Racecards
15:00 Plumpton
Crawley Town Football Club Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 164y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 48P/22-5
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey William Clarke
held up in rear, hit 2nd, reminder after 5th, ridden 7th, behind 10th
- Form 6-383U0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Mr James King
held up in rear, went right on landing 1st, headway 8th, blundered 3 out, soon outpaced, left 3rd 2 out until last
- Form F243-23
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
pressed leader, led when mistake 8th, headed 10th, led before 4 out, about 2 lengths ahead when fell 2 out
Spartilla
221- Form 37/242-7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D C O'Brien
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
towards rear, headway on outside before 5th, lost place after next, mistake 8th, behind next, soon pulled up
- Form 1PP33-P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
chased leaders, slow and went left 4th, lost place before 10th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 4P44-7P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey P J Brennan
jumped right at times, chased leaders on inside, challenged 4 out, about 2 lengths down when left clear 2 out, stayed on
- Form 4822-P2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey J E Moore
led, hit 5th, headed 8th, led 10th, headed before 4 out, blundered and left 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, mistake and dropped to 3rd last
Larteta (FR)
47- Form 563747
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey J M Quinlan
chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, hampered 2 out, plugged on, 2nd from last, no impression on winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
TIKKAPICK ran below par at Fontwell but has a shout on his earlier placed efforts off a similar mark. Colin Tizzard’s charge is taken to reverse latest running with third-placed Bonds Conquest and open his account over fences. Spartilla was placed here back in April but Hit The Headlines looks no nearer to ending a long losing run despite slipping further down the weights. Cor Wot An Apple has yet to figure in a chase but Goring Two was third off a higher mark over these fences earlier this year.
Formwatch
Hit The Headlines (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leader until 4th, 2nd again 7th, mistake 9th, lost place 11th, well beaten 4 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Ever So Much (11-8) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Cor Wot An Apple 18-1 (11-11) In rear, behind when not fluent 4th, never on terms, last of 11, dist behind Adarenna (11-1) at Towcester 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Tikkapick (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Slow jump 1st, chased leaders, close up when blundered 4 out, soon outpaced, modest 3rd from next, tailed off, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Royal Salute (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Spartilla 11-2 (10-7) Held up, headway 8th, chased leaders 10th, weakened approaching 4 out, 7th of 13, dist behind Billy Two Tongues (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Goring Two (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Chased leader to 10th, soon behind, tailed of when pulled up before 3 out, at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Miss Oscarose (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Towards rear, not fluent 4th or 6th, headway approaching 11th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Bonds Conquest 11-1 (10-0) Tracked leader from 2nd, led 11th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner from last, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Royal Salute (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Larteta (FR) 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 9th, lost place next, behind from 3 out, last of 7, dist behind Daliance (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.