Racecards
17:50 Wincanton
NAF Season Close Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 50y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,178
- 2nd: £1,004
- 3rd: £502
- 4th: £251
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
in rear, still a lot to do on home turn, quickened up to make rapid headway from 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran well, comfortable
- Form P1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey N F Houlihan
held up, outpaced 3f out, gradually weakened inside final two furlongs, finished tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
prominent, pushed along after halfway, rallied to chase leaders inside final 2f, ran green when ridden entering final furlong, responded well and kept on to take second inside final 110 yards
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
led, pushed along 3f out, headed entering final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, lost second inside final 110 yards
- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
close up, travelled well to chase leaders 2f out, soon ran green when pushed along entering final furlong, gradually weakened
In depth
Verdict
Kicks And Ale won a point a couple of years ago while the Authorized gelding Horaces Pearl is a half-brother to winners on the Flat. Selkirk Grace has had a run but didn’t show much at Ludlow. KINTAIL’s half-brother Kyntara won a bumper on his debut under Rules so he’s preferred to Soir De Gala, who is a half-brother to a winner in France.
Formwatch
Horaces Pearl (FR) Authorized gelding out of Yellow Queen.
Kicks And Ale (IRE) (11-11) Pr, 3rd 1/2way, rdn aftr 4out bhnd ldrs, chall ldr 2out, sn ld, sl adv last, ko best cl hm, won at Grennan 3m mdn sft in May beating Azof Des Mottes (11-11) by 2l, 9 ran.
Kintail Blue Bresil gelding out of Speed Bonnie Boat.
Soir De Gala (FR) Joshua Tree gelding out of Solvalla.
Selkirk Grace 11-1 (10-3) Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 10f, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 9th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Inion Tiogair (11-2) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.