14:05 Wincanton

Thursday 5 December 2024

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Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 3m 51.24s

Bucephalus^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114

11/2

Came good in this sphere when taking a 2m Newbury handicap in March. Solid performances next two starts and likely needed the run on latest Flat outing. Solid claims.

Form: 33812-2

Pirates' Tale¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J D Frost| OR: 114

25/1

Off the mark over hurdles in maiden at this course (17f, heavy) in March and improved on that form when placed here and at Newton Abbot in May. However, looks on a stiff mark on his return to action.

Form: 28412-2

Intrepide Sud^t⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114

6/1

Fair bumper winner who opened his account at the third attempt in this sphere in a 13-runner novice at Uttoxeter a couple of months ago. Had plenty to spare and type to do better still.

Form: 621/53-1

Jour D'Evasion^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 113

9/4

Fair novice hurdle winner last season and ran with credit when runner-up in a handicap at Sandown last time. Good reason to think he'll be on the premises.

Form: 21P3-U2

Don Hollow^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 111

40/1

Bumper/maiden hurdle winner in 2022 and made an encouraging return from an 18-month absence when fifth of 11 in 17f Carlisle handicap in October. Went backwards from that at Sandown next time, though.

Form: 4176/57

Sunninghill^h1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 107| BF

4/1

Fair form when making the frame in AW minor events on Flat in 2022 and showed something to work on each of his three starts over hurdles, notably when third on handicap debut at Exeter (didn't settle) last month. More to come with hood on for the first time.

Form: 432

Sergeant²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Anna Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 107

25/1

Resumed winning ways in no uncertain terms at Newton Abbot (16.7f) in August but has struggled subsequently and others make more appeal.

Form: 4/215R8

Golden Move^p1²²⁸

9/2

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat for Richard Fahey. Little better than modest form when third in a pair of maiden hurdles in the spring but appeals as one who could take off in this sphere now handicapping on the back of wind surgery.

Form: 33-

Double Dragon¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 105

11/1

Stepped up on hurdle debut third when taking a 2m Ffos Las maiden (good) in May. Unexposed now switching to handicap company after a 6-month break.

Form: 40-31

Non-Runners

Goodwin Face⁴⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: C Gordon J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Jour D'Evasion (9/4), Sunninghill (4/1), Golden Move (9/2), Bucephalus (11/2), Intrepide Sud (6/1), Double Dragon (11/1), Goodwin Face (12/1), Sergeant (25/1), Pirates' Tale (25/1), Don Hollow (40/1)

GOLDEN MOVE is yet to match his fairly useful Flat form in this sphere but he's in good hands and appeals as the type to find improvement making an early switch to handicaps on the back of 7 months off/wind surgery. Intrepid Sud is also open to improvement and Sunninghill could up his game in a first-time hood, so it looks a competitive affair for the grade.