March 05 / 16.15 Wincanton

16.15

Good To Soft

Women Investors Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5148.97
  • 2m 4f 35y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Women Investors Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 7-2231 C

Last run: 19 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Six chase wins, the latest here (1m7f, heavy) under Rian Corcoran 19 days ago; still on workable mark after recent 5lb rise and will be fine over today's longer trip but the faster ground is probably not in his favour.
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1st

1

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:15 Wincanton

Royal Mer

12st 0lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Six chase wins, the latest here (1m7f, heavy) under Rian Corcoran 19 days ago; still on workable mark after recent 5lb rise and will be fine over today's longer trip but the faster ground is probably not in his favour.

9/2

1st

1

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 149y

Class 4

14:50 Wincanton

Royal Mer

12st 2lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Five-time chase winner who relishes testing ground; runner-up in his first two starts this season including a close call at Exeter (2m1f, good to soft), but his form cooled at Hereford last time; needs to step up again after that but he remains well treated on his old form.

7/2

3rd

1

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

15:00 Hereford

Royal Mer

11st 13lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Five-time chase winner who relishes testing ground; runner-up on both starts this term and looks sure to go close.

13/8

10/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 5-15P5 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Gained all three chase wins over C&D, the latest off today's mark on seasonal debut in December (good to soft); has suffered a slump in form this winter, though, and has questions to answer now; tongue-tie added.
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7th

6

26th Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:30 Warwick

Pilsdon Pen

11st 0lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

Wincanton specialist who kept on for second there (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago in first-time cheekpieces (retained); he's run well here in the past but needs to prove his stamina, having faded over 3m1f at Wincanton in December.

7/1

2nd

5

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:15 Wincanton

Pilsdon Pen

11st 8lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Gained all three chase wins over C&D, the latest off today's mark on seasonal debut in December (good to soft); has suffered a slump in form this winter, though, and has questions to answer now; tongue-tie added.

10/1

5th

1

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:20 Wincanton

Pilsdon Pen

12st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Jeremy Scott

Made it 3-7 over fences with narrow win on his C&D reappearance (good to soft) in December; only 1lb higher here but he's been disappointing since that last success and was pulled up at Exeter (first-time blinkers) last time; regular cheekpieces are now reapplied but he needs to get back in track.

10/1

Form: -36441 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Showed the benefit of a wind op when making all to exploit reduced mark at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) last month; went back up 8lb for that but this right-handed track should also suit; likely contender.
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3rd

2

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 4

15:40 Fontwell

Duhallow Tommy

11st 11lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Four chase wins, the latest from the front off reduced mark at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) in February; just a respectable third of five at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft) last month but could be hard to catch if able to dominate here.

5/4

3rd

4

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:15 Wincanton

Duhallow Tommy

11st 10lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Showed the benefit of a wind op when making all to exploit reduced mark at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) last month; went back up 8lb for that but this right-handed track should also suit; likely contender.

11/4

Form: 4-2124 BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Made all to open account at Stratford (2m6f, good to soft) in October, his eighth chase, and has performed well off today's mark on both subsequent outings (2m4f, soft/good to soft); up in grade today but still enters calculations.
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4th

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Warwick

Another Folly

11st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

2m6f winner at Stratford last October; another good run to be fourth at Ludlow in January (2m4f) but bit below that level since, last time sent to France.

6/1

4th

6

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:15 Wincanton

Another Folly

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Made all to open account at Stratford (2m6f, good to soft) in October, his eighth chase, and has performed well off today's mark on both subsequent outings (2m4f, soft/good to soft); up in grade today but still enters calculations.

6/1

4th

2

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 5

14:17 Ludlow

Another Folly

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Made all to open account at Stratford (2m6f, good to soft) in October, his eighth chase, and also ran well when second to very progressive rival at Warwick (2m4f, soft) the following month; had wind op during 57-day break; can give this a good shot.

4/1

OUR TIP

14/1

Form: 2U6964

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Very well handicapped on some of his Irish form but safely held on all three starts for Dan Skelton this year and needs to turn a corner.
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3rd

4

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 2

16:40 Sandown

Palamon

10st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Returned to form and rewarded heavy market support at Bangor (2m4f, good; tongue-tie refitted) last month, his fifth start for Dan Skelton; just a respectable sixth under penalty in the Red Rum at Aintree (2m, good to soft) nine days later and his mark is another 5lb higher here, but he remains very much of interest.

11/4

6th

15

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Palamon

10st 2lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

Well-backed, even-money favourite at Bangor (2m4f) last Tuesday, when reverting to good ground in a reapplied tongue-tie and returning to form with a convincing win; 9lb higher in a much hotter race today but not ruled out for his top yard on the back of that stylish success.

9/1

1st

8

31st Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

15:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Palamon

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Maiden chaser and with an overall strike-rate of 2-32; he hasn't got anything going over fences for current yard but he's dropped sharply in the weights and getting back on good ground can only help; would be interesting if the market offered encouragement.

5/2

Non-runners

Ballymackie

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £12.30
Straight Forecast £13.66
Trifecta £34.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ballymackie

TOPSPEED:

Royal Mer

POSTDATA:

Another Folly

Daily Record:

Duhallow Tommy

Telegraph:

Pilsdon Pen

Daily Mail:

Royal Mer

The Sun:

Royal Mer

RP RATINGS:

Ballymackie

The Times:

Ballymackie

The Guardian:

Ballymackie

D Express:

Ballymackie

Daily Mirror:

Ballymackie

The Star:

Ballymackie