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16:30 Wincanton

Piper Heidsieck Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,600 added
  • Winner: £2,992
  • 2nd: £879
  • 3rd: £439
  • 4th: £219
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 5.80s
  • Off Time: 16:30:18
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, Yellow diamond, chevrons on sleeves, Maroon cap, Yellow diamond
  • Form 43/4U6-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 113

made all, not fluent 8th, ridden and edged left flat, ran on

2
Silk - Red, pink stars on sleeves

Abayaan

31 pt
10/3
  • Form 8337-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 105

held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

3
Silk - Black, beige seams, striped sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-12

bronked briefly after start, prominent and racing keenly after 1st, not fluent 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

4
Silk - Cerise, Royal Blue quartered cap
  • Form 68-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in 6th, headway after 5th, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

5
Silk - Red and Light Blue check, halved sleeves
25/1
  • Form 9/643P6-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 90

tracked leaders, mistake 7th, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on flat

6
Silk - Maroon, grey hoops and armlets
9/1
  • Form 10P3-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked winner, ridden and every chance when not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace and held flat

7
Silk - YELLOW, RED hoops, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap
33/1
  • Form 658P0-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 72

held up in last, closed 8th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

Tim Vaughan looks to have found STONETHROWER another good opportunity after he sauntered home to land the odds at Fakenham last week. The drop back in trip should prove no problem against these rivals and he's likely to start odds-on once again. Abayaan could be the one to follow him home judged on his third at Stratford in March when he had today's rival Taylors Secret well behind, while bumper winner Vicpol ran well for a long way at the same track on his latest start. The remainder have shown nothing to recommend them so far.

Formwatch

Stonethrower (IRE) 5-4fav (10-10) Tracked leader, led after 10th, jumped right and left clear 3 out, heavily eased after last, won at Fakenham 2m 7f nh nov hdl (3) gf beating Bell Harbour (10-13) by 49l, 4 ran.

Abayaan 50-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led until 2nd, settled in 4th, weakened 5th, behind and struggling 7th, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Invictus (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (3) gd in Apr.

Pitton Flight Missed Flight gelding out of Nordoora.

Subtle Approach (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along 6f out, struggling in last pair 4f out, tailed off, 8th of 11, 21l behind Daymar Bay (10-8) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (5) sft in Nov.

Taylors Secret 28-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 4th, reminders 5th, lost place 7th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 17l behind Hes Our Lad (10-10) at Stratford 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.

Vicpol (ITY) 7-1 (11-0) In touch, jumped slowly at times, reminders after 4th, well held after 3 out, went 3rd latter stages, 3rd of 7, 20l behind Black Tor Figarro (10-11) at Stratford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (3) gf in Apr.

Southway Star 25-1 (10-8) Towards rear when lost touch and pulled up before 3rd, in a race won by Diamanpeg (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf, 13 ran.