Full Result 3.23 Wincanton | 14 February 2026

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(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (1m7f149yds) 1m7½f Heavy 13 fences

1st £5,413.02 2nd £2,490.74 3rd £1,245.38 4th £623.20 5th £310.58

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Royal Mer (FR) 3/1J Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	8	119 t	112	115	124	–
gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR) (Mansonnien)
In touch with leaders, switched left and headway before 3 out, ridden and led narrowly before 2 out, clear with one other before last, kept on (op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

2 ¾	6. Raffles Hermes (FR) 13/2 Harry Kimber Robert Walford	Harry Kimber Robert Walford	6	118 h	104	106	114	–
b g Masked Marvel - Ria D'etel (FR) (Martaline)
Raced in last, headway and pressed leaders before 3 out, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, went clear with winner before last, no extra inside final 110yds (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

3 12 [12¾]	5. Wewillgowithplanb (IRE) 22/1 Conor Ring Evan Williams	Conor Ring Evan Williams	9	119	105	91	106	–
b g Fame And Glory - Our Polly (IRE) (Saint Des Saints)
In touch with leaders, headway and pressed leaders before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out (tchd 20/1)

4 ¾ [13½]	4. Better Off Alone (IRE) 8/1 James Best Martin Keighley	James Best Martin Keighley	7	119 w² b¹	105	90	104	–
b g Ocovango - Tina's Truffles (IRE) (Milan)
Pressed leader, led before 4 out, faced challenges before 3 out, headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

5 6 [19½]	7. Begin The Luck (IRE) 13/2 Robbie David ⁷ Daisy Hitchins	Robbie David ⁷ Daisy Hitchins	10	106 b¹	95	72	88	–
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Bobsyourdad (IRE) (Bob's Return)
In touch with leaders, weakened before 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

PU	2. Joe Cotton (IRE) 3/1J Bryan Carver Jeremy Scott	Bryan Carver Jeremy Scott	8	121 v	111	–	–	–
b g Mount Nelson - Miss Compliance (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Pressed leader, dropped to last before 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 9/2)

PU	3. Jack Black (FR) 100/30 Charlie Todd Dan Skelton	Charlie Todd Dan Skelton	7	1111 p	107	–	–	–
b g Tirwanako (FR) - Loriane De Vonnas (FR) (Kadalko)
Led but pestered, headed before 4 out, weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said gelding lost left hind shoe) (op 11/4)

7 ran Off time: 3:24:31 Winning time: 4m 8.97s (slow by 21.97s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Somerset Racing (Royal Mer) 1st breeder: Xavier Moyer, Herve Sotteau & Annabelle
2nd owner: Willem Van Der Horst (Raffles Hermes)
3rd owner: Border Pointers (Wewillgowithplanb)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.80 £3.20 Ex: £24.80 CSF: £22.70 Trifecta: £230.30

3:23 Wincanton 14 Feb 2026

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