chased leader, mistake 7th, ridden 13th and weakened, left distant 3rd 14th, tailed off 4 out
led until fell 14th
held up last, blundered 6th, headway when brought down 14th
prominent, lost place 9th, left 2nd 14th, no chance from approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway 13th, fell 14th
in touch, left in lead 14th, shaken up 3 out, soon clear, easily
prominent until fell 14th
Minella Tipperary has slipped back to a fair mark and has every chance on the pick of his form on ground conditions that suit but the Philip Hobbs-trained gelding has been well held in recent starts and seems best watched in a race taken to go to ELSIE'S PRIDE, with Topless rated the best of the rest. The selection represents the in form yard of Venetia Williams, comes here on the back of an encouraging reappearance run behind Randolph O'Brien at Towcester last month and a reproduction of that form may well suffice in this company. Freeline Fury was heavily supported on his first start for Bernard Llewellyn but fell and now looks best watched, while Fine By Me has been beaten a long way in his two outings this term and is hard to back with any confidence. Topless unseated his rider when seemingly struggling on his reappearance at Chepstow earlier this month but he should come on for that run and has claims if his jumping holds up. It is hard to get away from Elsie's Pride though and he is given a confident vote in a modest event by Wincanton's standards.
Pan The Man (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place when hit 9th, ridden 14th, behind from next, tailed off, 8th of 9, 44l behind Can't Buy Time (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Minella Tipperary (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 7th, ridden after 14th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 18, 26l behind Mistress Nell (10-7) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.
Topless (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Mistake 1st, hampered and unseated rider at the 9th in race won by The Venetian (11-2) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Elsie's Pride (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (11-4) Chased leaders, hit 2nd, stumbled 6th, hampered 4 out, chased winner just after 3 out, no impression between last 2, one pace last, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Randolph O'Brien (11-5) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Fine By Me (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 16th, hit 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 9, 19l behind What A Scientist (11-2) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
New Perk (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, one pace from next, 4th of 11, 24l behind Harlov (11-5) at Kelso 3m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in May.
Freeline Fury 9-2 (10-7) In touch, lost place 4th and fell at the 9th in race won by The Venetian (11-2) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs, 12 ran.
