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14:00 Wincanton

Higos Insurance Services Somerton Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 54.20s
  • Off Time: 14:01:07
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon cap, Light Blue star
7/1
  • Form 23-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, pulled hard, went 2nd 3rd, jumped right next, steadied and lost place 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last

2
Silk - Grey and White stripes, Red cap

Grand Exit

47 t
7/4
  • Form 29
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10

set modest gallop, jumped right at times, mistake and headed 2 out, stayed on flat

3
Silk - Yellow, black hoops, yellow sleeves, black stars, quartered cap

Ildiko (USA)

105 vt
200/1
  • Form P00
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

held up in touch, not always fluent, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, went left last, tailed off

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, White cap
22/1
  • Form 0-63
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leader until 3rd and again from 5th until 6th, outpaced by front pair before 2 out, one pace

5
Silk - Light blue, dark blue chevrons and sleeves, dark blue and light blue quartered cap
Evs
  • Form 7-P321F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

held up in touch, closed 5th, went 2nd next, led 2 out, edged left after last, driven out

6
Silk - Light Blue, Pink stars
  • Form 7-60
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

held up in rear, not fluent, headway after 3 out, went 4th before next, no impression, one pace

In depth

Verdict

OSCAR AMY obviously suffered no ill-effects for her fall here earlier in the month. The winning pointer was well-backed that day and can recoup losses as Grand Exit ran a shocker on her reappearance over a longer trip at Huntingdon having finished second on her belated hurdling debut at Market Rasen last summer. Call Me April was placed in a couple of bumpers around this time last year but has shown nothing on the Flat since while K Island has been well beaten in all races to date.

Formwatch

Call Me April 7-2 (10-4) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on to press for 2nd, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Kaysersberg (11-8) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.

Grand Exit 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened before next, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Glorious Twelfth (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.

Ildiko (USA) 200-1 (10-7) In touch, lost place before 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Young Victoria (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

K Island (IRE) 16-1 (10-4) Held up in rear of chasing group, outpaced halfway, stayed on to go modest 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Top Gamble (10-6) at Ffos Las 2m mdn NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.

Oscar Amy (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 5th until before 2 out, 3rd and beaten when fell at hurdle, in a race won by Alder Mairi (11-1) at Wincanton 2m mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy, 11 ran.

Une Des Bieffes (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along and weakened approaching final 5f, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Molly's A Diva (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m mrs N H flat (6) hvy in Jan.