Racecards
13:00 Wincanton
Simon Swales Golf Pro 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Korelo (FR)
21- Form 250531
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey B J Geraghty
in touch, headway 4th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

- Form 31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching next, one-paced

- Form 37-7231
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer M Weeden
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on

- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on

- Form 2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
held up, headway and mistake 3 out, soon ridden, one-paced

- Form 0U0-PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey F Keniry
chased leaders until 5th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

- Form 1-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
in touch, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on

- Form PPFP2/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Wintle
- Jockey P Griffiths
mid-division until 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

- Form 92-4D
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
mid-division until weakened approaching 3 out

- Form 110-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Best
- Jockey B Hitchcott
tracked leaders, shaken up to lead approaching last, ran on well , readily

- Form 92U3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Antony Evans
prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened

- Form 22-28
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance apr 2 out, weakened

Skiora
252- Form 0-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer A J Wilson
- Jockey M Batchelor
behind until jumped right snd unseated rider 2nd

- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer N Hawke
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division until weakened approaching 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive heat with five individual winners in opposition. French import Korelo won a poor race in good style and is capable of improvement, but he will need to if he is to defy his penalty. Toulouse is a fine stamp of a horse and will make a chaser in time. He has proved he handles the track, having been placed in a bumper here. Madam Flora impressed when bolting up over course and distance last time, but she has more on in this, while dual bumper winner Mind How You Go could have found an easier race to start over hurdles. Josh Gifford had the useful Kopek in this at the five-days, but relies on Alpine Slave, who is one to keep an eye on. Desmond Tutu got tired in the testing conditions at Folkestone and should do better on this ground, but the vote goes to Amplifi, who will find this much easier than when chasing Supreme Novices fancy Chauvinist home at Newbury on his debut.