15:20 Wincanton

Thursday 19 January 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:25

Higos Insurance Services Somerset National Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 7m 16.10s

1^st

Alfie Spinner

1211-12

9/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: J E Moore

Prominent, led 2nd, headed 7th, led next, 4 lengths clear when a little slow 3 out, stayed on gamely

2^nd

Abracadabra Sivola

711-6

8/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, lost place 15th, closed and went 3rd after 4 out, 2nd from next, unable to trouble winner, stayed on tchd 9/1

3^rd

4 ½

Saroque

1011-3

17/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

Chased leaders, jumped slowly 1st, pecked badly, lost place and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, closed from 6th, handy 2nd 4 out until pecked 3 out, stayed on same pace op 9/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

As De Fer

1111-7

12/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: H Cobden (3)

Led until 1st, tracked leaders, 4th when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace tchd 11/1

5^th

Wood Yer

1111-1

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Tom Humphries (7)

In rear, soon pushed along, stayed on from 3 out, mistake 2 out and last, never on terms op 12/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

2 ¼

Barton Gift

1011-4

20/1

T: J L SpearingJ: Adrian Heskin

Led 1st, headed next, led 7th until next, not fluent 15th, outpaced and no impression from 16th op 16/1

7^th

Sartorial Elegance

611-12

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 9th, left 3rd when slightly hampered 4 out, soon weakened op 9/2

Also Ran

Morney Wing

811-12

7/1

T: C J MannJ: N D Fehily

In rear, closed after 4th, lost place after 7th, behind 14th, pulled up before 16th op 11/2

Cyclop

611-6

10/1

T: David DennisJ: C Gethings (5)

Held up, pecked 2nd, headway 14th, close 3rd when fell 4 out tchd 12/1

Onderun

810-13

3/1f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: David Noonan (3)

Held up, last and struggling 12th, behind 14th, tailed off 16th, soon pulled up op 9/2

Non-Runners

Dawson City¹⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: P Gundry J: Wayne Hutchinson

Rathlin Rose⁶⁰²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: D Pipe J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.50, £2.50, £3.00EX:£63.30Trifecta:£1,019.70Tricast:£638.14SF:£78.46Swingers:£16.10, £15.40, £17.00

Forecasts

Onderun (3/1), Sartorial Elegance (5/1), Morney Wing (7/1), Dawson City (7/1), Abracadabra Sivola (8/1), Saroque (17/2), Alfie Spinner (9/1), Wood Yer (10/1), Cyclop (10/1), As De Fer (12/1), Rathlin Rose (14/1), Barton Gift (20/1)

This looks an open contest but the unexposed SARTORIAL ELEGANCE may well have won last time out when unseating at the fourth last fence and he can make amends here. Sarouque has conditions to suit and should run well off his light weight and Onderun still has plenty improvement to come and should go close with a clear round. 1. Sartorial Elegance 2. Saroque 3. Onderun