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At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3432.65
  • 3m 1f 166y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 31P64-

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Lingfield winner in February (first time in cheekpieces) but that's his only success in 20 hurdling attempts; not beaten far at Plumpton latest but best when making the running and likely to have rivals for that role.
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4th

5

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

San Pedro

10st 13lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon lost ground, struggling from 3 out

10/1

4th

5

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

San Pedro

10st 13lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon lost ground

10/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 005P-5

Last run: 8 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Won off 7lb higher at Ascot in March 2022 but last season was rather a damp squib; no seeming help from cheekpieces here last week and now tries 3m+ for the first time; goes down 4lb in future.
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4th

3

22nd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 141y

Class 3

12:45 Ascot

Fifty Ball

11st 6lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary Moore

2-5 at Ascot; mostly disappointing in his nine runs this year, including twice at this track, and his best run in that period came when runner-up over 3m2f in May; wore cheekpieces on last four starts; 12lb higher this time last year but a revival is needed.

8/1

Form: /196P-

Last run: 139 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won off this mark at Worcester last August (2m7f) but rounded off the year with three below-par runs; enough to prove on first start for five months; often makes the running.
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9th

5

16th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:21 Market Rasen

Moon King

11st 11lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Clare Hobson

Makes his stable debut on a reduced mark but his form for Charlie Longsdon went the wrong way this year and he has plenty to prove.

25/1

6th

1

(3)

30th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:15 Ripon

Moon King

10st 1lb

J: Graham Lee

T: Charlie Longsdon

raced lazily, raced in last, pushed along before halfway, reminders 5f out, lost touch and tailed off from 4f out

20/1

0

4

7th Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

14:18 Southwell

Moon King

11st 10lb

J: Bradley Roberts

T: Charlie Longsdon

Now 10lb lower than when winning over hurdles last summer but was last of four on chasing debut in July, and his finishing effort over hurdles last month was disappointing; swaps blinkers for refitted visor here; needs to up his game.

10/1

Form: U3/P7-

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Has shown little of his old ability in two starts this spring, after a year off; only win under rules came over fences; others much more likely.
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7

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:05 Taunton

Pontresina

11st 1lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Ben Lund

411 days off before pulled up at 125-1 over fences four weeks ago; also hard to support on 2023 evidence (including twice in cheekpieces) but he was pretty useful before that.

50/1

7

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:05 Taunton

Pontresina

11st 1lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Ben Lund

411 days off before pulled up at 125-1 over fences four weeks ago; also hard to support on 2023 evidence (including twice in cheekpieces) but he was pretty useful before that.

50/1

7

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

13:03 Hereford

Pontresina

11st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Ben Lund

An 11yo returning from 411 days away and wasn't looking the force of old when last seen; too much to prove.

33/1

Form: 41495- CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 7lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Five wins last year (including over C&D), when in glorious form; didn't find that level in two starts last month, after a break, but the latest was a step in the right direction; back down to his last winning mark and this thorough stayer is by no means ruled out.
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3rd

1

12th Feb 2024

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

14:15 Plumpton

Good News

12st 0lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Lydia Richards

led, headed 7th, lost position with one circuit to go, outpaced 10th, soon lost touch, left in remote third last, tailed off

6/1

4th

2

22nd Jan 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Good News

12st 1lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Lydia Richards

pressed leader

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: PF31P-

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Hard ride (takes plenty of urging) and both wins gained at Uttoxeter; the second of those came last month but he was pulled up at Newton Abbot a week later; might have a rival for the lead and others safer.
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3

5th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:02 Lingfield

Carlow Farmer

11st 10lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Anthony Charlton

Both wins gained at Uttoxeter; can take plenty of driving and again he raced lazily when tailed off at Fontwell on final sighting last May; goes on the ground and stays well, but others appeal more.

25/1

6th

3

18th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 4

20:15 Fontwell

Carlow Farmer

11st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Milton Harris

raced lazily at times, in touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, reminder after 5th, pushed along before 10th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off

6/1

Form: 3322-

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Just seven career starts and runner-up in both handicap hurdles, the latest behind a progressive rival at Ascot last month; cheekpieces enlisted there are retained and 3lb rise shouldn't stop him going very close.
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3

4th Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 3

14:30 Plumpton

Scamallach Liath

11st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Started off for Harry Derham with two good hurdle runs (the first a 3m win) towards end of last year and was very respectable sixth in valuable handicap on latest outing in February; has an Irish point win on his CV and looks a very interesting recruit to chasing.

10/11

3

4th Nov 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 3

14:30 Plumpton

Scamallach Liath

11st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Started off for Harry Derham with two good hurdle runs (the first a 3m win) towards end of last year and was very respectable sixth in valuable handicap on latest outing in February; has an Irish point win on his CV and looks a very interesting recruit to chasing.

10/11

7th

13

3rd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 7f 98y

Class 1

15:10 Sandown

Scamallach Liath

10st 8lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Progressive 2212 record in handicap hurdles; scored in gritty fashion at Ascot (nearly 3m1f) in November and put up another most tenacious performance when beaten a head, having made most, over an extended 2m7f there (again on good; probably acts on soft) one month later; up another 5lb but surely won't go down without a fight.

7/1

Non-runners

Scamallach Liath

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.50
Straight Forecast £6.00
Trifecta £12.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Scamallach Liath

TOPSPEED:

Fifty Ball

D Express:

San Pedro

Telegraph:

Good News

RP RATINGS:

Moon King

POSTDATA:

Carlow Farmer

WEST COUNTRY:

Pontresina

The Times:

Scamallach Liath

The Sun:

Scamallach Liath

The Star:

Scamallach Liath

Daily Record:

Scamallach Liath

Daily Mail:

Fifty Ball

Daily Mirror:

San Pedro

The Guardian:

Good News