15:30 Wincanton

Tuesday 14 December 2021

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MansionBet Faller Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 47.58s

Black Centaur^t,v1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-7| J: Fergus Gillard| T: C Gordon| OR: 102

12/1

Gained breakthrough win in first-time blinkers when landing 3m1f handicap chase in March. Isn't the easiest to catch right and well held completed start, albeit he may have needed latest run.

Form: 6281-P4

Dell Oro⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-6| J: Daniel Sansom| T: D Steele| OR: 101

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chase winner for Gary Moore but he's offering little for his current yard. Hopes rest on return to fences.

Form: P/039-68

Primal Focus^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 92

16/1

Form: 19/7U-7P

Duc Kauto^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁶⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 92| C

14/1

Modest winning chaser who, having had another breathing operation, ran badly after 8 months off at Stratford in October. Down in grade and up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 123/5P-P

Grove Ash^b1⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Buckley| T: N J Hawke| OR: 91

6/1

Form over hurdles is no more than fair and went backwards from chase debut when seventh at Worcester in September. Blinkers replace visor.

Form: 440657

Bomber's Moon¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Finn Lambert⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 85

11/4

Long-standing maiden who ran one of his better races when second over hurdles at Hereford (25.5f) last month. Transferred to chasing late and not in that form here 12 days ago.

Form: P27524

Abbey Street²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: P Henderson| OR: 81

8/1

Won first race of any description in 5-runner handicap at Plumpton a month ago. Up just 3 lb given he was just out of the weights that day.

Form: 853-P41

Canada Kid^p1,t1²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 81

9/1

Just the one win from half-a-dozen starts between the flags, and he hasn't pulled up any trees under Rules yet. Headgear now on.

Form: 17/533-0

Shanroe Smooch^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 67

7/2

Point winner who continues to look poor under Rules though definitely one of his better efforts when third at Lingfield last month.

Form: 47P75-3

Forecasts

Bomber's Moon (11/4), Shanroe Smooch (7/2), Grove Ash (6/1), Abbey Street (8/1), Canada Kid (9/1), Black Centaur (12/1), Dell Oro (12/1), Duc Kauto (14/1), Primal Focus (16/1)

Hard to make a solid case for any of these but DUC KAUTO takes a drop in class and it may be worth chancing his stamina up in trip. Abbey Street finally won a race last time and as such arrives with far less to prove than most of these.