Inconsistent mudlover well treated if in the right frame of mind

Credit: Alan Crowhurst

Massini's Lady
2.35 Carlisle
1pt winTop Wood
2.55 Wincanton
1pt winYou Too Pet
4.40 Wincanton
1pt win

Two staying handicap chases on heavy ground at Wincanton might offer the best chance of a profit on a competitive card in the West Country.

The Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Chase (2.55) may well be dominated by top-weighted pair Top Wood and Dawson City, neither of whom would have been eligible without the rules being relaxed to allow horses up to a couple of pounds too high into handicaps that don't fill.

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Published on 8 March 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:03, 8 March 2017

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