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12:40 Plumpton

attheraces.com Exclusive Barry Geraghty Blog Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 1.40s
  • Off Time: 12:40:51
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Dark blue, red hoops, red sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap
  • Form 10-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway before and went 3rd 2 out, chased winner last, kept on and held run-in

2
Silk - Orange, Black stars, halved sleeves
11/4
  • Form P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, hit 4th, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on well from last

3
Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form 0680-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, pushed along and weakened before 3 out

4
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 004
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway before 2 out and in 4th, weakened after last

5
Silk - Gold, black diamond, hooped sleeves and diamonds on cap
200/1
  • Form PU
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led, hit 2nd, headed before 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off

6
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6th, quickly faltered 3 out, soon pulled up

7
Silk - Black, red disc, black sleeves, red stars, red cap
4/1
  • Form 223
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, pushed along after 5th, in 6th place 2 out, weakened last

8
Silk - Black and yellow check, halved sleeves
200/1
  • Form 0/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened after 3 out

9
Silk - Black, black and maroon striped cap

Sadma

793
16/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up behind and keen, headway 3 out, in 5th place before 2 out, weakened last

10
Silk - Light Blue and Dark Blue diamonds, halved sleeves
  • Form 46-52
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, led before 3rd, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, one pace in 3rd

11
Silk - BLACK, GREY diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

Spartilla

570 BF
66/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, headway after 3 out, weakened next

12
Silk - Emerald green, yellow braces, light blue sleeves, black cap

Torero

55 D
33/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, weakened after 3 out

13
Silk - Red, Emerald Green hoop, Emerald Green cap

Yes I Will

12 t
14/1
  • Form 6-75
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders and keen, weakened before 2 out

14
Silk - Black, Red diamond, White sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap, Red diamond

Mariet

14 h
50/1
  • Form 05
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, never dangerous

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Any market support for bumper winner Come On Laurie on his hurdling debut should be closely monitored but SAFFRON PRINCE must have a good chance of opening his account at the third time of asking as his latest second to Regal Encore here, when Mr Spiggott was a distant third, was a decent effort. Leicester fourth Join The Clan is also interesting and Nesterenko is sure to be popular after his third to stablemate Free Thinking at Ludlow - the second in that race has won since.

Formwatch

Come On Laurie (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, 3rd and one pace final 3f, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Tullyesker Hill (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f NH flat (6) gs in Nov.

Electrolyser (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, soon behind and pulled up, in a race won by Kilmurvy (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec '12, 14 ran.

Father Arthur 150-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 11th of 16, well behind Prince Siegfried (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.

Join The Clan (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, hampered 1st, some headway after 5th, nudged along and no impression 3 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 12, 12l behind Dubai Prince (10-12) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Meadstown (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Ld until b mstk & hdd 4th, lost pitch from 6th & 13th when b mstk & ur 7th, in a race won by Georgie Lad (12-0) at Bartlemy 3m ire ptp sft in May, 15 ran.

Mr Spiggott (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) In touch in 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, one pace and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Nesterenko (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, mistake 5th, headway after next, ridden and went 3rd when mistake 3 out, no chance with winner, hit 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Free Thinking (10-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.

Querido (GER) 80-1 (11-2) In touch chased leaders 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Paintball (10-7) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb '11.

Sadma 13-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 13l behind Encke (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct '11 (flat).

Saffron Prince 7-1 (10-12) Led, clear 6th until before 2 out, pressed when hit 2 out, soon ridden, blundered and headed last, no chance with hard held winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Spartilla 10-3fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 21l behind Spanish Fork (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May '12 (flat).

Torero 10-3 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 3rd over 4f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct beating Beat The Shower (9-11) by 5l, 11 ran (flat).

Yes I Will 50-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 4th, lost place after next, stayed on past weakening rivals after 3 out, modest 5th before 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 18, 30l behind Garde La Victoire (11-5) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Mariet 28-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 5th, headway to modest 4th and went right 3 out, soon ridden, no impression when blundered last, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 14l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.