January 12 / 16.05 Wincanton

16.05

Soft

racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2178.4
  • 1m 7f 50y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38
  • Place: £1.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£65,000 3yo; third foal; dam won French 2m1f hurdle only start, half-sister to Danaw, a French 1m4f Flat and 2m1f-2m3f hurdle/chase winner (including two Grade 3 hurdles); of obvious interest for top connections.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

8

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Centreofattention

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: E Bolger

Debut bumper winner for Nicky Henderson in 2024 (good to soft); fair sixth on stable debut at Galway in October and ran better than finishing position suggested in a rated novice chase at Punchestown; tailed off in a Navan maiden hurdle last time at 80-1 (2m, soft to heavy); check market for handicap debut.

15/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 22

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
The horse who beat him 7l at Stratford in October went on to finish 3l ahead of Rickety Bridge at Cheltenham and this 5yo probably improved again to go close here in a first-time tongue-tie (on good to soft); strong form contender.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

16:25 Plumpton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Harriet Dickin

raced in third, mistake 4 out, lost position after 3 out

13/8

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

16:25 Plumpton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Harriet Dickin

raced in third, mistake 4 out, lost position after 3 out

13/8

1st

7

22nd Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

took keen hold, midfield, hit 3 out, good headway and went second 2 out, ridden and challenging last, led final 110yds, kept on well

6/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £60,000 after comfortably winning a 3m Irish point (yielding; odds-on); the runner-up is now with Lucinda Russell and has gone close in a Hexham bumper; hard to dismiss.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 2

15:32 Chepstow

Ben Solo

10st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

A regular here in this first season over fences and might have won for a second time in this discipline but for unseating three out over Christmas; never really sighted when 33-1 for the Jack Richards at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) in which he was 5lb out of the weights; retains potential and a tongue-tie is added.

4/1

20

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Ben Solo

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Rebecca Curtis

Has shown most of his form on Welsh tracks, latterly Chepstow since switched to chasing; ran well when bidding for a 2m3f double and was in a narrow lead, albeit being challenged, when falling three out last time; faces a much stiffer task from 5lb out of the weights at this level.

28/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
72,000euros 3yo; fourth foal; half-brother to bumper winner Grand Du Nord; dam fourth in 12.5f AQPS Flat race, half-sister to French 2m6f Grade 2 chase winner Louping D'Ainay and French 2m4f Listed hurdle winner Sirene D'Ainay; bred to have a future.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

13th Feb 2025

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:20 Sandown

Jackpot DAinay

11st 5lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Showed promise on his first four starts (including on soft) then got off the mark when making all in a Market Rasen novice (2m, good to soft); on a line through the runner-up he's making his handicap debut off a fair mark, and this unexposed 6yo is open to improvement for his good yard.

3/1

23

27th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:00 Wetherby

Jackpot DAinay

11st 0lb

T: Olly Murphy

23

27th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:00 Wetherby

Jackpot DAinay

11st 0lb

T: Olly Murphy

Form: 24

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to top staying hurdler Big Buck's; won his British point easily on soft; would have prevailed in another stride at Worcester and then ran fourth behind the smart Brechin Castle in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham (soft); every chance.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

5

27th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:53 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

10st 13lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Point winner who was 1-8 over hurdles but he made a smooth transition to chasing when scoring over C&D (good; 13-2) three weeks ago; up 3lb but he travelled well for a long way last time and hit a personal best with that convincing success; interesting contender.

6/4

1st

3

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

14:45 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Landed a Southwell maiden hurdle (2m4f, soft) in March 2024; largely out of form in limited starts since but there were signs of a revival here (3m2f, good) last month in first-time cheekpieces; needs to back that up but could improve for this switch to fences.

6/1

4th

3

4th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:20 Newton Abbot

Rickety Bridge

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Won a Southwell maiden (2m4f, soft) in March 2024 but he's had only six runs since and has struggled in his last three handicaps; may have needed his comeback run (2m7f) in February but he needs a major revival back up in trip; cheekpieces added.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam bumper and 2m3f-3m6f hurdle/chase winner out of 2m4f/2m7f hurdle winner Common Girl; 4yo filly receiving all the allowances and James Turner takes off a further 7lb; respected.
Place /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

19th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 5

14:33 Stratford

Jewel Eyed Judy

10st 4lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Opened her account at Leicester (2m4f) in November but well below par subsequently, tried in cheekpieces when pulled up at Taunton (3m) 26 days ago; tongue-tie is added now.

20/1

9

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:45 Taunton

Jewel Eyed Judy

10st 13lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Won on reappearance at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in November off 4lb lower but out of form in her three starts since, with the last two over 3m2f/3m; now has headgear on for the first time.

14/1

4th

6

5th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

12:40 Doncaster

Jewel Eyed Judy

11st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Won on reappearance at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in November but soundly beaten when fourth of five at there (2m4f, heavy) in December and pulled up at Fontwell last month; needs to get back on track.

6/1

Non-runners

Betgoodwin, Fiftyfifty

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.70
Straight Forecast £10.10
Trifecta £38.10

Selections

LAMBOURN:

Centreofattention

RP RATINGS:

Rickety Bridge

SPOTLIGHT:

Yalla Habibi

Telegraph:

Jewel Eyed Judy

The Times:

Ben Solo

D Express:

Centreofattention

Daily Mirror:

Centreofattention

The Star:

Centreofattention

The Guardian:

Yalla Habibi

POSTDATA:

Rickety Bridge

WEST COUNTRY:

Rickety Bridge

Daily Mail:

Rickety Bridge

Daily Record:

Rickety Bridge