Cheltenham Preview 5th March At Wincanton Handicap Chase.
Wincanton · Wednesday, 25 Feb · 19:50
· 2m 4f 35y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:50
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | — |
Walkinthewoods (G)
Dual hurdles winner who got off the mark over fences at Plumpton last spring, albeit in a weak 3-runner affair. Sharper for a comeback run when second in handicap hurdle at Ludlow and was in the process of running well back over fences whe…
|
Osian Radford | Evan Williams | 9 | 76.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Flash Gorcombe (G)
FAV
C&D winner who found class 3 too competitive last time. In decent form prior to that and worth considering down in class.
|
Harry Kimber | R Walford | 9 | 76.2 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 3 | — |
Whatmakes Honey B (M)
[T]
Found improvement when making a winning handicap hurdle debut at Taunton off a similar mark last spring. Struggled first 2 starts this season but showed a bit more when fourth back at Taunton latest. Makes chase debut (maiden Irish pointer…
|
Chad Bament | H Brown | 7 | 70.3 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Hatos (G)
[PT]
Stopped the slide off a career-low mark when second at Fontwell, though recent evidence suggests he's far from certain to back that up.
|
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard | 9 | 68.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
My Rockstar (G)
C&D winner who also struck at Taunton in November 2024 after 6 months off but not seen since running poorly here 11 months ago.
|
Ben Godfrey | Mrs H E Rees | 10 | 66.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Universal Secret (G)
[PT]
Modest winning hurdler whose record over fences last season was patchy. Faced a stiff task on return but no excuses at Exeter since. Tongue strap back on.
|
Kielan Woods | Mrs H R J Nelmes | 9 | 66.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Jack Doyen (G)
[B]
Made the frame all 4 starts last season but has struggled all 3 starts this term after 11 months off.
|
J M Quinlan | B I Case | 10 | 65.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Constant Friday (G)
Modest winning hurdler in 2022. Failed to scale similar heights switched to fences following a lengthy absence last season but bettered his reappearance efforts when second at Lingfield. However, struggled on easier ground there next time …
|
James Davies | R Rowe | 11 | 64.4 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Sans Of Gold (G)
Little solid form over hurdles or fences. 9 lb out of the handicap.
|
Rex Dingle | J D Frost | 8 | 64.4 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Flash Gorcombe (6/4), Hatos (3/1), Constant Friday (15/2), Whatmakes Honey B (9/1), Universal Secret (10/1), Walkinthewoods (11/1), Jack Doyen (12/1), My Rockstar (14/1), Sans Of Gold (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3829.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1762.0 GBP |
| P3 | 881.0 GBP |
| P4 | 441.0 GBP |
| P5 | 220.0 GBP |