Racecards
15:20 Wincanton
Higos Insurance Services Somerset National Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 162y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,500 added
- Winner: £14,076
- 2nd: £4,158
- 3rd: £2,079
- 4th: £1,040
- Form 476/481-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
prominent, led 2nd, headed 7th, led next, 4 lengths clear when a little slow 3 out, stayed on gamely
- Form 7-35431
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
in rear, closed after 4th, lost place after 7th, behind 14th, pulled up before 16th
- Form 13-431U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T J O'Brien
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 9th, left 3rd when slightly hampered 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 1524-5U
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey H Cobden
led until 1st, tracked leaders, 4th when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 731F-P5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, lost place 15th, closed and went 3rd after 4 out, 2nd from next, unable to trouble winner, stayed on
- Form 4P2-533
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey C Gethings
held up, pecked 2nd, headway 14th, close 3rd when fell 4 out
- Form 741-091
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
led 1st, headed next, led 7th until next, not fluent 15th, outpaced and no impression from 16th
- Form 42P-583
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Hugh Nugent
chased leaders, jumped slowly 1st, pecked badly, lost place and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, closed from 6th, handy 2nd 4 out until pecked 3 out, stayed on same pace
- Form P1/12-36
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Tom Humphries
in rear, soon pushed along, stayed on from 3 out, mistake 2 out and last, never on terms
- Form 6/62P-14
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey David Noonan
held up, last and struggling 12th, behind 14th, tailed off 16th, soon pulled up
- Form 1163/1-4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Dawson City
17- Form 222-5V2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
NonRunner
Verdict
There are some strong stayers in this and they will all want a fast pace. Morney Wing beat DAWSON CITY and Onderun over 3m4f at Plumpton last time. Sartorial Elegance unseated his rider in that race but was in touch at the time and still held every chance. Polly Gundry’s charge gets the nod to come out best today, however, as he was second in this last year and only 2lb higher despite string of consistent efforts. Barton Gift won over 3m5f at Bangor last month and Cyclop is usually thereabouts. Saroque and Abracadabra Sivola are others worthy of a mention but the market should tell us what’s expected from the returning Alfie Spinner and Rathlin Rose.
Formwatch
Alfie Spinner (IRE) 9-4 (11-10) Kept wide, tracked leaders, led 10th, 4 lengths clear last, stayed on well, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Belmount (11-12) by 13l, 6 ran.
Morney Wing (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders approaching 7th, went 2nd after 16th, led 3 out, clear next, driven last, stayed on strongly, won at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Dawson City (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Sartorial Elegance 8-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, steady headway 9th, close 4th when blundered all but fell and unseated rider 4 out, at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
As De Fer (FR) 25-1 (10-10) Disputing lead leaving start, unseated rider somewhere between there and when back in view after 5th, at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Abracadabra Sivola (FR) 8-1 (11-7) Led until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened next, 5th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Kerrow (11-8) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Cyclop (IRE) 17-2 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway before 6 out, in 4th before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 15l behind West Of The Edge (11-1) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Barton Gift 28-1 (11-6) Led until 3rd, led 5th, headed 7th, led 10th until 13th, led before next, headed 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor 3m 6f hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Wellforth (10-3) by 5l, 9 ran.
Saroque (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Led until after 3rd, jumped slowly next, soon lost place, kept on approaching 2 out, never a threat, 3rd of 7, 9 3/4l behind Cabragh (10-11) at Bangor 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Wood Yer (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, pushed along in 4th before 14th, soon ridden, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Onderun (10-3) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Onderun (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-12) Sometimes jumped right, led until mistake and headed 3rd, chased leader until approaching 5th, chased leaders, outpaced approaching 4 out, plugged on into 4th run-in, 4th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Morney Wing (11-6) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Rathlin Rose (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Disputed lead, led after 4th, headed 7th, led again 9th, clear after 13th, jumped left 2 out, very easily, won at Wetherby 3m 1f (4) gd in May beating Rally (10-12) by dist, 3 ran.
Dawson City 13-2 (11-9) Bumped 1st, held up towards rear, steady headway into mid-division 9th, blundered 15th, chased leaders before next, went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Morney Wing (11-6) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.