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14:00 Wincanton

E.B.F./crandon Park Stud Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class D)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 39.50s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
9/2
  • Form 1-21
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

held up mid-division, headway after 5th, led after 2 out, ran on well, readily

2
Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Red and White quartered cap
5/4
  • Form 7-72313
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

3
Silk - BLACK, WHITE hooped sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form 06-51P7
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

in touch till badly hampered and unseated rider 4th

4
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue cross belts and armlets
50/1
  • Form 2540F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out

5
Silk - ORANGE, BROWN hoop, BROWN sleeves, ORANGE armlets, BROWN cap
100/1
  • Form 9/60-P3P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 9th, weakened approaching 2 out

6
Silk - Black, Primrose cross belts and sleeves, White cap
  • Form 0/UP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1

in touch till 6th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

7
Silk - Maroon, Yellow hoops, armlets and cap
40/1
  • Form 23-2596
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

chased leaders till 7th, soon weakened

8
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, Black and Red hooped sleeves, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 2-P2344
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1

mid-division till 7th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange disc, Orange spots on sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Form 9
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

held up towards rear, headway after 5th, jumped left next, soon weakened, tailed off

10
Silk - Brown, Turquoise Blue sleeves and cap
13/2
  • Form 018-33
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1

tracked leader till fell 4th

11
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap
13/2
  • Form 4/13-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1

held up behind, headway 7th, soon ridden, stayed on

12
Silk - Cerise, Gold sleeves, Cerise cap, Gold spots
50/1
  • Form 0F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

held up, hampered 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

13
Silk - Primrose, Old Gold and Scarlet hooped cap
  • Form P41269
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up mid-division, headway after 3 out, stayed on, never troubled leaders

14
Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Red sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Red star
100/1
  • Form 009
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

in touch till 8th, soon behind

15
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and EMERALD GREEN diabolo, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 3027
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden after 3 out, one-paced

16
Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
100/1
  • Form 680
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

mid-division till brought down 4th

In depth

Verdict

The in-form Madam Flora will have a tough task giving away weight to all her 15 rivals. She was hiked in the ratings after beating Tealby by 24 lengths at Wincanton on Boxing Day. She is a course specialist already and the ground will suit. Blue Ride beat Clingstone by a short head at the course also on Boxing Day off 10st 5lb. His jockey's claim will help his cause and this in-form Paul Nicholls-trained mare should be hard to beat. The inconsistent Phar Breeze won one of these qualifiers at Southwell in November, but has been well beaten since and others are preferred. One of those is Just Caramel, who regularly runs into the places for connections, but has not yet managed to break her duck over hurdles. She returns from a long absence, but runs well fresh and has to be respected. Mincarlo finished third to Madam Flora at Wincanton and improved further when beaten just four lengths at Ludlow last time out; she's certainly going the right way. Dunnicks Chance finished a detached third to Blue Ride on Boxing Day, and has failed to sparkle on all starts so far. Mini Mandy makes her hurdles debut after being well-beaten in a bumper last time out, which marked a return from a long absence. Has won a bumper, but plenty to prove in Thursday's race. The remainder would have to improve to figure in the first four.