Cheltenham Preview 5th March At Wincanton Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	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 proc…	142U6F	Osian Radford Evan Williams	9	76.2kg	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.	58-4363	Harry Kimber R Walford	9	76.2kg	2.50 6/4
—	3	—	Whatmakes Honey B (M) Pulled Up 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.…	1-P94P6	Chad Bament H Brown	7	70.3kg	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.	2233-UP	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	9	68.9kg	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.	P245-45	Ben Godfrey Mrs H E Rees	10	66.7kg	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.	43/PP12-	Kielan Woods Mrs H R J Nelmes	9	66.2kg	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.	5311-21	J M Quinlan B I Case	10	65.8kg	13 12/1
—	8	—	Constant Friday (G) Pulled Up 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, str…	35-424P	James Davies R Rowe	11	64.4kg	8.50 15/2
7th	9	—	Sans Of Gold (G) Little solid form over hurdles or fences. 9 lb out of the handicap.	74/7P4-7	Rex Dingle J D Frost	8	64.4kg	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)