15:05 Wincanton

Saturday 9 January 2021

All11:5212:2512:5813:3014:0514:3515:0515:45

MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 65y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:06  |   Winning time: 3m 51.49s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Argus315
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR:  103WS
33/1
Won twice on the fibresand at Southwell for current yard in 2019. Operating below best on the level last winter and this his first hurdles start in over 3 years. Has had a wind op.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Anightinlambourn30
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR:  103
3/1
Big career best when second in a handicap at Southwell in November (20f). Weakened out of things over 21f at Warwick a month later and now back in trip.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Ambion Hill50
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR:  102
11/4
Dropping in the weights and positives to glean from all 3 starts in handicaps to end 2020. Remains of interest.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
First Class Return20
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-6| J: Lewis Stones(7)| T: O Murphy| OR:  101
18/1
Long-standing maiden when trained in Ireland and didn't shape with any obvious encouragement both starts for new yard. 2m looks an insufficient test.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Baignardh25
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: Nick Mitchell| OR:  101
9/1
Seventh of 14 in a Taunton novice in November and matched that form when third over C&D 3 weeks later. Retains potential ahead of this handicap debut.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Pengo's Boyh45
Age: 12|  Weight: 11-5| J: R T Dunne| T: R G Hawker| OR:  100
22/1
Very lightly raced for this yard and hard to know how much ability he retains.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Chief Brodyp48
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Nailor(5)| T: G Harris| OR:  99
16/1
Cashed in on a reduced mark and the waywardness of a rival when back to winning ways at Exeter in October. Unable to match that form later in the autumn.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Blazing Saddlest40
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR:  98
9/2
Fair 1½m Flat winner for Ralph Beckett. Improved on handicap debut after breathing op when second of 6 in 2m hurdle at Huntingdon in March. Likely needed the run at Fakenham in November.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
Finisherp36
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard(5)| T: Mark Gillard| OR:  97
10/1
Fair maiden hurdler last term but ended 2020 with a brace of heavy defeats in handicaps.
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Timeform
11
Horse silk
Sing Out Loud26
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Kimber(7)| T: M Madgwick| OR:  95
28/1
Just modest on the Flat these days and never a factor on handicap debut over hurdles last month.
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Timeform
12
Horse silk
Ingenuity44
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Miss H C Tucker(7)| T: B Barr| OR:  95
14/1
Runner-up on the Flat in September, but efforts over hurdles last year were pretty underwhelming. Since left Milton Harris.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Now Children1
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 7
T: Alexandra Dunn  J: Cillin Leonard
NR

Forecasts

Ambion Hill (11/4), Anightinlambourn (3/1), Blazing Saddles (9/2), Baignard (9/1), Finisher (10/1), Ingenuity (14/1), Chief Brody (16/1), First Class Return (18/1), Now Children (20/1), Pengo's Boy (22/1), Sing Out Loud (28/1), Argus (33/1)

Verdict

Not a particularly convincing bunch, but AMBION HILL was shaping up nicely in handicaps to end last year so he could be the answer. Anightinlambourn and Baignard head the opposition.

  1. AMBION HILL (IRE)
  2. ANIGHTINLAMBOURN (IRE)
  3. BAIGNARD (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Itsonlyrocknroll
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 8
J: S Bowen  |  T: C Gordon
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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