Racecards
12:40 Wincanton
Connaught Cleaning 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form 0-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
pulled hard early, held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, jumped right last, one pace
- Form 6-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey A P McCoy
prominent, headway 5th, led on bit after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, driven out under pressure flat
- Form 0-06
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
led, jumped left 3rd, headed 4th, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 3/63-F34
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
chased leader,led 4th to after 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out
- Form 5B
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
held up last, reminder 5th, headway after 3 out, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, jumped right last, ran on well to go 2nd flat, nearest finish
- Form 5P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Weeden
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in mid-division, ridden and lost place 5th, no impression
- Form 260
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Keane
- Jockey N D Fehily
in touch, ridden after 3 out, stayed on one pace
- Form 500
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey R Flavin
held up last, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Little Miss Prim
764- Form 400P5/
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey S Curran
prominent, ridden and headway to chase winner after 3 out, pulled up quickly before 2 out, dismounted
- Form 000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey R Greene
mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace
- Form P0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
held up in touch, ridden 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
A surprisingly modest event to get things underway with Blue Americo taken to score from Ojays Alibi and Corporate Place. Paul Nicholls is far and away the leading trainer at Wincanton and things seem to have fallen right here for his six-year-old Lord Americo gelding. A good third at Newton Abbot last time behind a useful Martin Pipe performer, he holds an excellent chance here even though a step up in trip will ultimately suit better. Ojays Alibi comes into the reckoning by virtue of the fact that he does at least have some respectable form in the context of this race and the fact that very few have shown any real form to date. These include the Martin Pipe pair and Philip Hobbs runner. Of the others, Noel Chance's Corporate Place showed some ability in one bumper run last season, and three of the five horses that finished ahead of him that day have gone on to win hurdles since. Roofing Spirit is another to have shown a modicum of promise, a similar comment applying to Little Miss Prim, although she has not raced for 764 days. All in all, then, the safest option seems to be to stick with the venue's leading trainer's runner, which is Blue Americo.