February 12 / 16.45 Plumpton

16.45

Soft

Half Moon Plumpton Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3828.72
  • 1m 7f 195y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Half Moon Plumpton Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 231427 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Wide-margin winner of a modest fillies' maiden at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) in November; no progress since but of more interest on handicap debut than when asked a stiff question back in Listed company since.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

11

17th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

20:05 Aintree

Majestic Jameela

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

All wins on soft or heavy, and found 2m1f and good ground too sharp for her in a Cheltenham Grade 3 juvenile handicap latest; step back up in trip may prove a plus, but unchanged mark looks prohibitive.

5/1

3rd

11

17th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

20:05 Aintree

Majestic Jameela

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

All wins on soft or heavy, and found 2m1f and good ground too sharp for her in a Cheltenham Grade 3 juvenile handicap latest; step back up in trip may prove a plus, but unchanged mark looks prohibitive.

5/1

3rd

5

18th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:30 Cheltenham

Majestic Jameela

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

The most exposed of these after 11 starts over hurdles and she quite possibly coped best with the heavy ground when winning by a wide margin at Uttoxeter 12 days ago (2m4f; fine on good ground); an 8lb rise could have been worse but this will take a lot more winning.

15/2

Form: 4FP946

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Best handicap form when close behind a subsequent winner at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; yet to be asked a question when losing chance with a blunder three out over 2m1f at Sedgefield since; possibilities.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

6

7th Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

17:50 Stratford

Callin Baton Rouge

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

midfield

2/1

1st

8

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

19:50 Market Rasen

Callin Baton Rouge

11st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

travelled strongly, held up in rear, smooth headway after 3 out, led 2 out, soon went clear, comfortably

11/2

1st

10

28th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

16:55 Uttoxeter

Callin Baton Rouge

11st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

0-10 over hurdles for Warren Greatrex but made the frame in the mud on last four starts for that stable, most recently when close second in selling handicap at Cartmel (2m1f) in May when claimed for £6,000; had good-ground form last summer and enters calculations.

7/1

Form: 46-P89

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Won Irish point two winters ago but her handicap form over hurdles and fences has amounted to little so far; limited appeal with first-time visor replacing cheekpieces.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

4th Mar 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:52 Plumpton

Criquette

10st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Billy Aprahamian

took keen hold, held up in rear, went third before 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, no impression before 2 out

4/1

3rd

7

12th Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:45 Plumpton

Criquette

11st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Billy Aprahamian

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and went third after 2 out, no extra run-in

20/1

9th

2

8th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

16:05 Taunton

Criquette

11st 10lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Billy Aprahamian

Winning Irish pointer but rules career has yet to get off the ground and she's achieved terribly little in handicaps over hurdles and fences; reverts to hurdles with something to prove in first-time cheekpieces.

16/1

Form: F6-33P

Last run: 55 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Looked a likely improver for handicaps when a promising third of eight in a C&D novice in October (good to soft) but she failed to stay 2m4f on handicap debut next time and ran no sort of race on soft at Fakenham since; needs to show she can handle difficult conditions.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:40 Plumpton

Eliza Dolittle

10st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

pulled hard, midfield, not fluent 8th, headway before 4 out

7/4

5

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:40 Plumpton

Eliza Dolittle

10st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

pulled hard, midfield, not fluent 8th, headway before 4 out

7/4

3rd

10

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

15:00 Plumpton

Eliza Dolittle

10st 5lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Nick Gifford

Beaten 27l on her previous run beyond 2m but the minimum trip looked too short when a never-dangerous fourth here in February (soft), where she rallied after looking as though she'd get tailed off at one point; whether she'll stay this far remains to be seen.

16/1

Form: 34P-5P

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Irish bumper winner in 2022; respectable efforts in early hurdles but she hasn't found her level in handicaps at 2m5f and 2m3f since and now relies on the return to 2m, and the replacing of a tongue-tie with cheekpieces, to set her right.
Place /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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

OUR TIP

Form: 23

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Four wins at about 1m4f in 2023 (AW, good to firm and good); made fair start to hurdle career, having little chance against a hotpot over C&D (good to soft) last time but kept on steadily in third; unraced on ground slower than that surface; good claims if handling it on handicap debut.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(4)

17th Sep 2024

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:50 Brighton

Gearings Point

9st 10lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Sheena West

Brought up a hat-trick at about 1m4f (good to firm and good) last summer and she later went close over C&D when 3lb higher than today; has had excuses since returning from a break but weighted to go well.

9/1

5th

1

(7)

14th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

15:15 Bath

Gearings Point

11st 2lb

J: Miss Maddison Wright

T: Sheena West

Ran encouragingly at Windsor last week on return from a layoff; won off this mark over C&D (good to firm) in July 2023 and has a fighting chance back here.

6/1

5th

2

(1)

2nd Sep 2024

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

16:30 Windsor

Gearings Point

9st 10lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Sheena West

Absent since folding tamely in 1m4f AW contest six months ago; holds a fighting chance provided she returns in better form, having gained last success off this mark (July 2023).

14/1

Form: -46317 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Close up in first 2m hurdle, at Doncaster in November (good; first-time blinkers), and best effort yet when making all at Fakenham (2m, soft) in December; however, was said to have never travelled when finishing remote at Sedgefield since; up in the air as to what she'll come up with today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

9th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

14:17 Hereford

Lady Berlais

11st 6lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Made all at Fakenham (2m, soft) in December when 5lb lower; nothing since and the trip is a worry.

12/1

2

12th Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:45 Plumpton

Lady Berlais

11st 9lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, led, headed 5 out, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

5/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Straight Forecast £17.04
Tricast £141.63

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Majestic Jameela

SPOTLIGHT:

Gearing's Point

The Star:

Bombay Sapphire

POSTDATA:

Majestic Jameela

The Times:

Majestic Jameela

Daily Mail:

Majestic Jameela

D Express:

Majestic Jameela

Daily Mirror:

Majestic Jameela

Telegraph:

Gearing's Point

The Guardian:

Gearing's Point

The Sun:

Gearing's Point

Daily Record:

Gearing's Point