17:15 Wincanton

Monday 31 March 2025

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Family Raceday Sunday 13th April Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 3m 33.0s

Maldini Milano⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls

11/2

Tailed off in a listed Newbury bumper last month but beat one who subsequently ran to a fair level over hurdles in small-field Exeter contest on debut and remains with potential with his sights lowered. Rider's claim offsets penalty.

Form: 10

Ask A Sainte

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brace| T: D Brace

16/1

Ask gelding. Half-brother to modest 2m chase winner Thatza Dazzler, stays 19f.

Form:

Impact Player^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore

7/2

Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam bumper winner, sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Ballyandy. Wears tongue strap. Makes some appeal on paper on debut.

Form:

Nathan's Run⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'BrienWS

10/3

Strong in the betting and made an encouraging start at Uttoxeter in November, very much getting the hang of things by the finish, but much easier to back and disappointing at Huntingdon 3 months on. Has had a breathing operation and tongue tie now goes on.

Form: 29

Vol Royale⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott

11/2

Point winner who showed something to work on switched to bumpers at Kempton last month, getting into contention well but then lacking a turn of foot once the tempo lifted. Could build on that and one to consider.

Form: 4-14

She Rocks The Park³³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: P & M Bowen

25/1

Out of a modest 15f hurdle winner. Last of 5 finishers sole start in Irish points (Apr 2024).

Form: 5-

Keep Off The Sugar

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

15/2

Telescope colt out of a winning sprinter. Rare bumper runner for yard.

Form:

Royal Mark

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: T H Weston

4/1

Manduro gelding. Brother to 1m winner abroad Royal Fox and closely related to 6f winner in France Picador. Dam winner around 1m in Germany. Stable well capable of readying a bumper newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Takeonedayatatime¹⁵⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Takeonedayatatime (3/1), Nathan's Run (10/3), Impact Player (7/2), Royal Mark (4/1), Maldini Milano (11/2), Vol Royale (11/2), Keep Off The Sugar (15/2), Ask A Sainte (16/1), She Rocks The Park (25/1)

MALDINI MILANO found a listed Newbury contest too hot last time but had previously beaten one at Exeter who subsequently ran to a fair level over hurdles and is taken to bounce back to winning ways. Stablemate Takeonedayatatime is respected after an encouraging start here in October and the betting could help split them. Royal Mark is a newcomer to note for a smaller yard that does well in this sphere.