15:45 Wincanton

Thursday 10 March 2022

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New tote Guarantee, SP Or Better Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 2.5s

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Selected odds by:

Amenon^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122

10/11

Fair maiden hurdler in France (fairly useful over fences). Best effort for new yard when runner-up at Sandown 3 weeks ago and a repeat of that form may well suffice.

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Arthalot^p²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

66/1

Fair on Flat, stays 2m, well held last time. Has left Paul George ahead of this hurdles bow.

Form:

Betterforeveryone

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

18/1

£40,000 3-y-o, half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Kingsmere (21f-3m winner). Dam, little impact sole start over hurdles, half-sister to top-class hurdler/useful chaser Mighty Man.

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Could Talkaboutit³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 110

4/1

Needed experience when sixth in his bumper but more like it over hurdles, finding only one too good in a novice at Taunton a month ago. Likely to improve again.

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Crosspoint⁸³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr J R J Naylor

300/1

First foal, dam (c86), point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Jupitor. Unplaced completed start (ran out on debut) in points in Dec 2019.

Form:

Dance With Fire⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

125/1

Little promise in a Warwick bumper in December.

Form:

Etincelle Artiste^t⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: Mrs F M Shaw

125/1

Runner-up in a point but had wind op before Rules debut and limited impact over hurdles for Dan Skelton. Since moved yards.

Form:

Kingsand Bay⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

28/1

€38,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Harambe and fair hurdler/chaser Diamond Rock. Too green to show much in a Newbury bumper in January.

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Lindisfarne^t1⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: R Walford

200/1

Dam, ungenuine maiden jumper, half-sister to modest hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Bronzesmith. Beaten a long way out in a Wincanton bumper in November 2019. Pulled up in a point in December.

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Tigerbythetail³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 114

11/5

Half-brother to smart hurdler Roksana. Promise in sole bumper and all 3 starts over hurdles, albeit he was granted a soft lead at Market Rasen.

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Wrong Shape Ball⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: Nicky Martin

28/1

Promising second of 10 in novice hurdle at Catterick (19f, good) on his debut in December but very disappointing at Ludlow since.

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Non-Runners

Boolamore Glory¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Amenon (10/11), Tigerbythetail (11/5), Could Talkaboutit (4/1), Betterforeveryone (18/1), Kingsand Bay (28/1), Wrong Shape Ball (28/1), Arthalot (66/1), Boolamore Glory (66/1), Dance With Fire (125/1), Etincelle Artiste (125/1), Lindisfarne (200/1), Crosspoint (300/1)

AMENON endured a pretty hard race when runner-up at Sandown 3 weeks ago but assuming he's in the same form, this looks a good opportunity for him to shed his maiden status. Could Talkaboutit and Tigerbythetail look the main threats.