14:30 Wincanton

Friday 12 January 2024

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Bruton Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 3m 52.69s

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Selected odds by:

Dancing Harry²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: R A Teal| OR: 93

5/1

A fairly useful winner at 14f on Flat. Not so good over hurdles so far, fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Taunton (16.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 5324-5

Kooky⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 92

15/2

Encouraging start when third in a Huntingdon bumper (15.8f) last January and mild promise so far over hurdles. Bred to do better and looks an interesting handicap debutant after a three-month break.

Form: 33-4

Rivers Corner¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S Hosie| OR: 88

33/1

Modest in bumpers and similar standard over hurdles. Should come on for latest outing and not a forlorn hope on handicap debut.

Form: 75458-6

Tribesmans Glory²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 88

16/1

Fair winning chaser for Tom George in 2020. Lightly raced since but showed some ability remains after another 14 months off when third in handicap hurdle at Exeter in November. Pulled up there since and returns to hurdling.

Form: 4F0/8-3P

Little Pi⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 88

7/2

Lightly-raced type who showed further improvement to open his account on second start in handicaps at Ludlow (15.7f) in November, overcoming late mistakes in the process. May do better still provided he can keep the errors at bay.

Form: 900-841

Daany^h⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: M G Nolan| T: J Tickle| OR: 78| CD

9/2

Unreliable individual. 8/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 6 days ago, driven out. Carries penalty. Not certain to be in the same form.

Form: 0-P6241

Sous Surveillance^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Bannister| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 84

125/1

Poor maiden on the Flat and not enough encouragement over hurdles to make him of interest in this.

Form: P64-00

Renegade Arrow³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 81

28/1

Perth bumper winner in September 2021. Not seen again until well held in 3 hurdles this winter but could prove a different proposition now handicapping.

Form: 31/050

Mr Sociable²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 80

33/1

Well held in 3 outings back from a long absence last winter and no more encouragement at Exeter on return. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 27/97P-9

Staar^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: James Best| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR: 80

16/1

Placed both starts in points in 2018 and very lightly raced to date over hurdles, achieving modest form at best. Likely needed the run at Uttoxeter 3 weeks ago, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 3887/2-7

Great Valley^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 91

5/1

Related to numerous winners and bettered previous efforts when second in juvenile at Taunton a month ago. Cheekpieces on for handicap debut and very much one to consider.

Form: R22

Double Powerful^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 78

16/1

Third sole start between the flags but there have not been many positives to glean from his efforts in this sphere. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3-7P79

Pivotal Sky^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt| OR: 84

22/1

Yet to achieve much over hurdles and hard to make a case for.

Form: 386

Cosmic View^p,t1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 79

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m) for the Crisfords but has achieved little over hurdles and looks up against it from out of the weights.

Form: 474

Non-Runners

Starevitch⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: Jamie Snowden J: William Featherstone

Sangiovese⁴³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Robber's Bridge²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: Simon Earle J: Non Runner

Milton Boy²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: N J Hawke J: Lorcan Murtagh

Forecasts

Little Pi (7/2), Daany (9/2), Great Valley (5/1), Dancing Harry (5/1), Robber's Bridge (7/1), Kooky (15/2), Sangiovese (10/1), Cosmic View (12/1), Tribesmans Glory (16/1), Double Powerful (16/1), Staar (16/1), Pivotal Sky (22/1), Starevitch (25/1), Renegade Arrow (28/1), Rivers Corner (33/1), Mr Sociable (33/1), Milton Boy (66/1), Sous Surveillance (125/1)

GREAT VALLEY is bred to be better than a mark of 91 and upped his game when second in a juvenile at Taunton a month ago, so he's worth taking a chance on switched to handicaps with cheekpieces applied. Little Pi is a danger and Kooky is another notable handicap debutant.