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14:30 Plumpton

Guinness Anglo-irish Jockeys Challenge Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.00s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
  • Form 6505/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

in touch, effort to check leaders 3 out, stayed on under pressure to press for 2nd flat, no chance with winner

2
Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, Maroon and Royal Blue check cap
7/2
  • Form 424306-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after

3
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE diamond, RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE quartered cap

Cliquey

16
10/1
  • Form 3U24
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

made most, narrowly headed 5th, led next, headed 3 out, weakened before next

4
Silk - White, Red epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, check cap
  • Form 065011
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8

always prominent, led 3 out, in command approaching last, driven and stayed on well, run in

5
Silk - Light blue, orange epaulets, armlets and cap

Violent

502
66/1
  • Form 5/0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

chased leaders to 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

6
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap
33/1
  • Form P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6

in touch, weakened rapidly 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

7
Silk - DARK BLUE and LIGHT BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE cap
33/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6

jumped poorly, mistake 1st, in touch, mistake 5th, no chance from next

8
Silk - Royal blue, yellow stars, checked sleeves, striped cap
15/8
  • Form R31
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

took keen hold in touch, headway to chase winner after 3 out, hard ridden and mistake 2 out, beaten before last but kept on well to hold 2nd place run in

9
Silk - Purple, large Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets and spots on Yellow cap
25/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1

fell in rear, when bad mistake and fell 2nd

10
Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow striped cap
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-1

pulled hard, held up, pulled way up to join leaders 4th, led briefly next, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next

In depth

Verdict

It is hard to ignore the claims of Greensmith Lane in this company and the Bernard Llewellyn-trained gelding is selected over Cliquey and My Sharp Grey, although a move for Sharp Spice, who hails from a yard that does well with its recruits from the flat, will be interesting. However, Greensmith Lane arrives here at the top of his game at the moment and looks to have been found a good opportunity in his quest for the hat-trick of wins today. Emily-Jane Jones gets on well with the seven-year-old and the partnership will be hard to master if arriving here in the same frame of mind that enabled him to a couple of similar contests at Fontwell without too much fuss within the last month.