15:45 Wincanton

Thursday 2 February 2017

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:45

Dick Hunt Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 27.50s

1^st

Dusky Lark

711-4

12/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Tracked leader, challenged 9th, led next, clear 2 out, reduced lead flat, driven out op 10/1

2^nd

Vic De Touzaine

811-1

5/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway before 5th, chased winner after 10th, closed flat, unable to challenge op 11/2

3^rd

Pilgrims Bay

711-3

7/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, mistake 10th, soon closed, 3rd when mistake 3 out, one pace

4^th

Flaming Charmer

910-6

7/2f

T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, headway 9th, one pace and no impression 2 out, disputing modest 3rd when blundered last

5^th

2 ½

Gores Island

1110-10

7/1

T: G & J MooreJ: William Clarke (10)

Towards rear, slow 3rd, headway after 10th, disputing one pace 4th 2 out, no extra op 9/1

6^th

Rothman

710-3

8/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in rear, slow 8th, remote 6th when mistake 3 out, never involved op 10/1 tchd 7/1

Also Ran

Bennys Mist

1111-11

8/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell

Led until 10th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 9/1

Oscar Sunset

1011-6

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Chased leaders, ridden after 10th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 12/1

Rouge Et Blanc

1210-13

20/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Mid-division, slow 2nd, mistake 6th, ridden and lost place after next, well behind after 10th, pulled up before 3 out

Ballygarvey

1110-12

13/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, dived at 1st, lost place 8th, weakened before 10th, pulled up approaching 3 out op 11/2 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

Pain Au Chocolat²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.20Pl:£3.30, £2.10, £2.30EX:£49.00Trifecta:£221.40Tricast:£462.76SF:£73.53Swingers:£9.00, £18.60, £7.30

Forecasts

Flaming Charmer (7/2), Vic De Touzaine (5/1), Ballygarvey (13/2), Pilgrims Bay (7/1), Gores Island (7/1), Rothman (8/1), Bennys Mist (8/1), Pain Au Chocolat (10/1), Dusky Lark (12/1), Oscar Sunset (14/1), Rouge Et Blanc (20/1)

Ballygarvey has been given his best chance for some time, though we will take a chance on ROTHMAN to come good. Chris Gordon's charge is likely to get the ground to suit ad can follow-up a decent Kempton effort last time and upset one or two more illustrious opponents. One of those is Bennys Mist, who should give a good account and the same goes for stablemate Vic De Touzaine and Pilgrims Bay, who is worth another chance. 1. Rothman 2. Bennys Mist 3. Pilgrims Bay

Prize Money

1st: £14,296.002nd: £4,198.003rd: £2,099.004th: £1,049.00