Racecards
13:30 Wincanton
Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 82y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 3F521F-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led, ridden and headed home turn, fell when well held 2 out
- Form 2435-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader, not fluent 4th, led home turn and soon clear, very easily
- Form 7/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey Gearoid Harney
always towards rear, pulled up before 5 out
- Form 23-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
mid-division, struggling from 3 out, left in distant 2nd 2 out, plugged on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey M G Nolan
in rear, not fluent throughout, blundered 6th, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Last Royal easily landed the odds here in March but was weakening when falling at the last at Cheltenham subsequently. This is a much less competitive contest, however, and he’s preferred to Thomas Mor who is also penalised for making a winning debut under Rules at Worcester. TWIN POWER didn’t run up to the form of his bumper debut here when only third at Warwick but he’s only the second foal to race of a very smart hurdler and chaser and should do much better over timber.
Formwatch
Last Royal 5-4fav (10-0) Led, jumped right at times, mistake and hampered rival 2 out, soon headed, ridden and weakening quickly when fell last, at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Thomas Mor (IRE) 5-4fav (11-4) Jumped right, held up in touch, went 2nd after 6th, not fluent next, hanging left from final bend, led before mistake 2 out, ridden out, won at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Galassian (11-4) by 4l, 8 ran.
More Beer (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, pulled up before 3 out, at Plumpton 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Twin Power (IRE) 6-5fav (11-3) With leader until 6f out, went 2nd again 4f out until over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Ernest Gray (11-10) at Warwick 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Martineau (IRE) Mahler gelding out of Vicky Milan.