13:35 Wincanton

Saturday 5 January 2019

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BetVictor Jump Starter Welcome Offer Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 5m 27.89s

Apple Mack²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: R Mitford-Slade

33/1

Half-brother to the useful hurdler Applesolutely, likely to do better in handicaps after today though after showing only moderate form in two starts so far. One to watch with the future in mind.

Form: F-700

Battleofthesomme⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieron Edgar⁽³⁾| T: Mrs K A Buckett

66/1

Well beaten in a bumper and a hurdles start so far, and has no realistic chance of success here.

Form: P-384

Dancingatdunraven^t1²⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

2/1

Easy winner of only start in a point-to-point so far, bought for £34,000 not long after. Form of that done no favours by the second and third subsequently. However, has joined a top yard and on that alone, has to be given consideration here.

Form: 1-

Earth Spirit^h1²⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber

14/1

Bred to want a trip, so may improve a little here but will need to after finishing last i a bumper on only start so far. Others readily preferred.

Form: 9

Invisible Clouds²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

20/1

Will want fences and a trip in time, so unsurprising that he's one that looks like he needs time after a few moderate efforts over hurdles so far. Will do better at some point, but probably when handicapped.

Form: 8-755

Kapcorse³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 136

2/5

Reverts to hurdles here but an easy winner of a Class 2 chase at Newbury when last seen, coming home strongly to claim the prize. Has been found a very winnable race here and on all we know, looks the one to beat.

Form: 6761-71

Monk's View⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

14/1

Has shown a bit of ability in bumpers but jumped poorly on hurdles debut at Huntingdon in November and will need to do a lot better than that here. Yard struggling for form too, and easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 080-6

Storm Fire⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Barr

100/1

Sent off huge prices on his two hurdles starts so far and has shown very little, unseating early in the first and pulled up in the second. Can't be considered as the winner here.

Form: 0-36UP

Summit Like Herbie²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Bargary| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

33/1

Has at least won a race, that being a moderate bumper in heavy ground at Exeter around a year ago, but has shown little in two hurdles starts, looking less than in love with hurdling at times. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 156-60

Non-Runners

Caro Des Flos³⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: J S Smith J: M D Grant

Forecasts

Kapcorse (2/5), Dancingatdunraven (2/1), Caro Des Flos (10/1), Monk's View (14/1), Earth Spirit (14/1), Invisible Clouds (20/1), Summit Like Herbie (33/1), Apple Mack (33/1), Battleofthesomme (66/1), Storm Fire (100/1)

This looks at the mercy of KAPCORSE, who takes in this hurdles race on his way to better things. He was very impressive when winning a good quality chase at Newbury last time out, and the switch back to hurdles should pose no problem. The race for the places is likely to concern debutante Dancingatdunraven, the slowly improving Invisible Clouds and, if he can refind his better form, Caro Des Flos.