13:50 Wincanton

Higos Insurance Services Glastonbury Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f

(4yo+, 2m 6f, Class 3, 13 runners)
Winner £5,393 2nd £1,584 3rd £792 4th £396
Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Surface: Turf

4 Or More Winning Favourites 7/2

Weighed In:

Winning time: 5m 56.40s
Off time: 13:50:42

Full result

Result 13:50 Wincanton
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	8 Master Of The Sea		11/4f
2^nd	6 Highland Retreat	5	13/2
3^rd	9 Kartanian	9	12/1

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	8/172-84	Well Hello There (IRE) 34 T:Jonjo O'Neill J:A P McCoy Form: 8/172-84 Age: 7 Weight: 11-12 OR: 123 Naps:	7	166 11-12	Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy	123	13/2
2	810-26F	Banyan Tree (IRE) 22 T:Mrs S Leech J:Paul Moloney Form: 810-26F Age: 6 Weight: 11-11 OR: 122 Naps:	6	165 11-11	Mrs S Leech	Paul Moloney	122	66/1
3	274F-3F	Curtain Razer (IRE) 48 T:P F Nicholls J:D A Jacob Form: 274F-3F Age: 7 Weight: 11-11 OR: 122 Naps:	7	165 11-11	P F Nicholls	D A Jacob	122	5/1
4	007009-	Martin Scruff (IRE) 266 T:Miss V Williams J:Aidan Coleman Form: 007009- Age: 7 Weight: 11-10 OR: 121 Naps:	7	164 11-10	Miss V Williams	Aidan Coleman	121	20/1
6	61-F143	Highland Retreat 26 T:H Fry J:Mr J Barber Form: 61-F143 Age: 6 Weight: 11-7 OR: 118 Naps:	6	161 11-7	H Fry	Mr J Barber (7)	118	13/2
7	P5312-P	Madam Noso 45 T:R King J:Tom Cannon Form: P5312-P Age: 9 Weight: 11-4 OR: 115 Naps:	9	158 11-4	R King	Tom Cannon (3)	115	50/1
8	4-46611	Master Of The Sea (IRE) 40 T:N A Twiston-Davies J:S Twiston-Davies Form: 4-46611 Age: 6 Weight: 11-3 OR: 114 Naps:	6	157 11-3	N A Twiston-Davies	S Twiston-Davies	114	11/4f
9	50/3073	Kartanian (IRE) 18 T:P J Hobbs J:T J O'Brien Form: 50/3073 Age: 7 Weight: 11-3 OR: 114 Naps:	7	157 11-3	P J Hobbs	T J O'Brien	114	12/1
10	2776-P5	Minella Theatre (IRE) 33 T:Mrs L Hill J:Harry Skelton Form: 2776-P5 Age: 10 Weight: 11-0t OR: 111 Naps:	10	154 11-0 t	Mrs L Hill	Harry Skelton	111	8/1
11	492439-	Mystic Appeal (IRE) 274 T:J Scott J:Nick Scholfield Form: 492439- Age: 7 Weight: 10-13 OR: 110 Naps:	7	153 10-13	J Scott	Nick Scholfield	110	10/1
13	4-34328	Minella Ranger (IRE) 114 T:P Henderson J:James Best Form: 4-34328 Age: 7 Weight: 10-4 OR: 101 Naps:	7	144 10-4	P Henderson	James Best (3)	101	50/1
14	257-784	Admiral Boom (IRE) 30 T:P Henderson J:P J Brennan Form: 257-784 Age: 7 Weight: 10-3 OR: 100 Naps:	7	143 10-3	P Henderson	P J Brennan	100	14/1
15	U351U4	Spanish Fork (IRE) 37 T:M R Channon J:C O'Farrell Form: U351U4 Age: 4 Weight: 10-0 OR: 107 Naps:	4	140 10-0	M R Channon	C O'Farrell	107	33/1

