16:04 Wincanton

Sunday 29 October 2023

All13:1013:4414:1914:5415:2916:0416:34

Tony Young Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 5m 27.04s

1^st

Oscars Moonshine

812-9

9/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (7)

Close up, led after 3 out, faced challenge 2 out, wandered before last, kept on, always doing enuogh towards finish op 7/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Gyenyame

512-2

11/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, chased leaders from 3 out, went second 2 out, mistake last, ridden run-in, kept on but not pace of winners towards finish op 15/2

3^rd

8 ½

Bashers Reflection

611-13

11/2

T: B I CaseJ: Paul O'Brien

Midfield, took closer order before 6th, chased leaders from 3 out, went third after 2 out, kept on but not pace of front pair near finish op 6/1

4^th

7 ½

Phillapa Sue

811-7

15/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Bryony Frost

Towards rear, making headway when not fluent 3 out, disputed third before 2 out, dropped to third before last, kept on op 6/1

5^th

Great Ocean

711-5

11/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Bryan Carver

In rear, headway from 7th, chased leaders 3 out, soon struggling, weakened before last tchd 12/1

6^th

9 ½

Sheldon

711-12

8/1

T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan

Towards rear, chased leaders from 3 out, gradually weakened tchd 9/1

7^th

3 ¾

Morfee

711-8

25/1

T: J W MullinsJ: James Best

Prominent, led at 2nd, hit 4th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

5 ½

Balko Saint

612-0

17/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Mr Peter Summers (7)

Close up, outpaced and lost ground passing halfway, tailed off after 3 out, gradually weakened op 10/1 tchd 11/1

9^th

8 ½

Bring The Action

710-13

40/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Led, headed before 2nd, outpaced and dropped to last before 7th, briefly rallied when ridden after 3 out, weakened from 2 out and finished tailed off op 22/1

Also Ran

Lady Kk

811-11

10/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Prominent, pushed along before 7th, soon struggling pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

Seignor Gringo

511-10

33/1

T: R BandeyJ: David Bass

Midfield, mistake 6th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1

Atholl Street

811-1

100/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up last, detached by five lengths after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 7th op 66/1

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Non-Runners

The Scorpion King²³⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: O Signy J: Ben Jones

Johnny B³⁴⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: C J Down J: James Davies

Lassue⁶²⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Mikhailovich¹⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.50, £2.30, £2.10EX:£17.00Trifecta:£91.50Tricast:£64.11SF:£15.56Swingers:£4.20, £3.90, £6.20

Forecasts

Oscars Moonshine (9/4), Mikhailovich (5/1), Gyenyame (11/2), Bashers Reflection (11/2), Phillapa Sue (15/2), Sheldon (8/1), Balko Saint (17/2), Lady Kk (10/1), Lassue (10/1), Great Ocean (11/1), Morfee (25/1), Johnny B (25/1), The Scorpion King (33/1), Seignor Gringo (33/1), Bring The Action (40/1), Atholl Street (100/1)

A big field but it's hard to ignore the claims of OSCARS MOONSHINE, who had more to spare than the bare margin would indicate at Kempton last week and Paul Nicholls' 8-y-o is fancied to bring up the hat-trick and remain unbeaten when partnered by his daughter Olive. Balko Saint makes his seasonal return from a much-reduced mark back over timber, so he's put forward as the main threat, ahead of Mikhailovich, who was an impressive winner at Huntingdon on return earlier this month.