Racecards
16:20 Plumpton
Sky Sports Racing Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 152y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,606 added
- Winner: £3,314
- 2nd: £973
- 3rd: £487
- 4th: £350
- Form 32/65P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Joshua Moore
in rear, ridden along briefly 4th, closed next, challenged 9th, led 14th, clear from 3 out, hit last, in no danger flat
- Form 3-3U252
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D Steele
- Jockey N F Houlihan
in rear, pushed along after 13th, headway before 4 out, 4th and no impression on winner 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd before last
- Form 61/2-042
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
prominent, went 2nd briefly 8th, still in touch when bad mistake 14th, well beaten 4 out
- Form U13/723
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Philip Donovan
prominent, pecked 2nd, lost place when not fluent next, blundered 5th, not fluent 8th, ridden when not fluent 11th, weakened 13th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form U24403
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey Rex Dingle
made most until mistake 14th, mistake 3 out, no impression on winner, weakening in 4th before last
- Form P575PP
- Age 11
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey Page Fuller
chased leaders, pushed along after 13th, went 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd before last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Fizzlestix has been in poor form since returning from a long break but Chivers made a bold bid to concede 12lb to Brother Bennett at Fontwell, though that was over 2m2f and he's never raced over this trip. Midnight Calamity was beaten a long way when runner-up at Ludlow while Mount Oliver didn't jump very well at Sedgefield. DONT BE ROBIN ran reasonably well at Wincanton last month over a trip too short. He's dropped to his lowest mark since scoring at Chepstow in April and can get back to winning ways.
Formwatch
Fizzlestix (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Chased leader, led 13th, headed 15th, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 13, 29 3/4l behind Robyndzone (11-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Chivers (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear and off the pace, headway tracking leaders 5th, went 3rd and hit 7th, 2nd after 4 out, led next, 4 lengths ahead last, headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Brother Bennett (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Midnight Calamity 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, driven and lost place before 10th, rallied into 4th before 5 out, soon ridden, left remote 3rd and hampered next, no chance with winner when left sole rival 2 out, 2nd of 8, 18l behind Chilli Filli (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f (3) sft in Feb.
Mount Oliver (IRE) 11-4 (10-9) With leader, led 13th, ridden and headed before 2 out, one pace in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 18 1/2l behind Spirit Of Hale (10-4) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Dont Be Robin (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Disputed lead until mistake 4 out, chased leader next, no extra approaching last, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Blue Monday (10-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Burgess Dream (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.