16:35 Wincanton

Friday 20 October 2017

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John Deere Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 22.10s

Sir Dylan¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: David Noonan| T: P Gundry| OR: 112| C

20/1

Held on the Flat in recent runs and an early casualty on his return to hurdles at Fontwell (good) earlier this month. Races off his last winning mark and worth a check in the market today.

Form: 4FP-02F

Wolftrap^h³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: L Heard| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110| D

10/3

Finished runner-up off this mark at Uttoxeter (good) last month. Drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience him and he is one to note off a mark 2lb lower than for his most recent success.

Form: 555742

The Last But One^t1¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 109

5/2

Placed in a bumper at Listowel (heavy) in September last year. Best effort over hurdles since joining this yard came when third on handicap debut at Taunton (3m, good) in April and stable can boast a 30% strike-rate (9/30) in recent weeks.

Form: 26873-

Vendredi Trois^p⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R Johnson| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 108

11/2

Winning for the first time over hurdles when victorious over 2m7f at Worcester (good) back in June. Cheekpieces worn when finishing third over the same C&D last time out are retained today.

Form: 20-4163

Stonemadforspeed⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Aspell| T: R A Teal| OR: 98| D

5/1

Gained just reward for some solid placed efforts this summer when winning over 2m4f at Worcester (good-to-firm) last week. Carries a penalty for that success and has a leading conditional booked to ride today.

Form: 34-3331

Quebec^p,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 102

22/1

Return to form when finishing third at Cartmel (2m1f, good-to-soft) in first time cheekpieces back in August. Disappointed since and others make more appeal.

Form: 8P70-30

Benbecula^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Alice Mills⁽³⁾| T: N R Mitchell| OR: 92| C

11/1

Successful twice over hurdles but held on his last three outings most recently when fourth of 14 at Exeter (2m1f, good) last week. Has won off much higher marks in the past but last victory came in May 2015.

Form: P895-04

Mount Vesuvius^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: P J Brennan| T: P Henderson| OR: 87| BF

7/1

Running well without winning this summer and finished a decent third over 3m2f at Fontwell (good) last time out. Placed over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) prior to that but remains on a mark 7lb higher than for his most recent victory.

Form: 533423

Non-Runners

Royal Battalion¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Taste The Wine³¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 11

T: B J Llewellyn J: Jordan Williams

Forecasts

The Last But One (5/2), Wolftrap (10/3), Stonemadforspeed (5/1), Vendredi Trois (11/2), Mount Vesuvius (7/1), Royal Battalion (7/1), Benbecula (11/1), Sir Dylan (20/1), Taste The Wine (20/1), Quebec (22/1)

Trainer Paul Nicholls is in good form at present and his THE LAST BUT ONE can go two better than when third on handicap debut at Taunton back in April by claiming this concluding handicap hurdle. The selection races off the same mark today and can get the better of Wolftrap who has won off a higher mark in the past while recent winner Stonemadforspeed can finish third.