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15:45 Plumpton

Cortaflex Intermediate Open Nh Flat Race (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f
  • Going: Soft (Hurdle: Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 25.00s
  • Off Time: 15:48:33
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe and armlets
16/1
  • Form 18-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11

held up, steady headway from halfway, led just inside final 3f, driven out final furlong

2
Silk - Royal blue and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 21-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-11

raced on inside, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway halfway, led over 4f out until just inside final 3f, weakened quickly

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots and armlets, hooped cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

tracked leaders, not much room over 3f out, headway to chase winner 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure final furlong

4
Silk - Light Green, White Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Light Green armlets, White cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

5
Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE chevrons, DARK BLUE sleeves and cap
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up, under pressure 7f out, soon struggling in rear

6
Silk - White, Red braces, White sleeves, Red spots, Red and White striped cap
  • Form 1-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up, headway halfway, driven along and weakened over 2f out

7
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE disc, RED cap

Funny Fellow

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100/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

pulled hard, led to over 4f out, weakened rapidly

8
Silk - Black, Light Blue cross belts, Light Blue cap
10/1
  • Form 3/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

took keen hold tracking leaders, chased winner over 2f out until 2f out, edged left and no extra final furlong

9
Silk - Maroon and Yellow (quartered), Maroon sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap
14/1
  • Form 7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

held up in touch, driven over 3f out, soon outpaced

10
Silk - Black and red stripes, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 60-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

prominent until lost place before halfway, struggling and behind after

11
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots and armlets, hooped cap
  • Form 4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

prominent, hard driven 3f out, outpaced final 2f

12
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK sash, PINK sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap, PINK spots
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

mid-division until weakened over 4f out

13
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue spots, armlets and cap
25/1
  • Form 88
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up in rear, headway into mid-division over 4f out, no further impression

In depth

Verdict

Harbour Breeze, Deep Reflection and Norman Stanley are the three to look at here and Harbour Breeze is taken to make a winning seasonal re-appearance.

Formwatch

Deep Reflection 9-2 (11-11) Behind, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 14l behind Dubai Sunday (11-4) at Lingfield 2m nhf (6) pol in Jan.

Harbour Breeze (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, took closer order halfway, challenged 3f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Carlisle 2m 1f nhf (6) hvy in Mar beating Starting Point (10-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Amble Forge (IRE) Needle Gun gelding out of winning chaser La Mode Lady.

Arpeggio Major (IRE) Beauchamp King gelding, half-brother to winning jumper Toulouse-Lautrec & bumper winner Scarvagh Diamond.

Celebrity Call (IRE) (12-0) Prominent, led 3 out, stayed on strongly, won at Stradbally 3m ire ptp gd in Apr beating Ciderbesideher (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.

Il Potere (IRE) (11-7) 3rd of 12, 16l behind Boulevardofdreams (11-7) at Dundrum 3m ptp gs in Mar '05.

Norman Stanley 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led over 6f to 5f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Haligreen (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) gd in Oct.

Ballerina Girl Overbury mare out of the classy hurdler Flakey Dove.