Racecards
14:05 Wincanton
Double Trigger Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Madam Flora
42- Form 023132
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer M Weeden
- Jockey P J Brennan
made all, quickened 3 out, ridden clear before 2 out, comfortably
- Form 0P32/00
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Dr J Naylor
- Jockey M Batchelor
held up, ridden 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never nearer
- Form 52
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Down
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
prominent, ridden 3 out, hard ridden 2 out, stayed on
Carna Too
16- Form 00-00P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Drewe
- Jockey B Hitchcott
held up towards rear, soon behind
Dame Fonteyn
25- Form 044260
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey K Burke
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
Dawn Court
63- Form 0-P0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
mid division, reminder 4th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
- Form 0-P3P60
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
chased leader, not fluent 6th, ridden next, soon weakened
Juicy Lucy
16- Form 5P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
pulled hard behind leaders, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th
- Form 0/6-200P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
held up towards rear, ridden 6th, soon weakened
Regardez-Moi
25- Form 6B56
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss M Bragg
- Jockey Mr Turlough O'connor
prominent, headway and challenged 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Sovereign's Gift
154- Form 0-4252P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, ran on flat
Time To Tell
45- Form 040
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Mr G Baines
pulled hard in touch, lost touch 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
Tudor Nickola
177- Form P060/P-U
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Purdy
- Jockey V Slattery
held up last, weakened 15th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Sovereign's Gift is one of the few mares here who has shown she acts on this ground and with Richard Johnson a positive jockey booking she is a confident selection to win this mares' only novice hurdle. Madam Flora should run her usual game race and seems to cope with most surfaces. She has run well at this track before and is one to consider along with Dame Fonteyn who has run well on this surface in the past and is suited by this course and track. Another Diamond is a fairly unexposed type and has ability but he will be racing here on ground much faster than he has ever encountered before and is best watched here. The rest have not yet shown enough form to warrant serious consideration.