Racecards
15:10 Wincanton
Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Handicap Hurdle
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 413P56
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 108
held up last, headway 3 out, challenged and every chance 2 out, hard ridden and weakening when fell last
- Form 5770-2P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer D J Wintle
- Jockey R Cummings
pulled hard and held up mid-division, led 3rd soon clear, ridden headed 2 out, no extra
- Form 173902
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, ran on same pace from last
- Form PFU954
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey P Griffiths
held up towards rear, jumped right 3rd, ridden behind leader 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 870PP6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J C Fox
- Jockey R Stephens
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and every chance 2 out, ran on from last
- Form 3F586P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey J Goldstein
prominent, led after 2nd to 3rd, not fluent 4th, weakened 3 out
- Form P64P0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, headway 3 out, challenged and every chance 2 out, kept on flat
- Form 487
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey J Culloty
held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, held up and pulled up for 2 out
- Form P78073
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey Dr P Pritchard
led to after 2nd, ridden for 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 44778F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in mid division, headway 5th, ridden and challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, driven clear from last
- Form 43564R
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Michael J Hogan
- Jockey D Laverty
prominent to 2nd, weakened 5th
In depth
Verdict
A good course and distance effort last time from Berengario makes him our choice for this weak event, Greensmith Lane and Lord Lington may provide most danger. The selection was in fact successful here last November, but had shown very little afterwards before chasing home Doctor Wood last time. He is still a little high in the weights, but against mainly out of form opponents he must hold strong claims. Lord Lington was pulled up after whipping round at the start last time at Exeter. However his previous second behind Jack's Craic makes good reading and he would go close with a repeat of that effort. Greensmith Lane has earned top-weight but has been a bit disappointing recently. If he runs up to his best he should be capable of running into a place. Robyn Alexander looks best of the remainder, but Berengario saves his best efforts for this track and is taken to oblige.