Racecards
16:20 Wincanton
Piper Heidsieck Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 1U6/21-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey D A Jacob
pressed leader, jumped left 4th, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon wandered, headed close home
- Form 11/0512-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
tracked leaders, pushed along after 16th, outpaced after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
Barlow (IRE)
16- Form P342U-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey N D Fehily
jumped slightly left at times, led, not fluent 3rd, mistake 16th, headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 2321/37-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, pecked slightly 3rd, not fluent 12th, mistake 4 out, 5 lengths 3rd 3 out, blundered 2 out, went 2nd and closed last, edged left flat, ran on well and hung right towards finish, led close home
- Form 1/1721-F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Paul Nicholls trained the winner of this last year and has two entered this time around. Both carry penalties with Buck's Bond bidding to atone for a fall here last week when in front and Oscargo trying to bounce back from a reverse at Ludlow. The latter, successful earlier at Chepstow, tended to jump left last time which won't help him here. VELATOR steps up in trip after being beaten half-a-length at Cheltenham but was a stayer over hurdles and gets the vote in a decent novice event. Barlow and Seven Woods have both shown promise over fences and can't be ruled out entirely getting 7lb.
Formwatch
Oscargo (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Tended to jump left, led, pushed along before 4 out, joined next, ridden and pressed when blundered and headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd and no chance after, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Bold Chief (10-9) at Ludlow 3m nov chs (3) gd in Apr.
Velator 13-8fav (10-13) Mid-division, headway 9th, challenged 5 out, led and jumped left 3 out, clear 2 out, went left last, edged right flat, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Grouse Lodge (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Apr.
Barlow (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) In touch, slow 13th, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 28l behind Triolo D'Alene (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Seven Woods (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Behind, headway into mid-division when hit 8th, outpaced when switched inside approaching 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 25l behind Rolling Aces (11-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Buck's Bond (FR) 2-1 (11-9) Prominent, led 11th, fell 15th, in a race won by Bold Perk (11-1) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf, 4 ran.