Non Runners

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	Odds
5	1-620U0	Comehomequietly (IRE) 47 T:D A Rees J:Adam Wedge Form: 1-620U0 Age: 9 Weight: 11-9 OR: 120 Naps:	9	119	D A Rees	Adam Wedge	120	NR
12	9F54	Leeroar (IRE) 9 T:Miss J S Davis J:T J Murphy Form: 9F54 Age: 5 Weight: 10-8 OR: 105 Naps:	5	108	Miss J S Davis	T J Murphy	105	NR
16	51PP/PP	Norisan 81 T:A E Jones J:Gary Derwin Form: 51PP/PP Age: 9 Weight: 10-0 OR: 90 Naps:	9		A E Jones	Gary Derwin	90	NR

Race History

Race History
Year	Draw	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2012		Shuil Royale (IRE) T:D W P Arbuthnot J:Tom Cannon	7	11-3	D W P Arbuthnot	Tom Cannon	5/2

In depth

Verdict

Master Of The Sea is on a hat-trick after wins at Hereford and Doncaster, though he has struggled over trips in excess of 2m4f in the past. Well Hello There is starting to come down the weights and Curtain Razer is probably capable of better than he's shown so far while Highland Retreat was a good third at Ascot last month, though may not be suited by the drop in distance. MINELLA THEATRE was having his first run over hurdles since 2009 when facing a hopeless task behind Zarkandar over 2m1f at Cheltenham but this trip will be much more to his liking and he's ridiculously well handicapped if translating his chase form to the smaller obstacles. He gets a tentative vote as Kartanian has disappointed so far over timber and this looks a big ask for the four-year-old Spanish Fork.

Formwatch

Comehomequietly (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) In touch on outside, led 3rd mistake 5th, mistake and headed next, soon lost place, weakened 5 out, tailed off, 11th of 15, well behind Ulck Du Lin (10-2) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Dec.

Leeroar (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, no extra before last, 4th of 11, 12l behind Whispering Gallery (11-5) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft.

Norisan 33-1 (11-4) Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Boomtown (9-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct, 10 ran.

Master Of The Sea (IRE) 15-8fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, jumped right 2 out, not fluent last, strongly pressed flat, held on close home, won at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec beating Bathwick Brave (11-9) by shd, 13 ran.

Highland Retreat 16-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 9th, went 2nd soon after 3 out, every chance 2 out, outpaced before last, rallied to 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3l behind De La Bech (11-12) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.

Kartanian (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair before last, 3rd of 11, 19l behind Landscape (10-13) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.

Admiral Boom (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, went poor 4th flat, never involved, 4th of 9, 36l behind Milansbar (10-9) at Folkestone 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Dec.

Mystic Appeal (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Not fluent in rear 1st or 2nd, always behind, tailed off after 3 out, 9th of 17, well behind Abnaki (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.

Minella Theatre (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Held up in last trio, struggling 3 out, no chance with leaders, 5th of 7, 34l behind Zarkandar (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hdl G2 (1) hvy in Dec.

Madam Noso 14-1 (10-11) In touch, ridden before 11th, weakened before next, tailed off when looked like refusing and pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Bunglasha Lady (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec, 9 ran.

Well Hello There (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Led after 1st, narrowly headed after 6th, hit next, went right and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 8, 31l behind Sixty Something (11-8) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec.

Curtain Razer (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division, fell 5th, in a race won by Fair Along (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Nov, 17 ran.

Spanish Fork (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Raced on inside, held up in last trio, dropped to last at 3rd, pushed along before 6th, headway to 4th approaching 3 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 25l behind Whipcrackaway (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo hdl (4) sft in Dec.

Minella Ranger (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, took keen hold, effort 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Romance Dance (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Sep.

Banyan Tree (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Mid-division when fell 6th, in a race won by Loose Chips (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec, 12 ran.

Martin Scruff (IRE) 28-1 (11-1) Towards rear, reminders halfway, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight, 9th of 24, 50l behind Whatever Jacksays (10-2) at Punchestown 3m Handicap Hurdle (95-130) (4yo+) hvy in Apr.