16:20 Wincanton

Thursday 10 March 2022

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Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 4.5s

Doyen La Lutte^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 101

25/1

Irish point winner. Shaped quite well when third on Exeter hurdle debut in November but has failed to build on that since, beaten a long way in handicaps last twice. Bounce back needed.

Form: 1-53490

River Tyne²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 100| BF

11/2

Unexposed mare who has upped her game since handicapping, just unable to find a way past a hardy sort at Fakenham 4 weeks ago. Very much a player if turning out (due to run 4.25 Fontwell Wednesday).

Form: 60/5232

Bold Conduct^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 100| BF

11/2

Point winner who was third in a course novice hurdle in January. Failed to take to chasing on Taunton handicap debut last month but he is unexposed back hurdling.

Form: 1/6P3P

Those Tiger Feet^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 99| D

16/1

Underwent a wind op after fading tamely into fourth on his reappearance but hasn't derived any obvious benefit from it based on poor run at Ffos Las since. Bit to prove.

Form: 3/1P0-4P

After The Fox^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 97

11/1

Matched the form of his Chepstow win when fifth at Fontwell next time but he found his run of good form coming to a halt back at Fontwell latest. Stable won this race last year.

Form: 824154

Megaudais Speed¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 97

6/1

Made all in 19.5f Chepstow handicap last spring and best run this term when fourth of 18 over 21.5f here last month. Interesting having dipped to below that Chepstow mark.

Form: 61-0354

Wetanwindy¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| OR: 95

13/2

Improved effort over hurdles when third on his 19f Taunton handicap debut 16 days ago. Less exposed than a lot of these and much respected for yard enjoying a tremendous season.

Form: 586753

Wax And Wane^t,v1⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 93

14/1

Useful on Flat but has yet to better modest form over jumps. Now reverts to hurdling after a couple of poor efforts over fences to end 2021. Also visored first time.

Form: 2/P8-388

Lil Codey²¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 93

66/1

Poor form in Ireland for Colin McBratney. Still fairly early days but would need to see market support to consider on yard debut after 7 months off.

Form: 00-906P

Gino Wotimean¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Noel Williams| OR: 86

5/1

Upped in trip and easily best effort in handicaps when third over 20.5f at Huntingdon 14 days ago. Needs to show he can back that up now.

Form: 5F3/003

Blue Heather^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽⁷⁾| T: B Lund| OR: 84

40/1

Gained plenty of experience in bumpers for Gavin Cromwell but little to shout about over hurdles for this yard.

Form: 5/P-4805

Miss M^b,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 80

6/1

Losing run stretches back to August 2020 and hasn't really been shaping as if she's ready to take advantage of her falling mark.

Form: 756675

Christopher Clive³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 71

40/1

No impact in his 3 starts to date and 15 lb out of the weights on this handicap debut.

Form: 778

Non-Runners

My Ticketyboo²¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: C Gordon J: Tom Cannon

Dark Heather⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: B Lund J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gino Wotimean (5/1), River Tyne (11/2), Bold Conduct (11/2), Megaudais Speed (6/1), Miss M (6/1), Wetanwindy (13/2), After The Fox (11/1), My Ticketyboo (12/1), Wax And Wane (14/1), Those Tiger Feet (16/1), Doyen La Lutte (25/1), Dark Heather (33/1), Blue Heather (40/1), Christopher Clive (40/1), Lil Codey (66/1)

WETANWINDY has the potential to build on his recent Taunton handicap debut third so he's preferred to Megaudais Speed who ran better last time and has dipped below the mark he won off at a similar time last year. My Ticketyboo is a possible improver in handicaps, while River Tyne would also enter the reckoning if showing up here rather than Fontwell.