13:15 Wincanton

Saturday 6 November 2021

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 3m 33.28s

1^st

Knappers Hill

511-4

1/10f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in touch, tracked leader 3rd, travelled strongly to lead last (usual 2 out), pushed clear close home, easily op 1/12

2^nd

3 ¾

Gala De Corton

510-12

11/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Led, ridden and headed before last (usual 2 out), no extra flat op 14/1

3^rd

Earth Company

510-12

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Keen behind leader, ridden to press leader last (usual 2 out), kept on flat but no chance with winner tchd 9/1

4^th

Nelsons Rock

610-12

28/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Harry Kimber (7)

Prominent, relegated to mid-division before 3rd, ridden and no impression before last (usual 2 out) op 25/1 tchd 22/1

5^th

Rectory Oak

610-12

25/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in mid-division, ridden before last (usual 2 out), soon well beaten op 33/1

6^th

Samatian

410-12

40/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Mid-division relegated to rear 3rd where not fluent, some headway when awkward 5th, ridden and lost touch after 2 out (usual 3 out) no extra

7^th

2 ½

Blueblood

510-12

100/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Restrained in rear, modest headway before last (usual 2 out) when ridden, soon well beaten op 80/1

Also Ran

Gorcombe Moonshine

410-12

66/1

T: J D FrostJ: Caoilin Quinn (7)

Held up in rear, brought down 2nd op 40/1

Milanese Rose

510-5

50/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

Held up towards rear, fell 2nd op 40/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

What A Pleasure³³⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: C J Down J: Bryan Carver

William Ewart¹¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Christian Williams J: Non Runner

Kalyptra¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: R J Smith J: D A Jacob

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.02, £1.80, £1.80EX:£3.30Trifecta:£11.00SF:£2.68Swingers:£1.60, £1.50, £3.40

Forecasts

Knappers Hill (1/10), Kalyptra (9/2), Earth Company (10/1), Gala De Corton (11/1), Rectory Oak (25/1), Nelsons Rock (28/1), Samatian (40/1), Milanese Rose (50/1), What A Pleasure (66/1), Gorcombe Moonshine (66/1), William Ewart (66/1), Blueblood (100/1)

Paul Nicholls has saddled five of the last seven winners of this race and KNAPPERS HILL is likely to enhance that record. A smart performer in bumpers last season, the 5-y-o made a winning start over hurdles at Chepstow and he should have little trouble in following up here before going on to better things. Kalyptra is taken to follow the selection home, with Earth Company best of the rest.

KNAPPERS HILL (IRE)
KALYPTRA (FR)
EARTH COMPANY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Flic Ou Voyou

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

1/25

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.00