13:45 Wincanton

Tuesday 17 December 2024

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Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 59.5s

Vaguely Royal²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 116| BF| C

15/2

Useful stayer on the Flat for the Gosden stable and struck at the second time of asking over hurdles for new connections when seeing off 15 rivals in maiden here (15f, good) in October. Unable to land odds under a penalty at Exeter since but step up in trip should suit.

Form: 412

Falstaff²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Miss H C Knight

200/1

Well held in bumper/both starts over hurdles.

Form: 0-77

George Henry^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

13/2

From a fairly useful jumping family and not without promise in a couple of bumpers last season. Offered something to work on sent hurdling when sixth at Exeter on return so likely to figure with extra distance sure to suit.

Form: 93-6

J J Moon⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle

3/1

Much improved when making third bumper start a winning one at Southwell in May. Disappointed both starts over hurdles since but still early days in this sphere.

Form: 57-136

Keel Strand⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

14/1

€75,000 3-y-o, €120,000 4-y-o, Authorized gelding. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Apr 28) but dropped away in a bumper at Chepstow on Rules bow. Still early days.

Form: 2-7

Kingston Gent³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| D

18/1

Successful on the second of his 2 starts between the flags during the spring. However, finished down the field starting out under Rules at Ffos Las and is probably one for handicaps later on.

Form: 3-19

Prophesea²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down| D

11/10

Successful pointer who made a winning debut under Rules in an Exeter bumper in April. Stepped up on his low-key hurdles debut when third of 13 in a Chepstow maiden (good) last time and, with the promise of better to come, he is a compelling candidate.

Form: 111-583

River Run Free⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

100/1

Placed both completed starts in Irish points but well held in novice/maiden hurdle at Chepstow.

Form: 3F2-77

Super Saint^p1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

12/1

Cost a bit and produced a promising first effort amid inexperience when fourth in a Taunton bumper in March, not knocked about. Failed to progress at Warwick next time, however, and made a discouraging debut in this sphere after 7 months off at Exeter. Headgear on.

Form: 46-P

Banny Hill Lass^t1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

250/1

Down the field in bumpers and has fared no better in 2 starts over hurdles this season. Tongue strap now reached for.

Form: 959-P5

Bellever Tor²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: P Gundry

250/1

Showed nothing in novice/maiden hurdle at Chepstow.

Form: 80

Janespriceless^t1⁷¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Ella Pickard

200/1

Jelani mare. Dam unraced. Failed to complete both starts in points. Wears tongue strap.

Form: PF/

Sheeka Supreme²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Ring| T: G Harris

125/1

Successful in Irish points in October 2022 but little show in 2 races over hurdles this autumn.

Form: 221/08

Forecasts

Prophesea (11/10), J J Moon (3/1), George Henry (13/2), Vaguely Royal (15/2), Super Saint (12/1), Keel Strand (14/1), Kingston Gent (18/1), River Run Free (100/1), Sheeka Supreme (125/1), Falstaff (200/1), Janespriceless (200/1), Banny Hill Lass (250/1), Bellever Tor (250/1)

Bumper-winner PROPHESEA left his hurdling debut form behind when third at Chepstow last month, knocking the eye out with his flourish into the placings from some way back, and he's preferred to penalised-winner Vaguely Royal and potential-improver George Henry in what looks a thin race despite the numbers.