Racecards
17:20 Plumpton
Sharp Minds Phone 0870 90 80 121 Handicap Chase (Class F) (Class F)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
Twenty Bucks
15- Form F3U/3P5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey J Goldstein
tracked leader to 8th, close up in 3rd when fell 10th
- Form 03-0301
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in touch, driven along and not run on from 9th, tailed off
- Form 3-313F5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey M Nicolls
led, narrowly headed 4 out, stayed chasing leader, renewed effort 2 out, strong challenge when left clear last
Tarongo (FR)
20- Form 2-531U2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in touch, headway to track, leader 8th, led narrowly 4 out, ridden clear after next, narrow leader but looked reluctant under pressure when blundered and fell last
- Form 01/203F
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Simon Earle
- Jockey R Greene
tended to jump right, in touch, blundered four out, soon no chance, left poor 2nd last
- Form 414043
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
close up, ridden when hampered 10th, weakening when blundered 4 out, left poor 3rd last
In depth
Verdict
Gary Moore's Gemi Bed looked a fortunate winner here last month and looks worth taking on off a 6lb higher mark and preference is for Tarongo, who gets the verdict over River Trix. The selection was one of three horses to depart four out in the race that Gemi Bed won last month and, having lost no cast in defeat behind Inigo Jones at Hereford subsequently, looks worth a bet today. Michael Scudamore's River Trix has shown a decent level of form of late but is probably better over further. Walcot Lad is on a fair mark and has to be respected along with Miss Wizadora assuming that the latter is none the worse for her fall last time. At the top of the handicap, Twenty Bucks looks to have too much weight in a race that is taken to go to Tarongo.