November 21 / 14.50 Wincanton

14.50

Good To Soft

Danny McNab Bookmakers Sponsors Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £10562
  • 2m 3f 179y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Danny McNab Bookmakers Sponsors Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 4-P118 C

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won here (1m7f, good) last month after a break and followed up off same mark at Warwick (2m5f, good); fair effort in midfield in competitive Cheltenham handicap (2m5f, good) last Friday and he's running off 6lb lower today (6lb higher than for his two recent wins); effective on soft ground and off higher marks in the past; could play a leading role in first-time cheekpieces.
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1

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Getalead

11st 13lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Kevin Pickard

Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted.

8/1

1

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Getalead

11st 13lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Kevin Pickard

Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted.

8/1

1

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Getalead

11st 13lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Kevin Pickard

Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted.

8/1

OUR TIP

5/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 532-P1 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Consistent in defeat last season (including here and on soft/good to soft ground) and he left his disappointing reappearance miles behind to win at Plumpton (2m4f, good) recently in reapplied cheekpieces (retained); he came a long way clear with the runner-up and is just 3lb higher today; player.
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5th

5

11th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 91y

Class 2

16:25 Ayr

Irish Hill

11st 6lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent behind clear leader

8/1

5th

5

11th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 91y

Class 2

16:25 Ayr

Irish Hill

11st 6lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent behind clear leader

8/1

4th

4

15th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Kempton

Irish Hill

11st 11lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

pressed leader

7/1

Form: 2-2114 D

Last run: 124 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Won two in a row in June (2m5f/2m7f, good/good to soft) and signed off for the O'Neill yard with fair fourth of 13 at Market Rasen in July; this lightly raced 6yo could still have more to offer and he's respected on his first run for Harry Derham (remains in the same ownership).
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1st

7

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Pyffo

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Won two in a row last June for the O'Neill yard and put up a bold show when close second of six at Doncaster (3m, good to soft; Bugise Seagull third) five weeks ago on second run for this yard; needs extra to win this, though.

9/1

1st

7

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Pyffo

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

pressed leaders, led after 5th, mistake 4 out, pushed along 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths ahead last, always doing enough

9/1

2nd

4

29th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

14:47 Doncaster

Pyffo

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

took keen hold, disputed lead, led clearly before 4th, not fluent 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied run-in, no extra towards finish

4/1

Form: 83U432 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
9yo who is on a long losing run but he's found his level again this season and was a sound third over hurdles at Exeter (2m2f, good) last month; bumped into well-handicapped winner when 9l second of three over fences at Plumpton (2m3f, good to soft) last time and he could be involved today.
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2

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 3

15:40 Plumpton

War Lord

11st 11lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Very useful chaser in his prime but last month's hurdling win at Fontwell (2m5f, good) came off a hugely reduced handicap mark and it's not easy to predict whether his revival will gather momentum.

4/1

1st

2

22nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

17:20 Fontwell

War Lord

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Has been through a quiet spell but he ran respectably when fourth at Worcester (2m4f, good; tongue-tie refitted) last time; likely to need more.

13/2

6

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Worcester

War Lord

11st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Very useful chaser in his prime but this year's efforts, in three hurdles and a chase, make him tough to recommend.

14/1

Form: 4P10-5 D BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner (good to soft) who landed a maiden hurdle at Ascot (2m3f, good) in March; flopped on handicap debut at Sandown in April and unplaced favourite in Carlisle novice on reappearance, but he may have needed that latest run and he's on a competitive mark judged on the Ascot form.
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1st

8

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

18:50 Uttoxeter

Geezer Rockstar

10st 4lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Lightly raced; improved on previous efforts last season when winning over 2m5f at Wincanton last month (good; trainer said he seems to run better at this time of year); quite interesting back up in trip.

3/1

1st

4

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

14:50 Wincanton

Geezer Rockstar

11st 13lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Returned after wind surgery with a near-miss at Chepstow (2m3f, good) last April but he's had only two runs since and has struggled in both of them; hurdles record is now 1-10 and he needs to get back on track after another break.

14/1

7th

1

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:42 Kempton

Geezer Rockstar

12st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Very mixed hurdle form, best efforts when winning an Ascot maiden nearly two years ago and, following wind surgery, when going close at Chepstow (also 2m3f, good) last April; form plunged again at Plumpton in November, though, and now has cheekpieces added; risky.

14/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £6.80
Straight Forecast £5.98
Trifecta £14.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Getalead

LAMBOURN:

Pyffo

POSTDATA:

Irish Hill

Telegraph:

Pyffo

Daily Mail:

Pyffo

The Sun:

Pyffo

The Guardian:

Irish Hill

The Star:

Irish Hill

Daily Record:

Irish Hill

RP RATINGS:

Getalead

TOPSPEED:

Getalead

The Times:

Getalead

D Express:

Getalead

Daily Mirror:

Getalead