Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Wincanton - Thu 5th Apr 2012
14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30

16:00 Higos Somerset National Handicap Chase3m 3f 110y
Weighed In - (Class 3), £10,000 added, 5yo+, 4 runners
Winner £6,330 2nd £1,870 3rd £935 4th £468
Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances - always be involved in the finish

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 6m 48.50s
Off time: 16:00:24

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Upham Atom	13/8

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	7-4P19P	Gone To Lunch (IRE) 23	12	11-12 v	Nick Scholfield	J Scott	130	3/1
3	232342	Earth Planet (IRE) 9	10	11-1 bt	Harry Derham (7)	P F Nicholls	119	11/4
4	F48814	Upham Atom 30	9	11-0	L Treadwell	Mrs K A Buckett	118	13/8
5	68F45P	Fort View (IRE) 41	8	11-0 p	Mr R G Henderson (7)	P Gundry	118	4/1

Non runners
2	P2151P		Only Witness (IRE)	7	11-3	B G Powell	Brendan Powell	121

Verdict

Veteran Gone To Lunch won over C&D in November but is still 8lb higher and recent efforts suggest Father Time is beginning to catch-up with Jeremy Scott's stayer. Earth Planet travels strongly in his races but finds very little at the business end while Only Witness dropped away tamely at Newbury last time and isn't certain to see out this trip. UPHAM ATOM won over 3m7f at Folkestone in February and was far from disgraced when fourth in the Devon National subsequently. He has a good record around here on fast ground and looks the one to beat today as Fort View looks to have lost his way.

Formwatch

Gone To Lunch (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division, dropped towards rear 20th, soon struggling, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Balthazar King (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m 7f hcp chs (2) gd in Mar, 16 ran.

Only Witness (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, outpaced when hit 9th, behind 12th, tailed off after 13th, soon pulled up, in a race won by No Loose Change (11-4) at Newbury 3m nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Mar, 7 ran.

Earth Planet (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Chased clear leader, closed after 4 out, demoted to 3rd and not asked for effort 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden before last, found nil, 2nd of 5, 12l behind Bruslini (11-5) at Hereford 3m 1f nov chs (4) gd in Mar.

Upham Atom 12-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, mistake 13th, ridden next, blundered 16th, outpaced next, stayed on flat, 4th of 12, 10l behind Clash Duff (11-9) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.

Fort View (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling approaching 12th, soon well behind, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Reblis (10-10) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Feb, 11 ran.