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15:15 Wincanton

Sky Vegas Live Nightly Until 2am 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 48.40s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Avas Delight (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Euradream (IRE)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Eljay's Boy

      4/1

        1
        Silk - Maroon and Yellow stripes, Maroon sleeves, Yellow armlets, Maroon cap

        Waimea Bay

        35
        10/1
        • Form 2-0445
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

        2
        Silk - Royal Blue, White sleeves, Red cap

        Flower of Pitcur

        20
        5/1
        • Form 0-P6410
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-10

        held up mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out, ran on one pace

        3
        Silk - Terracotta, Black diamond on body and cap

        Euradream (IRE)

        13
        11/1
        • Form 440
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-9

        chased leader, ridden 3 out, ran on well from last to go 2nd close home

        4
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ORANGE check, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Smokestack (IRE)

        373
        40/1
        • Form 054/30-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-8

        towards rear, ridden and tailed off from 3 out

        5
        Silk - Light Blue, Purple striped sleeves, check cap

        Lady Harriet

        13
        12/1
        • Form 0010
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

        6
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK sash and cap

        Beechwood

        63
        9/1
        • Form 434-P50
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-13

        chased leader, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

        7
        Silk - Yellow, light blue hoop

        Eljay's Boy

        14 b
        4/1
        • Form 02-40F4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        led, ridden and quickened before 2 out, held up before last, weakened flat

        8
        Silk - Orange, Royal Blue stars on sleeves and cap

        French Direction (IRE)

        85
        5/1
        • Form F-4005
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        held up last, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out

        9
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, PURPLE diamond, PURPLE cap

        Friendly Request

        15
        66/1
        • Form 00-06P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-9

        held up towards rear, ridden and weakened 3 out

        10
        Silk - Pink, pink and white quartered cap

        Avas Delight (IRE)

        10
        5/1
        • Form 550004
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-6

        held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, challenged to jump right 2 out, led on bit and jumped right last, pushed clear flat

        11
        Silk - White, Mauve stripe, striped cap

        Berengario (IRE)

        19 b
        14/1
        • Form 000030
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Flower of Pitcur, Avas Delight, Eljay's Boy and Waimea Bay are the four to concentrate on in this novices' handicap hurdle and we will take a chance on Flower of Pictur. The selection was well beaten at Newbury last time but that was in a conditional jockeys race and he would be the one to beat on his game win over Spinaround at Hereford previously. The booking of Richard Johnson is a further plus and with conditions to suit he looks the one to be on. Avas Delight is the one most likely to chase our selection home as he ran well for a long way last time at Taunton behind Burdens Girl, but he found precious little off the bridle that day and with the drop in trip not sure to suit he looks worth taking on. Eljay's Boy is clearly not one of the leading lights from the Paul Nicholls yard and is in a better race than the one he ran in last time on this track when he was well beaten. Waimea Bay was well beaten behind Fontanesi at Taunton last time but is dropped in grade here so could have place prospects, but Flower of Pictur is in good form at present and is given the vote.