16:05 Wincanton

Saturday 6 November 2021

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Wincanton Racecourse Supporting RacingWithPride Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 31.31s

Fame And Fun

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

5/2

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Toubab and winning hurdle/chaser at around 2¼m Narock. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

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Merry Monty

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: C J Down

25/1

Arvico gelding. Dam point winner. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Norton Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack BarberWS

9/1

£42,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Western Warrior and bumper winner Meep Meep, stays 2¾m. Notable newcomer if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

Phoenix Risen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

18/1

Conduit gelding. Dam, 5f-1m winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (15f-2¼m winner) Symphonique. Won't lack for speed, so worth a market check.

Form:

Reinator³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| BF

22/1

Half-brother to 6 winners but came up way short of expectations at Fontwell on debut 35 days ago. Slightly easier ground could make a difference, so not readily dismissed.

Form: 5

Russies Dream

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down

40/1

Dream Eater gelding. Dam (h112), bumper/2¾m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (winner around 2¼m in France) Dourakine.

Form:

Shallow River²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

5/2

Cheap purchase who made a promising debut when third in a Thurles bumper 8 months ago. Has left Margaret Mullins and joined a trainer whose bumper horses have been in fine form, so leading claims.

Form: 3-

Takoda²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: R J Smith

14/1

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to winning hurdler/fair chaser King Golan. Dam (h71) lightly raced over hurdles. Easily won point on debut (Apr 2). Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 1-

Tantoli^t1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

33/1

Half-brother to a bumper winner and, while disappointing (7/2) at Worcester on debut 17 days ago, he could step up with a tongue strap applied, so he's not completely dismissed.

Form: 7

Thelasthighking¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

3/1

Runner-up in a point, then travelled as well as any when third in a Tipperary bumper 6 months ago. New stable has been in good order and 10-lb claimer should aid his cause.

Form: 2-3

Malina Jamila²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Max Kendrick| T: N B King

150/1

Yet to offer any of ability.

Form: 00-

Non-Runners

Delta Run¹⁷⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: R Bandey J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Shallow River (5/2), Fame And Fun (5/2), Thelasthighking (3/1), Norton Hill (9/1), Delta Run (12/1), Takoda (14/1), Phoenix Risen (18/1), Reinator (22/1), Merry Monty (25/1), Tantoli (33/1), Russies Dream (40/1), Malina Jamila (150/1)

Despite some appealing newcomers, this is likely to be fought out by the Irish recruits SHALLOW RIVER and Thelasthighking, who bring a good standard of form to the table with the potential to do better. The-first named is marginally preferred and, of the remainder, Fame And Fun looks the most appealing based on pedigree/connections.