15:45 Wincanton

Saturday 6 January 2018

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

Smarkets Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 51.91s

1^st

Head To The Stars

711-5

8/1

T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

In touch, ridden before 2 out, soon chased leader, led run-in, kept on op 10/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Daytime Ahead

710-0

8/1

T: R J HodgesJ: Ned Curtis (5)

Towards rear, headway after 3 out, every chance run-in, kept on and held towards finish op 15/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

1 ½

Zeroeshadesofgrey

911-12

16/1

T: N B KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Led, soon clear, ridden before last, hung left and headed run-in, no extra op 14/1

4^th

Bryden Boy

812-0

25/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace

5^th

2 ½

Mon Palois

611-9

7/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out op 17/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

Waterloo Warrior

611-0

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Towards rear, ridden and weakened from 3 out op 11/1

Also Ran

Taj Badalandabad

812-1

9/1

T: D PipeJ: Michael Heard (5)

Behind, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

Winning Spark

1111-6

16/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Towards rear, headway 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up tchd 14/1

Monbeg Theatre

911-6

7/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Tracked clear leader, ridden before last, soon weakened, pulled up op 13/2

Ballyheigue Bay

1110-11

20/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leader, fell 1st tchd 25/1

Lagavara

610-8

13/2

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

Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous, tailed off, pulled up tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1

Edvardo

810-4

4/1f

T: R WoollacottJ: M G Nolan

Brought down 1st op 9/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Dubawi Island⁴⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: Miss V Williams J: Miss Lucy Turner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.90Pl:£3.20, £2.30, £5.40EX:£88.40Trifecta:£1,042.90Tricast:£1,009.58SF:£71.02Swingers:£15.60, £45.20, £45.20

Forecasts

Edvardo (4/1), Lagavara (13/2), Mon Palois (7/1), Monbeg Theatre (7/1), Head To The Stars (8/1), Daytime Ahead (8/1), Taj Badalandabad (9/1), Waterloo Warrior (12/1), Zeroeshadesofgrey (16/1), Winning Spark (16/1), Dubawi Island (16/1), Ballyheigue Bay (20/1), Bryden Boy (25/1)

A competitive enough affair, where the suggestion is LAGAVARA. She may have been raised 6lb for winning at Leicester last time but the front two were clear on that occasion and she should enjoy conditions here. Given her age there's every chance she could improve again and may in time prove to be a fair bit better than her current mark of 111. The horse she beat there Daytime Ahead is also of interest, though she's actually worse off at the weights now due to winning on her penultimate start, so the main danger instead looks to be Edvardo, who may improve for the return to this trip.

Lagavara
Daytime Ahead
Edvardo

Previous Winners

2017

Kk Lexion

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,495.002nd: £2,805.003rd: £1,402.004th: £702.005th: £351.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00