16:00 Wincanton

Thursday 11 March 2021

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MansionBet Merry Cheltmas Bet 10 Get 20 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 0.20s

Barricane⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

11/2

€210,000 3-y-o who is a brother to useful hurdler Constantine Bay (19f-3m winner). Signs of ability when mid-field on Huntingdon hurdle debut. Failed to build on that next time but still early days.

Form: 66

Blackthorn Winter¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: J Farrelly

200/1

No impact in a bumper at Catterick and got no further than the third on hurdling debut.

Form: 6U

Carry On The Magic⁸³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/8

€38,000 3-y-o, £160,000 4-y-o, Jeremy gelding from family of of smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser Bilboa. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Dec 2018). One to note for powerful connections.

Form: 2/

Entre Deux^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson

22/1

Form: 12-8066

Fine Investment³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: F Brennan

200/1

Just poor form in a brace of bumpers.

Form: 46

Flann²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

9/1

Fair bumper winner who (12/1) made encouraging start over hurdles when second of 16 in novice at Hereford (19.7f, soft). Not in same form there next time, though.

Form: 7128

Light N Strike¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/2

Showed fair form when runner-up in pair of bumpers for Jamie Snowden in the autumn and offered a good bit to work on sent hurdling when fifth here (15.3f) last month. Should improve up in trip.

Form: 225

Neon Moon^t1⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: D PipeWS

4/1

Point winner who offered something to work on in bumper/novice hurdle but looks to be being brought along gradually. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P-146

Port O'clock^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Du PlessisWS

33/1

Point winner. Once-raced maiden. Hooded tongue strap on, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Taunton (19f, heavy) on NH debut 47 days ago.

Form: 5F/P11-7

Sixteen Letters^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: K Woollacott| D

12/1

Multiple point winner but hasn't shown enough in 3 runs (spread over 4 years) under Rules to warrant interest here.

Form: 1/4222-6

Sakandi¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R H Buckler

400/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Taunton (19f, heavy) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: 0-07

William Philo

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: R Walford

125/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Brother to a point winner. Dam, well beaten in bumper, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (3m-25f winner) Graduation Night.

Form:

Non-Runners

Kilbrook⁷⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Off The Planet²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: T J O'Brien

Forecasts

Carry On The Magic (11/8), Kilbrook (13/8), Neon Moon (4/1), Light N Strike (11/2), Barricane (11/2), Flann (9/1), Off The Planet (11/1), Sixteen Letters (12/1), Entre Deux (22/1), Port O'clock (33/1), William Philo (125/1), Fine Investment (200/1), Blackthorn Winter (200/1), Sakandi (400/1)

KILBROOK sets a clear standard so is worth another chance having reportedly finished lame on his handicap debut at Wetherby on Boxing Day. This is rather a belated debut for Carry On The Magic but it looks significant that powerful connections are persevering so he may emerge as the biggest threat.