1.40 - Wincanton:
Cadoudoff. 1 pt e/w. Available at 12/1.
Ardkilly Witness. 0.5 pts e/w. Available at 20/1.
Walt is likely to prove hard to beat and he rightly heads the market. He is lightly raced, progressive and will be suited by this step back up in trip after winning over 19 furlongs in soft ground at Fontwell last time out. Bought out of Nicky Henderson's yard last May he has joined a yard who operate at an impressive strike rate and who are adept at improving horses they get from other Trainers. He is the most likely winner under a very competent seven pound claimer but there are a few at bigger prices that are of some interest. Cadoudoff and Ardkilly Witness both revert to hurdles after relative lean times over fences but they are well handicapped if they find the switch back to the smaller obstacles to their liking. Cadoudoff fell on his reappearance at Newbury in November and has disappointed twice since. He was a third of six over this C/D last March from a five pound higher mark and went close over 20 furlongs at Wincanton in January 2015. Both those efforts would see him get competitive here and he is reunited with the last jockey to win on him. He represents a yard whose horses having been running well recently. Ardkilly Witness is well into veteran status and his Chase form has been patchy in recent times. He hasn't been seen over hurdles much but the majority of his form over the smaller obstacles suggests a mark of 120 is very attractive if he is still capable of producing his former level of performance. Testing ground suits and he has a victory over this sort of trip on this track, albeit over fences.
3.20 - Wincanton - Saroque. 1 pt e/w. Available at 12/1.
Saroque has been slow to come to hand this season but there were more encouraging signs at Bangor last time out, even though he ran in snatches and looked anything but an easy ride. As a consequence he has fallen seven pounds in the weights since the start of the campaign and is now rated five pound below the mark from which he won at Exeter in November 2015. He has since been placed at both Chepstow (Welsh National) and Exeter (Devon National) from 13 and ten pounds higher marks in testing ground. At ten years old he may be feeling his age but he represents a Trainer whose horses are quite capable of showing their best well into veteran status and it wouldn't be a surprise were Saroque to build on his latest effort. He has a completion record of 122128 in Chases on right handed tracks, all in soft/heavy ground.
3.35 - Ludlow - Port Melon. 2.5 pts win. Available at 4/1. (Nap)
7.30 - Chelmsford - Zamperini. 0.75 pts e/w. Available at 16/1. (Nb)
Cadoudoff. 1 pt e/w. Available at 12/1.
Ardkilly Witness. 0.5 pts e/w. Available at 20/1.
Walt is likely to prove hard to beat and he rightly heads the market. He is lightly raced, progressive and will be suited by this step back up in trip after winning over 19 furlongs in soft ground at Fontwell last time out. Bought out of Nicky Henderson's yard last May he has joined a yard who operate at an impressive strike rate and who are adept at improving horses they get from other Trainers. He is the most likely winner under a very competent seven pound claimer but there are a few at bigger prices that are of some interest. Cadoudoff and Ardkilly Witness both revert to hurdles after relative lean times over fences but they are well handicapped if they find the switch back to the smaller obstacles to their liking. Cadoudoff fell on his reappearance at Newbury in November and has disappointed twice since. He was a third of six over this C/D last March from a five pound higher mark and went close over 20 furlongs at Wincanton in January 2015. Both those efforts would see him get competitive here and he is reunited with the last jockey to win on him. He represents a yard whose horses having been running well recently. Ardkilly Witness is well into veteran status and his Chase form has been patchy in recent times. He hasn't been seen over hurdles much but the majority of his form over the smaller obstacles suggests a mark of 120 is very attractive if he is still capable of producing his former level of performance. Testing ground suits and he has a victory over this sort of trip on this track, albeit over fences.
3.20 - Wincanton - Saroque. 1 pt e/w. Available at 12/1.
Saroque has been slow to come to hand this season but there were more encouraging signs at Bangor last time out, even though he ran in snatches and looked anything but an easy ride. As a consequence he has fallen seven pounds in the weights since the start of the campaign and is now rated five pound below the mark from which he won at Exeter in November 2015. He has since been placed at both Chepstow (Welsh National) and Exeter (Devon National) from 13 and ten pounds higher marks in testing ground. At ten years old he may be feeling his age but he represents a Trainer whose horses are quite capable of showing their best well into veteran status and it wouldn't be a surprise were Saroque to build on his latest effort. He has a completion record of 122128 in Chases on right handed tracks, all in soft/heavy ground.
3.35 - Ludlow - Port Melon. 2.5 pts win. Available at 4/1. (Nap)
7.30 - Chelmsford - Zamperini. 0.75 pts e/w. Available at 16/1. (Nb)
Last edited:
