Racecards
16:45 Wincanton
Smarkets Open Hunters' Chase (For The John Dufosee Memorial Trophy) (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 30y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,872
- 2nd: £580
- 3rd: £290
- 4th: £145
- Form 09-2110
- Age 10
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
tracked leaders, soon went 2nd, led 4 out, clear before and left alone before 3 out
- Form UP12/F-1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer C R Barber
- Jockey Mr Martin McIntyre
led to 4 out, in 2nd and beaten when quickly pulled up before 3 out
- Form 5-11790
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Ella Pickard
- Jockey Miss E Pickard
tracked leaders, mistake 1st, blundered 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 14th
- Form 65F-P45
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer N Lampard
- Jockey Pte Alexandra Bell
in rear, struggling before halfway, pulled up
- Form 65P-P37
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Alan Roberts
- Jockey Mr D Andrews
in rear, struggling from halfway, remote 3rd from 8th, pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
UNIONISTE was well beaten in the Foxhunters at Cheltenham recently but landed a double before that including a victory over course and distance. He can return to winning ways given Carraig Mor has something to prove back over regulation fences. A decent chaser back in 2015, the latter fell on his only start under Rules since and arrives on the back of a recent point-to-point success. The remainder look up against it with Distracted perhaps best of them.
Formwatch
Unioniste (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Never better than mid-division, behind 4 out, 10th of 24, 21 3/4l behind Pacha Du Polder (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) sft in Mar.
Carraig Mor (IRE) 9-4 (12-0) Made all; drew clr aft 2 out; rdly, won at Charlton Horethorne 3m sft in Mar beating Minim Mouse (11-7) by 10l, 5 ran.
Cinevator (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Led, headed after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 14, 32 1/2l behind Balkinstown (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Minmore Grey (IRE) 125-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place and struggling in rear 8th, stumbled next, weakened 13th, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Unioniste (12-6) at Fontwell 3m 2f (6) gs in Feb.
Distracted (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) (cp) (tt) a bhnd; t.o, 7th of 13, dist behind William Money (12-0) at Barbury Racecourse 3m gs in Jan.
Trueflyingcolours (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (bl) chsd ldrs; went 2nd app 3 out; wknd nxt, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Boygojumping (12-0) at Badbury Rings 3m fm in Feb.