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13:30 Wincanton
Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 82y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
Il Pino (FR)
354- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led, shaken up and asserted 2 out, pushed out and drew clear after last, comfortably
- Form 5P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
midfield, not fluent 8th, headway 3 out, pushed along and went third before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from last
Katopop (IRE)
289- Form 2FP-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey Gearoid Harney
prominent, lost position 4 out, dropped to rear and struggling 3 out,
- Form 23-P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
midfield, tracked leaders after 3 out, went second before 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra run-in
- Form 322-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
prominent, pressed leader 3 out, pushed along and lost position before 2 out, soon well held
- Form 62-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Ben Jones
towards rear, ridden and struggling after 3 out, soon beaten
- Form P/1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
rear of midfield, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 21264
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey James Best
prominent, not fluent 4th, pressed leader with a circuit to go, ridden and lost position home turn, weakened from 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The fact that Harry Cobden opts for the unknown quantity Il Pino should be a pointer but the son of Coastal Path hasn’t raced since landing a point last December and Paul Nicholls also runs PENTIRE HEAD, who was a bit unlucky not to win a bumper last season and should make a hurdler. Rockwiththetimes has also won a point and has a nice pedigree while Idefix De Ciergues was third at Ffos Las on his hurdles bow. Placed in a point and a bumper, Lord Of Thunder was set a very stiff task on his hurdling debut at Cheltenham and is preferred to stablemate Sparkling Duke and track and trip fourth Thirtyfour Thirty.
Formwatch
Il Pino (FR) 6-4fav (11-12) Prsd ldr 5-4 out; led app last; r.o wl, won at Chaddesley Corbett 2m 4f mdn gs in Dec beating Man Of My Dreams (11-12) by 3l, 9 ran.
Jail No Bail (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Front mid-division, not fluent 4th, dropped away quickly and pulled up after 4 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Katopop (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Prominent in chasing group, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off when bad mistake 3 out, soon pulled up, at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Lord Of Thunder (IRE) 80-1 (11-0) Always in rear, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after, at Chepstow 2m 3f (1) gs in Oct.
Pentire Head (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Disputed lead, led over 10f out, headed over 3f out, no chance with winner final 2f, kept on, 2nd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Johnnywho (11-6) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) hvy in Mar.
Ri Na Cuirte (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, ridden before next, weakened between last two, 5th of 15, 22l behind Minella Missile (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Rockwiththetimes (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Twrds rr, mstk 4th, prog well bef 3out, cl 5th aftr 3out, ko in 4th bef last where left cl 2nd, ld cl hm, won at Boulta 3m mdn gs in Nov beating Hey Brother (12-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Sparkling Duke (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) In touch on outer, pushed along after last (usual 3 out), went fourth bypassing usual last, ran on, 4th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Inthewaterside (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f mdn (3) gs in Oct.
Thirtyfour Thirty 50-1 (11-0) Chased winner until after 2nd, chased leaders, weakened quickly home turn, left remote 4th 2 out, 4th of 9, 16l behind Meatloaf (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f (3) gs in Nov.
Idefix De Ciergues (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost position before 3 out, plugged on and took remote 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, 16 1/2l behind Mt Fugi Park (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mdn (4) gs in Oct.