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14:00 Plumpton

Tote Exacta Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 12.30s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Merchants Friend (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Golden Rose (IRE)

    16/1

      1
      Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Royal Blue star

      Coral Island

      219
      8/1
      • Form 12164P-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      led to 7th, weakened from next, blundered 10th, tailed off when blundered 4 out

      2
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check cap

      Ernest William (IRE)

      9
      8/1
      • Form 11U-P3P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-4

      behind, blundered 4th, weakened and lost touch from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (wore cheek pieces)

      3
      Silk - White, Light Blue cross belts, White cap, Red spots

      Existential (FR)

      10
      5/4
      • Form P3P2/4-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2

      held up, jumped slowly and dropped rear 6th, steady headway 10th, outpaced 3 out, rallied under pressure to go 3rd flat

      5
      Silk - Light Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green and Light Blue halved sleeves, White cap

      Merchants Friend (IRE)

      22
      3/1
      • Form 65-0301
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-11

      held up, steady headway 10th, blundered 4 out, led next, drew clear approaching last, eased flat

      6
      Silk - Brown and Yellow (halved), hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Irish Option (IRE)

      616
      13/2
      • Form 253521/
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-8

      tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

      7
      Silk - MAROON, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, MAROON stars

      Golden Rose (IRE)

      182
      16/1
      • Form 023U0-U
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-0

      chased leader, led 7th to 3 out, under pressure and pressing winner to next, no chance with winner flat

      8
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

      Private Percival

      512
      50/1
      • Form 464P4/0-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0

      not fluent, jumped slowly 4th, lost place 8th, tailed off when blundered 4 out

      4
      NR

      Ingenu (FR)

      238
      • Form 2/352P6-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      With fitness and a confidence boosting win at Fakenham under his belt Existential is a reasonably confident TEAMtalk selection to land this handicap chase for Paul Nicholls despite a rise in the weights. It could well be that he is a lot better than his racecourse form suggests and this could be the stepping stone for bigger and better things this season. Ernest William has shown ability in the past but his efforts of late have been disappointing and is best left alone here. Ingenu rarely runs a poor race at Plumpton and will give the selection most to do though this trip could be on the short side for him these days. Irish Option is definitely weighted to land this race but his near two year absence does not bode well despite his trainer having an excellent record here. Golden Rose has the best hurdle form of those on show but he has yet failed to reproduce that form over the larger obstacles.