15:10 Wincanton

Thursday 3 February 2022

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Peckmoor Farm Lodges Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 49.67s

Honneur D'Ajonc²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 129

5/6

Third win of the campaign in another small-field contest at Exeter 3 weeks ago. Has to concede a double penalty back in a novice but he should be bang there.

Form: 912121

Benandgone²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr

200/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers 11 months apart and too free to show much on recent hurdles debut.

Form: 5-08

Estate Italiana^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

250/1

No impact in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 8P

Future Investment²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

10/3

Useful staying handicapper on the Flat and sold from Ralph Beckett for 70,000 gns in October. Failed to meet expectations on hurdles bow over C&D a month ago but is surely better than that.

Form: 4

Kentford Drake⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

80/1

Down the field in a Lingfield AW bumper in December. Quickly switches to hurdles.

Form: 8

South Mountain^h1,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

22/1

Showed some promise in a brace of bumpers in late 2020 but offered little sent hurdling in a tongue strap at Exeter 13 months on. Hood now added.

Form: 64-5

Tamgho Borget^t²⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian WilliamsWS

50/1

Point winner but failed to beat a rival in a bumper and reportedly made a noise on hurdles debut in May. Since left Paul Nicholls/had wind op.

Form: 10-P

Thanksforthehelp²⁰

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

11/4

Improved finishing position by one each start, shaping particularly well when runner-up at Huntingdon 3 weeks ago. Open to significant progress.

Form: 432

Christopher Clive³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

80/1

Bred to need time and distance and no impact both starts at Exeter.

Form: 77

Harlem Soul¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: H Brown

11/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, below form last time. Sold from Mark Johnston 40,000 gns in September and gelded ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form:

Olympe De Gouges¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J J Burke| T: D Pipe

80/1

Showed modest form on the first of 2 Flat starts. Looks like a handicap project over timber.

Form: U5

Forecasts

Honneur D'Ajonc (5/6), Thanksforthehelp (11/4), Future Investment (10/3), Harlem Soul (11/1), South Mountain (22/1), Tamgho Borget (50/1), Olympe De Gouges (80/1), Christopher Clive (80/1), Kentford Drake (80/1), Benandgone (200/1), Estate Italiana (250/1)

THANKSFORTHEHELP is open to any amount of improvement over hurdles and though he takes on a pretty reliable yardstick in Honneur d'Ajonc, the 10 lb he receives from that rival may prove to be decisive. Future Investment had to be better than he showed here a month ago and is the other one to consider.