased leader, led after 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner, still chance at the last, ridden and no extra run-in, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Fortified Fortune (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in May.
Intrepide Sud (FR) 5-2 (11-4) Made all, jumped right 1st, forged away before 2 out, kept on well, unchallenged, won at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Norn Iron (11-4) by 3 1/4l, 13 ran.
Jour D'Evasion (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Led, awkward 1st, hit 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, headed before the last, disputing 2nd after, ridden and went outright 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Ooh Betty (11-11) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Don Hollow (GER) 13-2 (11-1) Held up in last trio, flattened 4 out, never involved, last of 7, 22l behind Ooh Betty (11-11) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Sunninghill 5-2fav (11-8) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd between last two, over 1 length down last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Magic Seven (12-2) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Sergeant (FR) 18-1 (12-0) Well away, always behind, 8th of 10, 19l behind Magic Seven (12-2) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Golden Move 11-10fav (10-10) Prominent, not fluent 3 out, ridden and chased leader before 2 out where not fluent, soon lost position, weakened run-in, 3rd of 8, 9 1/4l behind Manuelito (10-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Double Dragon 9-2 (10-10) Mid-division, went 3rd 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, not clear run and switched right approaching last, ridden and led run-in, won at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) gd in May beating Nowmelad (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Goodwin Face (FR) 3-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, every chance flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Clinton Lane (11-7) at Plumpton 2m (4) gs in Oct.