Wincanton
Sunday, 12 April 2026 · 1m7f · Good · hurdle · Class Class 5 · £3,565
Race Assessment
A modest Class 5 handicap hurdle with several horses dropping in class after recent competitive efforts. The form appears solid enough with Prince Rhinegold's second at this track last month providing a useful line. Victory Shout looks the most progressive having won well at Taunton.
Key Factors
- •Recent course form
- •Class dropping
- •Distance preferences
- •Ground conditions
Going
Good ground suits several runners including Ribba Hill who was second here on similar going. The drying conditions help Forest Hills but may not be ideal for all runners.
Pace
Likely steady early pace with Little Lady Lucy potentially making all if allowed. Victory Shout and Ugo Bingo should be prominent throughout, with the pace likely to quicken from 3 out.
Recommendations (1)
Victory Shout (FR)
win7/10Confidence: 7/10Most progressive horse in field having won well at Taunton after break. Returns to more suitable shorter trip having been beaten by a good performance here over longer distance. Represents the Joe Tizzard stable in good form and looks fairly treated off current mark.
Suggested stake: 2.5% of bank
Runner Analysis
Prince Rhinegold (IRE)
Ran well when second at this course last month but disappointed badly here 11 days ago. Can be inconsistent but the course form is a positive and he's dropping slightly in class.
- + Course form
- + Recent second here
- - Inconsistent
- - Poor last run
Postponed Legacy
Progressive until poor effort at Taunton five weeks ago when racing freely and jumping badly. The break may help but now looks on a challenging mark after his rapid rise.
- + Previous progression
- + Fresher after break
- - Jumped poorly last time
- - Challenging mark
Anthracite (GB)
Has shown little worthwhile form under either code and was 80-1 when well beaten last time. First-time cheekpieces are the only positive angle but hard to fancy.
- + First-time cheekpieces
- - Poor form record
- - Well beaten last time
Ribba Hill (IRE)
Good second here three weeks ago on favoured going and that winner followed up easily. Dropping back in trip but has a solid chance off just 1lb higher on the same track where he ran well.
- + Course form
- + Favoured ground
- + Recent good effort
- - Dropping in trip
- - 0-6 over hurdles
Forest Hills (IRE)
Completely tailed off in all three hurdles runs and shows no aptitude for obstacles. Even off a low mark, hard to see any improvement forthcoming.
- + Low weight
- + Drying ground helps
- - No hurdles form
- - Completely outclassed
Victory Shout (FR)
Won well at Taunton after a break then wasn't disgraced when beaten here over longer trip. Returning to shorter distance and looks the most progressive horse in the field.
- + Recent winner
- + Back to preferred trip
- + Progressive
- - Penalised after recent win
- - Beaten last time here
Ugo Bingo (FR)
Has slipped to a workable mark but new headgear didn't spark improvement last month when wilting to fourth here. Needs to find more despite the handicapper's help.
- + Good mark
- + Course experience
- - Didn't improve for new headgear
- - Wilted last time here
Saucats (FR)
Longstanding maiden over hurdles who ran respectably behind Victory Shout at Taunton but no obvious reason why he should reverse those placings here on similar terms.
- + Consistent efforts
- + Not disgraced recently
- - Hurdles maiden
- - Inferior to Victory Shout
Little Lady Lucy (IRE)
Winless in 11 attempts over hurdles and achieved nothing in three runs after recent absence. Hard to see any reason for optimism despite bottom weight.
- + Bottom weight
- - 0-11 over hurdles
- - No form after break
No Value
Joint-favourite but showed no improvement for headgear change last time and wilted when the pace quickened here
Avoid
Completely tailed off in all three hurdles runs showing no aptitude for obstacles
0-11 over hurdles with no form shown after recent break
Runners (9)
| Pos | Draw | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Weight | Odds | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | - | Prince Rhinegold (IRE) | Bryan Carver | Linda Blackford | 76 | 146lbs | 7.5 | 5/10 |
| - | - | Postponed Legacy | Beau Morgan(5) | Martin Keighley | 97 | 167lbs | - | 4/10 |
| 3 | - | Anthracite (GB) | Richie McLernon | Neil Mulholland | 78 | 148lbs | 5.5 | 2/10 |
| - | - | Ribba Hill (IRE) | Tom Bellamy | Syd Hosie | 98 | 168lbs | 6.0 | 6/10 |
| 6 | - | Forest Hills (IRE) | Ciaran Gethings | Carroll Gray | 78 | 148lbs | 51.0 | 1/10 |
| 2 | - | Victory Shout (FR) | Paddy Hanlon(5) | Syd Hosie | 98 | 168lbs | 4.3 | 7/10 |
| 7 | - | Ugo Bingo (FR) | Brendan Powell | Joe Tizzard | 95 | 165lbs | 4.3 | 5/10 |
| 5 | - | Saucats (FR) | Ben Godfrey | Joe Tickle | 73 | 143lbs | 7.5 | 4/10 |
| 1 | - | Little Lady Lucy (IRE) | Bradley Harris(3) | Neil Mulholland | 72 | 142lbs | 34.0 | 1/10 |