Racecards
15:00 Wincanton
Higos Platinum Insurance Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 12251F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr H Derham
tracked clear leader, close up 4th, joined leader on bit 3 out, led before next, soon clear, very easily
- Form 622122
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey D C Costello
led and soon clear, reduced advantage when mistake 4th, joined 3 out, headed before next, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd and weakened between last 2, tailed off
- Form 51UP41
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M Hill
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up 3rd and last, close up 4th, headway to dispute lead 7th to next, soon lost place, outpaced by leading pair 3 out, stayed on to regain 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner
- Form 362734
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Peter Carberry
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Psi's form in the autumn suggests he can take a hand in the finish here if fully wound-up following a break. Run Along Boy has only finished outside the first two once in his last seven starts and should be thereabouts again while Bold Perk scored off a higher mark over fences here last month and is clearly in good heart. THAT'LL DO races off an 8lb lower mark than over fences and will find this a lot less competitive than the race he contested at the Cheltenham Festival. With Harry Derham's claim a plus, Paul Nicholls' charge can get back to winning ways as Drussell needs to improve significantly in a first-time visor to figure.
Formwatch
That'll Do 10-1 (11-4) Held up behind, fell 4th, in a race won by Hunt Ball (12-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f Listed Novice Handicap Chase (0-140) (5yo+) (1) gd in Mar, 20 ran.
Run Along Boy 12-1 (11-4) Led, keen hold, headed after 2nd, effort when hampered on bend after 3 out, kept on approaching last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Caravel (11-12) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) fm in Mar.
Bold Perk (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Held up in touch, headway halfway, chased leaders 4 out, ridden to challenge next, led before last, ran on well, won at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Mar beating Daneva (10-9) by 7l, 5 ran.
Psi (USA) 9-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, driven and weakened before 2 out, mistake last, tailed off, 6th of 10, 33l behind Di Kaprio (11-9) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Drussell (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division, tracked leaders before 7th, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 9, 23l behind Wiesentraum (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.