September 18 / 15.20 Plumpton

15.20

Good

Friends & Family Remembering Norman Sharpe Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £8169
  • 1m 7f 195y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Friends & Family Remembering Norman Sharpe Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 151-04 D

Last run: 113 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner on the Flat and over hurdles, latterly on the level in August; it's never going to be easy off this high a mark but she can deal with it; conditions fine.
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3rd

5

29th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Wetherby

See The Sea

11st 0lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

led narrowly, pushed along and headed before 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, went remote third just before last

9/1

1

7th Oct 2022

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 3

16:00 Chepstow

See The Sea

12st 0lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Multiple winner on the Flat and over hurdles, enhancing her strike-rate in this scene to 9-25 with a fairly cosy success under Peter Kavanagh at Plumpton (2m, good) 19 days ago; only 3lb higher for this but it looks a stronger contest; still commands respect.

7/2

1st

1

18th Sep 2022

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:20 Plumpton

See The Sea

12st 0lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

disputed lead, lost position and tracked leader after 2nd, led before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead and not fluent last, always doing enough

13/2

13/2

  • Place: £3.50

Form: -11652 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 6lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Two wins at his favoured Fakenham this spring before completing a hat-trick at Stratford; ran well behind a fairly handicapped winner at Fontwell last time and shouldn't be far away.
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6th

4

16th Jun 2023

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

19:20 Fontwell

Glimpse Of Gold

11st 9lb

J: Dylan Kitts

T: Sarah Humphrey

Hat-trick last spring but not in that level of form so far this year; well held at Fakenham latest and due to go down 4lb in future; often front-runs but Pak Army a rival for that role.

20/1

4th

4

4th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

17:00 Fakenham

Glimpse Of Gold

11st 0lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Sarah Humphrey

A win in this race last season was the middle leg of a hat-trick and he's fully 14lb lower than when last successful; however, this 12yo has struggled to get competitive this year and a major turnaround is needed.

12/1

Form: U517-1 C

Last run: 133 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner over hurdles, with his latest success coming here off a 6lb lower mark in May; new rating asks a question of him but he remains in good form, having run well on the Flat in August before getting stuck in the mud at Epsom ten days ago.
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1st

2

1st Sep 2023

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

15:38 Fontwell

Thibault

11st 12lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Adam West

set steady pace, increased tempo after 3 out, ridden when faced challenge after 2 out, kept on well final 110yds

5/1

5th

3

10th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

20:23 Salisbury

Thibault

10st 2lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Adam West

Versatile ground-wise; multiple wins for yard include a 2m handicap on the Flat at Chepstow in April 2022 but his latest win was over hurdles that May and he hasn't shone so far this year; others more obvious.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 22-421 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Has come back well from a break and with the hood left off he had a bit in hand at Stratford (2m, good); 4lb rise is not the end of the world.
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10

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

16:27 Musselburgh

Sergeant

11st 8lb

J: Miss Anna Johnston

T: Anthony Charlton

Refused to race at Wincanton in October so not without risk; won at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) last August and returned to form with 11l third under Anna Johnston at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) in December; the winner aside, that latest form is working out well and he could be thereabouts down 2lb.

16/1

10

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

16:27 Musselburgh

Sergeant

11st 8lb

J: Miss Anna Johnston

T: Anthony Charlton

Refused to race at Wincanton in October so not without risk; won at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) last August and returned to form with 11l third under Anna Johnston at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) in December; the winner aside, that latest form is working out well and he could be thereabouts down 2lb.

16/1

Form: 192-32 D

Last run: 118 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Running creditably over hurdles earlier this year and a recent Flat run should have done him some good; enjoys good ground on a sharp course and he's on a fair mark.
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3

8th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:20 Hereford

Just The Man

11st 9lb

J: Ben Poste

T: John O’Shea

Quite useful dual-purpose horse in his prime but out of form on the Flat and over hurdles last year; needs to have been revitalised by 169-day break.

12/1

10th

3

20th Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:25 Newton Abbot

Just The Man

11st 11lb

J: Ben Poste

T: John O’Shea

midfield

25/1

8th

3

(6)

5th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

14:10 Haydock

Just The Man

10st 13lb

J: Miss Iesha Wilding

T: John O’Shea

Three-time Flat winner who has tumbled down the weights; some fair hurdle form in 2023 but he's struggled on his three outings this year (one on the Flat) and a major turnaround is needed in a first-time tongue-tie.

25/1

Form: 13575-

Last run: 168 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Late last year he won on Flat (1m5f, AW) and over hurdles for Gary Moore, whom he later left for £8,500 after losing his way; two ordinary Flat efforts for this yard.
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10th

11

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

18:48 Fontwell

Rays The One

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Mark Pattinson

Dual C&D winner (soft/good) but not since December 2022, and is very inconsistent nowadays; tailed off at Stratford on latest outing in early July; 1lb wrong today; others have more pressing claims.

25/1

7th

9

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

19:18 Stratford

Rays The One

10st 2lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Mark Pattinson

Placed over hurdles in February and there was nothing wrong with his sixth at Warwick (2m3f, good) in April; has undergone wind surgery since finishing a distant last of ten back on the Flat in May but others have more pressing claims.

14/1

10th

5

4th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

17:00 Salisbury

Rays The One

9st 3lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Mark Pattinson

Placed over hurdles in February but three lesser performances since then; both Flat wins have come on the AW and a good while back now.

16/1

Form: P1/5P- D

Last run: 194 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Won a Tramore maiden hurdle in April 2021 when with Willie Mullins; some ropey form under both codes since joining this yard and makes limited appeal in new blinkers.
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7th

3

18th Sep 2022

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:20 Plumpton

Runrized

11st 10lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Camilla Poulton

raced freely, disputed lead, led clearly after 2nd, headed before 3 out, soon lost position and weakened quickly

33/1

12th

10

(2)

8th Sep 2022

Good To Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

14:15 Epsom

Runrized

10st 8lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Camilla Poulton

prominent, ridden and weakened quickly from 3f out

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £51.10
Straight Forecast £51.73
Trifecta £150.80

Selections

RP Ratings:

Sergeant

TOPSPEED:

Thibault

SPOTLIGHT:

Just The Man

Daily Mail:

See The Sea

The Times:

Sergeant

Daily Mirror:

Sergeant

The Star:

Sergeant

Daily Record:

Sergeant

WEST COUNTRY:

Just The Man

POSTDATA:

Thibault

Telegraph:

Thibault

Daily Express:

Thibault

The Sun:

Thibault