April 12 / 16.00 Wincanton

16.00

Good

Bridles Care Home In Wincanton Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £10562
  • 2m 5f 82y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Bridles Care Home In Wincanton Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 41212P

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Has done well since raised to 2m4f and narrowly beaten at Ascot on his penultimate start by one who was well handicapped; beaten too far out at Uttoxeter last time to blame the longer trip (2m7f) but definite chance at this level if he's back on his game.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

16:00 Wincanton

John Barbour

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Has done well since raised to 2m4f and narrowly beaten at Ascot on his penultimate start by one who was well handicapped; beaten too far out at Uttoxeter last time to blame the longer trip (2m7f) but definite chance at this level if he's back on his game.

100/30

11

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

14:25 Uttoxeter

John Barbour

10st 10lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Has a solid record (1212) since upped to about 2m4f, the wins at Uttoxeter (3-3 here overall); good effort at Ascot most recently; bred to stay this longer distance and may improve further; strong contender.

7/1

2nd

9

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 63y

Class 2

14:25 Ascot

John Barbour

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Second-season hurdler who has form figures of 121 since upped to 2m4f, both wins at Uttoxeter (good to soft); goes into deeper waters but may improve further at this sort of distance; respected.

8/1

9/2

  • Place: £4.50

Form: 211413 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 9lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Most wins and best form are over fences and he ran pretty well at Exeter last month; the time before, in October, he won a small-field handicap hurdle at Exeter off his much lower hurdle mark (now 3lb higher); could have some part to play.
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3rd

2

27th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:53 Newton Abbot

Time To Bite

11st 13lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Admirable veteran who recorded his ninth chase win when making all to score from 2lb out of the weights at Fakenham (3m, good) this month; this is tougher off 4lb higher but he seems as good as ever as an 11yo and three of his wins have come at this track; key player.

9/4

1st

7

4th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 2

16:03 Fakenham

Time To Bite

10st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Eight-time chase winner who often makes the running and is very well suited by good or faster ground; went close off his lower hurdle mark last month; on career-high mark from just out of the weights here and usually runs over slightly shorter trips but still features prominently in calculations.

7/2

2nd

6

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

16:00 Wincanton

Time To Bite

10st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Most wins and best form are over fences and he ran pretty well at Exeter last month; the time before, in October, he won a small-field handicap hurdle at Exeter off his much lower hurdle mark (now 3lb higher); could have some part to play.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: -11P66

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Won two small-field handicaps at 2m (good to soft) in the autumn; hasn't kicked on, though latest run at Kempton was more encouraging and 2m5f is worth persevering with.
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6th

1

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 2

17:13 Fakenham

Nardaran

12st 0lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Paul Nicholls

3-10 over hurdles; ended last season with two good runs, the latter a close third at Wincanton (2m5f, good); swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers and has good 5lb claimer Freddie Keighley enlisted today; shortlisted.

12/1

3rd

3

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

16:00 Wincanton

Nardaran

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Won two small-field handicaps at 2m (good to soft) in the autumn; hasn't kicked on, though latest run at Kempton was more encouraging and 2m5f is worth persevering with.

9/2

6th

8

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Kempton

Nardaran

11st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Won two small-field handicaps at 2m (good to soft) in the autumn but he hasn't gone on in two hurdle runs since and had a go on the AW recently; trip query over this far and has more to prove than some.

14/1

Form: 19-16P D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Chase campaign aborted after two forgettable efforts since a winning start in October (2m3f); on a fair mark for this return to hurdles and has a strike-rate of 2-6 in this discipline.
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4th

4

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

16:00 Wincanton

Reallyntruthfully

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Chase campaign aborted after two forgettable efforts since a winning start in October (2m3f); on a fair mark for this return to hurdles and has a strike-rate of 2-6 in this discipline.

9/1

3

1st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 189y

Class 3

14:45 Huntingdon

Reallyntruthfully

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Absent since a November effort that failed to back up the form of his reappearance success (chase debut); however, may still have more to offer over fences and he certainly seems to benefit from a good rest, having gained two of his three wins when fresh.

9/2

Form: 12021P D

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Strike-rate of 5-12 over hurdles and won easily at Warwick (2m5f, good) before pulling up at Ascot in October; he does have a bit to prove off this mark even if returning in good order.
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2nd

3

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

15:00 Newton Abbot

Doc McCoy

11st 11lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Five-time hurdle winner but 0-6 over fences; hasn't had much go his way since scoring in October but he was still in contention when unseating three out over fences last time in a race won by Dunkerque; now 10lb better off with that rival and he should be competitive given a change in fortune; forecast rain is a concern though.

11/8

2

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:12 Southwell

Doc McCoy

12st 0lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Strike-rate of 5-13 over hurdles and he's rated 10lb lower as a chaser (0-5); however, hasn't offered a lot in this discipline and it's over a year since he last went chasing.

8/1

2

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

16:00 Wincanton

Doc McCoy

11st 11lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Strike-rate of 5-12 over hurdles and won easily at Warwick (2m5f, good) before pulling up at Ascot in October; he does have a bit to prove off this mark even if returning in good order.

13/2

Form: 7411

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £45.20
Straight Forecast £43.25
Trifecta £221.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

John Barbour

TOPSPEED:

Doc McCoy

Daily Record:

Khafre

The Star:

Nardaran

D Express:

Reallyntruthfully

RP RATINGS:

Time To Bite

POSTDATA:

John Barbour

The Times:

John Barbour

Daily Mirror:

John Barbour

The Sun:

John Barbour

Telegraph:

Doc McCoy