12:18 Wincanton

Sunday 26 December 2021

All12:1812:5313:2814:0314:3815:1315:45

Wincanton Racecourse Supporting RacingWithPride Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:18 | Winning time: 3m 50.78s

Atjima^p1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

20/1

Blinkered and hooded when landing 5-runner bumper at Chepstow (16f, good to soft) on debut in April. Well held under a penalty at Warwick on return and now goes hurdling in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 1-0

Barford Diva¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: M Hunt

12/1

Showed some promise when sixth of 18 on C&D hurdles debut 12 days ago and is entitled to progress.

Form: 6

Billams Legacy^h1²⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

9/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who was possibly unsuited by conditions when well held in listed event at Sandown (heavy) on her final outing in March. Hood added for hurdle debut and of interest.

Form: 5120-

Finest View⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

5/2

Passing Glance sister to 4 winners and made the ideal start when landing an AW bumper at Lingfield. Comfortably held in stronger company subsequently but she's bred to do well over obstacles.

Form: 18-0

Fire Lake^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

5/1

Fair bumper winner who hasn't been disgraced in stronger events the last twice, so could easily be a factor on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 2175

Ivy Avenue⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: W Greatrex

20/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1½m, well below form last time. Subsequently sold from J. S. Bolger for 16,000 gns.

Form:

Kabuki¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

50/1

Is from a good jumping family but has shown little in a bumper/novice hurdle 8 months apart.

Form: 0-0

Kahina Rules²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: N P Mulholland

18/1

Solid form in a trio of bumpers but didn't take to hurdling at all at the first attempt when well held at Worcester in May.

Form: 424-0

Lady Ironside¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray

150/1

Fair maiden on Flat in Ireland, but has failed to beat a rival completed start in novice hurdles, fell first latest.

Form: 0F

Monete^b1¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁵⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 98

28/1

Placed on Flat in Germany but didn't achieve much in that code this year for Max Young. Returns to hurdles for a new yard now in first-time blinkers and makes little appeal.

Form: 533-58

Petticoat Lucy¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

7/2

Fame And Glory mare. Modest form sole bumper start but shaped well sent hurdling after 8 months off when third at Exeter (18.5f) 10 days ago. Should improve.

Form: F6-3

Precious²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

16/1

Well-bred filly who knew her job when making a successful bumper debut at Plumpton last December. Below form in a pair of listed events 9 months apart subsequently and now tries hurdling.

Form: 10-0

Rays Rabble

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hunt

100/1

Blue Bresil filly. Dam (h125) 17f-2½m hurdle winner out of modest hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 21f) Just Jasmine. Looks best watched on debut.

Form:

Sevenofus²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland

40/1

Is a winning pointer but looks one for the longer term under Rules jduged on recent Exeter hurdling debut.

Form: 33P-10

The Height Of Fame¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Kieran Burke

100/1

Hinted at ability in the third of 3 starts in bumpers, but didn't get far sent hurdling at Taunton 17 days ago, unshipping her jockey at the third.

Form: 58-6U

Forecasts

Finest View (5/2), Petticoat Lucy (7/2), Billams Legacy (9/2), Fire Lake (5/1), Barford Diva (12/1), Precious (16/1), Kahina Rules (18/1), Atjima (20/1), Ivy Avenue (20/1), Monete (28/1), Sevenofus (40/1), Kabuki (50/1), Rays Rabble (100/1), The Height Of Fame (100/1), Lady Ironside (150/1)

Fairly useful bumper winner BILLAMS LEGACY possibly found the very testing ground against her at Sandown on her final outing in March and retains potential now going hurdling fitted with a first-time hood, so she receives the vote. Recent Exeter third Petticoat Lucy is entitled to improve, while Finest View is another bumper scorer very much bred for this game.