Racecards
16:30 Plumpton
Lakerose Leisure Ltd Hunters' Chase (For The Clapper Challenge Cup) (Class H)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Heavy
Border Light
15- Form PP2-P61
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr A Charles-Jones
chased leaders to 5th, steadied in rear next, headway to challenge from 14th, upsides and every chance 3 out, weakened soon after next
- Form 3044-22
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Miss C Tizzard
took keen hold, patiently ridden behind leaders, challenged going easily 2 out, led on bit last, ridden and ran on well flat
- Form P/U3225-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer K Hutsby
- Jockey Mr F Hutsby
led, joined 2 out, headed last, hard ridden, no extra flat
- Form 2-255PP
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer K Tork
- Jockey Bdr Jody Sole
held up, mistake 4th, went 2nd before 5th, mistake 10th, weakened 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 15th
In depth
Verdict
This looks an easy task for Irbee at these weights despite him struggling in the closing stages of late. He has the best form of any of these and runs for an in-form yard. He has not run on ground as soft as this for a long while though he did cope with it in his early days. Border Light has been showing good form in point-to-points of late but his efforts under rules suggests he will struggle at these weights. Mighty Moss has ability but he returns here after a long lay off and has never run particularly well fresh in the past. Suez Tornado is a shadow of his former self and is best avoided here having failed to complete in his last two outings.