Racecards
14:45 Wincanton
Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 166y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £7,243
- 2nd: £3,337
- 3rd: £1,668
- 4th: £835
- Form 2331-P7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Rex Dingle
in rear when brought down 1st
- Form U340-58
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer S Thomas
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on pace, lost 2nd close home
- Form 0312-7P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
pushed along when fell 1st
- Form F331-15
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
in touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to go 2nd close home
- Form 2PP-225
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 124244
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
in touch, ridden 3 out, some headway next, never on terms
- Form 00115-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer H Brown
- Jockey Thomas Doggrell
prominent until ridden 3 out, weakened next
Smith's Bay
253- Form 227/F4-7
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
towards rear, pushed along 2 out, soon weakened, never on terms
- Form 85222-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up last
Whydah Gally
65- Form 664F-32
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
prominent, led 2 out, ridden and ran on
- Form 120313/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
in rear, not fluent 4th, behind 4 out, pulled up 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Midnight Midge is only 2lb higher than when scoring over track and trip in 2019 but has been chasing. Welsh Saint needs to brush up his jumping and Mr Tambourine Man has yet to win for David Pipe, though was second off this mark at Newton Abbot in September. Forever Des Long makes his handicap debut but was tailed off when third at Exeter on his reappearance. Jetaway Joey may have seen too much daylight in a handicap at Ascot after winning at Uttoxeter but he is giving 9lb to WHYDAH GALLY, who has yet to run a bad race over hurdles and deserves a change of luck.
Formwatch
Stormy Flight (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) In rear, never involved, tailed off, 7th of 13, 32 3/4l behind Witness Protection (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Welsh Saint (FR) 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 8th of 12, 23 3/4l behind Jesuitique (10-11) at Haydock 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Henry Gondoff 10-1 (11-7) Held up, headway into midfield 8 out, ridden 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Jetaway Joey (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and edged right between last two, soon outpaced, plugged on again run-in, 5th of 12, 8l behind Earth Lord (11-11) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Midnight Midge 4-1 (10-11) Led, mistake 10th, pressed 6 out, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened thereafter, last of 5, 33 1/4l behind Our Power (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Chased leaders early, mistake 2nd , pushed along in mid-division going out on last circuit, headway chasing leaders modest 4th, 4th of 14, 21l behind Brave Kingdom (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.
Coal Stock (IRE) 50-1 (11-9) Chased leaders on inside, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Smith's Bay 11-2 (11-11) Jumped and hung right, led until after 9th, weakened 3 out, last of 7, dist behind Presentandcounting (11-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Forever Des Long (FR) 4-1 (11-8) Prominent, chased leaders 4 out, ridden before 3 out, no extra, 3rd of 8, dist behind Dubrovnik Harry (11-8) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Whydah Gally 13-2 (11-11) Pressed leader, led narrowly 6th, headed before 7th where jumped ahead, headed narrowly after 4 out, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, one pace flat, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Sidi Ismael (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Age Of Wisdom (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and hampered start, behind, some late minor headway, never threatened, 8th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Atomic Jack (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.