Racecards
15:50 Plumpton
Sky Sports Racing Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 217y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,061 added
- Winner: £2,505
- 2nd: £1,154
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £350
- Form 114-5F6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer M Roberts
- Jockey N F Houlihan
last pair, stumbled and unseated rider 5th
Spotty Dog
17- Form 4P9882
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M Hawker
- Jockey Harry Reed
held up in last trio, steady headway tracking leaders from 8th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 4-42903
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd and distracted by loose after 10th, lost 2nd after 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 882302
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J & S Best
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leader, led 6th, hit 9th, headed next and dropped to 3rd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off and eased before next
- Form F69066
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Harry Skelton
jumped slowly 1st, held up, headway chasing leaders 7th, reminders before 10th, weakened next, tailed off and eased before 2 out, blundered last
- Form 214P-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Joshua Moore
ran in snatches, led, wandered into 2nd, headed 6th, lost 2nd after next, lost place and mistake 9th, outpaced in rear next, rallied into remote 4th after 2 out
- Form 800U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
raced wide chasing leaders, went 2nd after 7th, led and slightly distracted by loose horse 10th, clear before 2 out, kept on strongly
- Form 21/P-PP9
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rex Dingle
chased leaders, reminders and lost place after 4th, mistake 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
- Form D46652
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A Irvine
- Jockey Page Fuller
held up in last pair, , steady headway tracking leaders 4 out, 2nd after 3 out, stayed on same pace before next, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
SPOTTY DOG (NAP) recovered well from a mistake a couple of hurdles from home at Chepstow and finished full of running to claim second. He can go one better with a clear round over this longer trip. Queen Among Kings also steps up in distance after going close here a week ago but Corrie Lake never looked like catching the winner when runner-up over track and trip last time with Ding Ding not far behind in third. Bob Backus is fitted with headgear after swerving and unseating at Fontwell recently and can figure if the blinkers have the desired effect.
Formwatch
Perfect Moment (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Keen prominent, ridden 2 out, weakened flat, 6th of 8, 12l behind Runasimi River (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Spotty Dog 40-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway after 7th, edged left before 3 out, outpaced 2 out, rallied from last, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Wavering Down (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Ding Ding 13-2 (11-11) Mid-division, closer before 8th, outpaced approaching 4 out, rallied gamely before 2 out, stayed on well into 3rd at the last, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 13, 8 3/4l behind Good News (11-10) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Corrie Lake (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Held up and behind, steady headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 8l behind Good News (11-10) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Presenting Yeats (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Towards rear throughout, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, never involved, 6th of 7, 23 1/2l behind Jersey Wonder (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gf in Mar.
Jimmy 9-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden and weakened 12th, pulled up 5 out, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Bob Backus (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) In rear, jinked right and unseated rider 3rd, at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Now Is The Winter (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Midfield, not fluent 2nd, jumped right 3rd, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Sambezi (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Queen Among Kings (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th went 2nd 2 out, ridden and strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind O'Rahilly (10-3) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.