16:35 Wincanton

Saturday 15 February 2025

All13:0313:3614:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 6m 51.90s

1^st

Badbury Rings

611-6

15/8f

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Confidently ridden in rear, good headway out wide tracking leaders led 2 out, pushed clear between last two, very easily, hard held op 2/1 tchd 7/4

2^nd

Briefly

511-8

5/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Chad Bament (10)

Pressed leader, led 3 out, headed before next, dropped to 3rd, rallied and went 2nd again between last two, ridden and stayed on run-in, flattered by proximity to heavily eased winner op 6/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Patanita

711-10

11/1

T: G NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, ridden between last two, lost 2nd soon after, weakened in 3rd op 10/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

Thruthelookinglass

811-12

28/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Mid-division, hit 9th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 4th before 2 out, plugged on op 25/1 tchd 33/1

5^th

5 ½

Copshill Lad

712-0

7/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, pushed along turning in, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

Time In The Sun

611-9

7/1

T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Slight lead but pressed, pushed along and headed 3 out, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1

Western Harmony

611-7

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Ben Sutton (5)

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 7th, weakened before next, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out op 12/1 tchd 20/1

Can't Say

1011-5

20/1

T: C J DownJ: Ben Ffrench-Davis (5)

Chased leaders early, dropped to mid-division 2nd, bad mistake 7th and dropped to rear next, tailed off 3 out, pulled up soon after op 28/1

Talkingtothemoon

710-7

5/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey

Held up in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Jakar Du Moulin⁵⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £1.90, £3.20EX:£12.50Trifecta:£118.80Tricast:£80.24SF:£12.15Swingers:£2.20, £5.80, £10.10

Forecasts

Badbury Rings (15/8), Briefly (5/1), Jakar Du Moulin (5/1), Talkingtothemoon (5/1), Copshill Lad (7/1), Time In The Sun (7/1), Patanita (11/1), Western Harmony (16/1), Can't Say (20/1), Thruthelookinglass (28/1)

BADBURY RINGS likely has more to offer and can go one better than at Taunton last month. Western Harmony and Briefly are possible improvers in handicaps for good stables and may give Neil Mulholland's charge most to do.

BADBURY RINGS
WESTERN HARMONY (IRE)
BRIEFLY

Previous Winners

2024

Rivers Corner

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 6

J: Harry Atkins | T: S Hosie

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,489.002nd: £2,066.003rd: £1,033.004th: £517.005th: £258.00