March 13 / 13.50 Plumpton

13.50

Soft

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  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 4f 114y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3/421

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Hard to know the merits of his recent Ffos Las win but his previous C&D second reads well enough and he remains open to improvement; yard has won the last two runnings of this and holds fair claims of the hat-trick.
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1st

1

13th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

13:50 Plumpton

Goodwin Racing

11st 7lb

J: Mr Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, not fluent 7th, shaken up and lost ground after 8th, headway and pressed leaders 2 out, not fluent when disputed lead last, soon ridden and faced challenge, led narrowly towards finish, all out

5/1

1st

5

26th Feb 2023

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

15:30 Fontwell

Goodwin Racing

11st 7lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Chris Gordon

raced in second, soon clear with one other, ridden on turn before 2 out, led inside final 110yds, ran on

11/2

2nd

5

30th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

Goodwin Racing

11st 10lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Chris Gordon

Left behind by two very useful rivals but still made promising debut at Kempton (good) in March 2021, and returned from long absence with another encouraging bumper run last month; should have a future over jumps.

4/1

7/4

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 1 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner on her debut last November (beat a subsequent winner) before picked up for £145,000; easily beat her sole market rival at Ffos Las a month ago and her claims are obvious under the penalty.
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15th

8

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

14:38 Doncaster

Ah Whisht

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

midfield

25/1

15th

8

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

14:38 Doncaster

Ah Whisht

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

midfield

25/1

11

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 3

13:38 Hereford

Ah Whisht

10st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

Still unexposed after only six rules starts but was well beaten in all three handicap hurdles last season and fell on her chasing debut six weeks ago; others have much more obvious claims.

20/1

Form: 22-641

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
A few defeats at short prices, including twice in bumpers, before an easy win over C&D in January (runner-up successful since); a penalty demands more but he holds leading claims.
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1

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

15:05 Ffos Las

Hermes Du Gouet

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Performed poorly in handicap chases this season, blinkered on last two outings; easily his best run over fences came in a four-runner race (3m2f, heavy) last March and he's 11lb lower today, also dropped in class, but some recent positives would have been preferable.

16/1

7th

1

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

15:05 Ffos Las

Hermes Du Gouet

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

disputed lead, led clearly before 5th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened

16/1

6th

6

20th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

15:15 Warwick

Hermes Du Gouet

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Has performed poorly in 3m1f/2m4f handicap chases this season, latterly tried in the blinkers which are retained; easily his best run over fences came in a four-runner race; others are more compelling.

16/1

Form: 1-53

Last run: 98 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Heavy-ground Irish bumper winner whose opening third over hurdles three months ago has been well advertised since; today's stiffer test should suit and she gets weight from her main rivals, so has to enter the equation.
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5th

1

12th Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:45 Plumpton

Bombay Sapphire

12st 0lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: Nicky Henderson

prominent, disputed lead 5 out

7/1

0

1

15th Jan 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

14:07 Hereford

Bombay Sapphire

12st 0lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: Nicky Henderson

Low-mileage 7yo who ran considerably better than eventual 41l defeat might suggest on seasonal debut at Fontwell (2m5f, heavy) last month, weakening out of contention only on extended run-in; with today's much reduced emphasis on stamina probably in her favour, she's one to consider.

12/1

5th

3

12th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:10 Fontwell

Bombay Sapphire

11st 12lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: Nicky Henderson

Heavy-ground Irish bumper winner but has been a disappointment in Britain and was pulled up on her handicap debut in April (2m5f, good to soft); still early days, however, and perhaps she needs the mud (most British runs on good to soft); also had wind surgery.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Off since easily winning a maiden point last January; the market will show what's expected on his debut under rules for his new yard (saddled a big-priced winner here a fortnight ago).
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8th

7

17th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 5

14:18 Wincanton

Hugueneau

10st 11lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, midfield, some headway after 3 out, weakened from 2 out

10/1

3

24th Sep 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:40 Fontwell

Hugueneau

11st 5lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Dan Skelton

Got off the mark when dead-heating at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) in May; not disgraced over 2m7f at Worcester on his last two starts and he shouldn't be far away.

6/1

6th

10

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:55 Worcester

Hugueneau

11st 3lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Dan Skelton

Awarded the race when forcing a dead-heat at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) in May and ran well when just over 8l fourth under Ben Sutton to Indian Sunbird over C&D 17 days ago; closely matched with that rival on the revised terms and shouldn't be far away.

7/1

Form: 7FF

Last run: 95 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner as a 4yo who achieved very little in three runs over hurdles late last year; is tried in first-time headgear by his new trainer and will do well to get involved.
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11

9th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

15:00 Hereford

Minella Majestic

10st 10lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Andy Irvine

Beat none other than Grand National hero Noble Yeats in an Irish point back in 2019; it's been downhill ever since - admittedly from a limited number of starts - and he's now back from another absence; has a lot to prove on stable/handicap debut.

20/1

Form: 07

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has started three-figure prices for one bumper start and one run over hurdles, finishing tailed off each time.
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3rd

17

3rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:43 Huntingdon

Den The Diva

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

0-10 over hurdles for Andy Irvine, having been pulled up on consecutive outings in the spring, but ran big race when placed at Fontwell (2m3f, good) three starts ago and is worth a glance in the betting before this stable debut; 4lb wrong; unraced beyond 2m5f.

20/1

3rd

17

3rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:43 Huntingdon

Den The Diva

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

0-10 over hurdles for Andy Irvine, having been pulled up on consecutive outings in the spring, but ran big race when placed at Fontwell (2m3f, good) three starts ago and is worth a glance in the betting before this stable debut; 4lb wrong; unraced beyond 2m5f.

20/1

9

12th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

16:43 Fontwell

Den The Diva

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Andy Irvine

Pulled up in four of her last five starts and overall she's 0-9 over hurdles; third over 2m3f here last month was a good effort but she's been pulled up again since; has plenty to prove from out of the weights.

25/1

Non-runners

Den The Diva

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.10
Straight Forecast £9.88
Trifecta £20.20

Selections

RP Ratings:

Ah Whisht

SPOTLIGHT:

Bombay Sapphire

TOPSPEED:

Hermes Du Gouet

POSTDATA:

Ah Whisht

The Times:

Ah Whisht

Telegraph:

Ah Whisht

D Express:

Ah Whisht

Daily Mirror:

Ah Whisht

Daily Record:

Ah Whisht

LAMBOURN:

Bombay Sapphire

Daily Mail:

Bombay Sapphire

The Star:

Bombay Sapphire

The Guardian:

Hermes Du Gouet

The Sun:

Hermes Du Gouet