14:15 Wincanton

Thursday 22 November 2018

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:2015:55

Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 5m 21.8s

1^st

Rhythm Is A Dancer

510-12

1/7f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader, led 4th, pushed along off last bend, ridden after 2 out, drew clear flat op 2/11

2^nd

Legend Of Zorro

510-12

25/1

T: J D FrostJ: W T Kennedy

Led until 4th, tracked winner, ridden before 2 out, no impression flat op 40/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Coby Nine

510-12

20/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: M G Nolan

Chased leaders, closed after 3 out and soon pressing for 2nd, not fluent 2 out, ran green and not fluent last, no impression on winner flat

4^th

Battleofthesomme

510-12

66/1

T: Mrs K A BuckettJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Held up in 4th, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened op 80/1

5^th

Stand By Me

810-12

9/1

T: A E JonesJ: Brendan Powell

In rear, mistake 6th, lost touch after 3 out op 8/1

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Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

Enrichissant²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D G Bridgwater J: Tom Cannon

Cushuish¹²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: R H Buckler J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.02Pl:£1.02, £4.30EX:£3.80Trifecta:£10.50SF:£5.53Swingers:£2.80

Forecasts

Rhythm Is A Dancer (1/7), Enrichissant (2/1), Cushuish (8/1), Stand By Me (9/1), Coby Nine (20/1), Legend Of Zorro (25/1), Battleofthesomme (66/1)

This contest has been the preserve of Paul Nicholls down the year’s; he’s won five of the last nine runnings of this including picking up this prize in the last two years. It’s hard to imagine that he won’t go close this time also with RHYTHM IS A DANCER expected to do better than on his hurdles debut here over 2m taking on this 5f further trip on ground he should enjoy. The only real danger to the Nicholls supremacy looks to be Enrichissant who showed up well at Chepstow in a novice hurdle last time a race which Nicholls trained the 4th (winner since) and that should give him an idea of the form. Cushuish and Stand By Me look the two to battle for the minor place.

Rhythm Is A Dancer
Enrichissant
Cushuish

Previous Winners

2017

Captain Cattistock

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 4

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,874.002nd: £1,431.003rd: £716.004th: £358.00