13:40 Wincanton

Saturday 6 January 2018

All13:0513:4014:1014:4015:1515:45

Smarkets Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 7m 24.08s

1^st

Crank Em Up

712-3

7/1

T: David DennisJ: David Bass

Tracked leader, challenged after 2 out, led last, kept on well op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

Bobonyx

810-0

14/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (7)

Led, ridden and headed last, kept on and held towards finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Goosen Maverick

710-11

9/2

T: J G CannJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, ridden 14th, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on op 5/1

4^th

Gowell

711-2

20/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)

Mid-division, towards rear and outpaced before 6th, kept on from 3 out, no impression op 25/1 tchd 33/1

5^th

Cucklington

712-3

11/4f

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out until before 2 out, lost 3rd before last, no extra tchd 5/2

Also Ran

Talk Of The South

911-12

9/2

T: P HendersonJ: James Best

Behind, pushed along before 12th, headway next, weakened before last, pulled up op 11/2

Dancing Conquest

811-11

33/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)

Always behind, pulled up before 5th tchd 40/1

Ambion Lane

811-11

9/2

T: V R A DartnallJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

In touch, mistake 10th, pushed along before 11th, soon weakened, pulled up op 4/1 tchd 5/1

Ulva Ferry

611-2

20/1

T: C GordonJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, driven 11th, soon weakened, pulled up op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Goodnightirene⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: Mrs L J Young J: Tom Cheesman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.40, £2.20, £2.00EX:£66.70Trifecta:£447.90Tricast:£486.31SF:£85.53Swingers:£6.50, £5.80, £2.50

Forecasts

Cucklington (11/4), Goosen Maverick (9/2), Talk Of The South (9/2), Ambion Lane (9/2), Crank Em Up (7/1), Bobonyx (14/1), Gowell (20/1), Ulva Ferry (20/1), Dancing Conquest (33/1), Goodnightirene (33/1)

Though it was difficult to be enthused by his performance at Southwell last time, it may be worth sticking with GOOSEN MAVERICK. This gelding looked a nice prospect as a chaser prior to disappointing there (he may have finished fourth if not being pulled up due to a mistake late on), and clearly wasn't himself that day. He is taken to get back to winning ways here, ahead of the improving Cucklington and Crank Em Up, another who can possibly be forgiven a poor run last time.

Goosen Maverick
Cucklington
Crank Em Up

Previous Winners

2017

Sonoftheking

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 9

J: Mr D Edwards | T: Nicky Martin

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00