December 04 / 14.15 Plumpton

14.15

Good To Soft

BetGoodwin Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7129.35
  • 3m 1f 152y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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BetGoodwin Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Form: 0-2826 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Should have every chance with a repeat of his second over C&D last month and it was always going to be tough going for him at Ascot last time.
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3rd

3

10th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

16:30 Plumpton

I See You Well

11st 3lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

raced in last but in touch with leaders, went second and 13th, hit 4 out, soon weakened

8/1

Form: P311-7 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Front-runner with an excellent strike-rate over fences; dropped away to finish behind some of these over C&D four weeks ago but market weakness suggests that run was needed; can do better.
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10

15th May 2024

Good

3m 3f 208y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Tip Top Mountain

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground.

14/1

10

15th May 2024

Good

3m 3f 208y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Tip Top Mountain

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground.

14/1

4th

4

19th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Tip Top Mountain

11st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

jumped right on occasions, prominent, weakened gradually from 3 out

8/1

Form: 222-43 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Did well for her new yard last season in chases from 2m3f to 3m5f, with the longer trip perhaps stretching her the final time; plenty to like about her reappearance over C&D when close up behind I See You Well; entitled to come on for that.
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3

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

16:15 Ludlow

Midnight Mary

11st 5lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Lucy Wadham

Likeable mare with a consistent profile but her only chase win came off a 12lb lower mark and she's gone up 5lb for performing above herself in the face of a stiff task in a Listed race for mares last time (2m4f; fine at 3m and on soft); possibly flattered by that and opposable off current mark.

7/1

Form: /P9P-3 D

Last run: 179 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Loves the mud and won three chases in 2020; conditions are therefore a concern and he was struggling for form when last seen, including a disappointing run over hurdles the final time (tried blinkers).
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0

5

12th Dec 2023

Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

14:15 Wincanton

Nearly Perfect

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Completed a double over C&D (soft) in December 2020 and has run just five times since; has tumbled down the weights but for good reason and he needs to turn things around.

20/1

Form: 1162-3 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Ran okay off her lower hurdle mark on Lingfield reappearance; won twice over C&D back in March and her second to Tip Top Mountain here in April shows that she can live with this higher rating.
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5

9th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

16:30 Hexham

Gold Clermont

11st 12lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Andy Irvine

Ex-Olly Murphy; off the mark for present yard when winning five-runner handicap chase by a short head at Fontwell last time (3m2f, good); up 3lb; interesting.

9/2

1st

2

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

17:45 Fontwell

Gold Clermont

11st 12lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Andy Irvine

All four wins have came over fences Andy Irvine; her last success was in January 2024 but that was at this track (3m3f) and she returned to form with a creditable third over hurdles here (3m2f, soft) last month; that was only her second start since rejoining her former stable and she's in the mix back over fences.

7/1

3rd

4

14th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:45 Fontwell

Gold Clermont

11st 10lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Andy Irvine

All four wins have came over fences for Andy Irvine; had no joy in three starts for Olly Murphy and rejoined former stable before pulling up at Exeter (3m6f, heavy) last month; bids to exploit 10lb lower mark over hurdles; needs to show more.

5/1

Form: 4321-6 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Made it fourth-time lucky over fences when making all over C&D in April (soft); failed to offer much at Taunton 18 days ago (2m7f) but no surprise should he derive some benefit from that run and returning here is a plus; 2lb out of the weights.
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6th

7

17th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

16:20 Fontwell

Delgany Monarch

10st 11lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Richard Rowe

Regressive 10yo who struggled to get competitive on first two appearance this season (one over C&D on good); tried in first-time cheekpieces on this first start for 98 days; needs to prove some ability remains.

25/1

Verdict

I See You Well will find this more to his liking than Ascot last time but MIDNIGHT MARY may have needed the race when just behind the topweight here four weeks ago. Gold Clermont made a satisfactory return over hurdles and, with form figures of 112 over C&D, she earns second preference.[Alistair Jones]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Midnight Mary

WEST COUNTRY:

Tip Top Mountain

TOPSPEED:

Gold Clermont

D Express:

I See You Well

The Star:

Delgany Monarch

Telegraph:

Tip Top Mountain

Daily Mail:

Tip Top Mountain

The Times:

Gold Clermont

Daily Record:

Gold Clermont

RP RATINGS:

Midnight Mary

POSTDATA:

Midnight Mary

The Guardian:

Midnight Mary

The Sun:

Midnight Mary

Daily Mirror:

I See You Well