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15:05 Plumpton
Your Favourite Pool Bets At totepool.com Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 431642
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Tom Cannon
took keen hold in touch, ridden and struggling after normal 3 out
- Form 9-6034U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey N de Boinville
fell 1st
- Form 274444
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Alain Cawley
in touch, went right 3rd, outpaced bypassing omitted 2 out, kept on flat
- Form 8/12-055
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
led, went right normal 4 out, driven before omitted 2 out, already headed when blundered last, weakened
- Form 614632
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Donal Fahy
last pair, never a factor, tailed off
- Form 1123P2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towrads rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, kept on flat, caught post
- Form 344F71
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey N D Fehily
disputed 2nd, ridden to challenge bypassing omitted 2 out, chased leader before last, ridden to lead post (no time taken)
- Form 113/3-36
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
prominent, ridden and went 3rd last, kept on same pace flat
- Form 23-55U6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey Adam Wedge
chased leaders, awkward jump normal 4 out, weakened next, behind and pulled up before last
- Form 36PP5F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey Ian Popham
last pair, never a factor, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Five Rivers should go close again off a 4lb higher mark after scoring at Huntingdon on his latest outing. Venetian Lad also has a shout having posted a better effort at Fontwell when second to Speedy Bruere. Both Southway Star and Fairy Rath were well beaten despite filling the runners-up spot on their respective latest outings, however, so a chance is taken on PRINCE BUSTER. Fourth over 2m at Kempton last time, the latter's earlier efforts over longer trips at Huntingdon give him every chance in this company and he gets the nod. Gores Island unseated after being hampered at Newbury last month and can figure on January's third at Doncaster.
Formwatch
Fairy Rath (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up last, headway to modest 3rd 2 out, never involved, went 2nd post, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Rebel Rebellion (11-7) at Sandown 2m nov chs (3) hvy in Mar.
Gores Island (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Held up in last pair, badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Arctic Ben (11-8) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar, 8 ran.
Prince Buster (FR) 4-1 (10-4) Chased leader, mistakes 1st and next, lost 2nd 8th, dropped to 4th after next, 4th of 7, 11l behind Morgan's Bay (9-10) at Kempton 2m nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
Rajamand (FR) 7-1 (10-6) Raced wide, held up in 6th and off the pace, blundered badly 6th, not recover, tailed off, 5th of 7, 31l behind Morgan's Bay (9-10) at Kempton 2m nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
Southway Star 16-1 (10-10) Soon held up in last pair, headway approaching 11th, chased winner next, no chance from 14th, 2nd of 7, 35l behind Jackies Solitaire (11-1) at Warwick 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) sft in Mar.
Venetian Lad 11-2 (10-13) In touch, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on to 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Speedy Bruere (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.
Five Rivers (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd when hit 12th, led 2 out, held on, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Mar beating Croco Mister (9-9) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Risk (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Led until narrowly headed 5th, pressed leader, led again 10th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 14, 19l behind Twirling Magnet (11-3) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
Sherreb (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) In touch in 4th, blundered 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 10, 35l behind Newton Tonic (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Shantou Breeze (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 3rd at 5th, fell 5 out, in a race won by Violin Davis (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) gs in Feb, 5 ran.