Racecards
13:40 Plumpton
Geoff Goodwin 50th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 31-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer E Stanners
- Jockey C Llewellyn
mid tl head with 3 out, close up when ridden and fell 2 out
- Form 4FF-PUF
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey M Batchelor
settled mid-division, pushed along 3 out, hard ridden next, ran on flat
- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, lost place 3 out, hampered next, not recover
- Form 44-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey S Durack
pushed along throughout, ridden and pulled up approaching 9th
Smarty (IRE)
212- Form 1/132P2-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division, headway 4 out, slight mistake next, led approaching 2 out, easily
- Form 0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
tracked leaders to 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
Torpica
12- Form 0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey L P Aspell
pulled hard early, tracked leaders 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, stayed on, not trouble leaders
- Form 005/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
raced wide throughout, never dangerous
- Form 3-01
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
led to 4 out, pushed along next, lost place quickly and pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Formwatch
Bob Le Gaoth (IRE) Winner of a Newton Abbot bumper in April; open to improvement today.
Boring Goring (IRE) Plenty to find on recent racecourse evidence.
Jurassic Scratch (IRE) Well beaten here a couple of weeks ago and difficult to fancy today.
Poacher's Pocket (IRE) Has been plundering around in the mud so it would be nice to see if any money arrives for him today.
Smarty (IRE) Will be looking for a confidence boosting clear round here.
Spot The Native (IRE) Down the field in a decent bumper at Ayr but interesting none-the-less on hurdles bow.
Torpica Disappointing at Chepstow latest and opposed here.
You Never Learn Pulled Up on return from a long absence and avoided here.
Princess Timon Won a fairly weak Taunton bumper and others fancied ahead of her in this grade.