Racecards
16:10 Plumpton
Aspen Insurance Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 164y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 11-3433
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
soon tracked leaders and keen, led before 2 out, soon pressed, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 443-22U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, not fluent 1st, slow 2nd, lost place after 3 out
- Form 71-4245
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
led, pressed 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in
- Form 095
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and one pace before last, went 3rd run-in
- Form 6F24
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Harry Reed
in rear and in touch, headway 3 out, challenged last, kept on to lead towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HOPE’S WISHES could be primed for back-to-back victories in this as she’s only a pound higher than last year and looked to be on the way back at Newcastle last time. Top And Drop is quickly back over hurdles having unseating her rider over fences at Wetherby last time but she’s has continued to climb the weights. Funny Oyster is not really progressing and neither is Dites Rien but A Montmartre ran a little better here last time and this is a much weaker race than the one in which Knightly Pleasure finished last at Newbury nine days ago.
Formwatch
Hope's Wishes 11-2 (11-12) Led in start, chased winner, not fluent 4th, challenged 3 out, ridden and every chance next, held before last, weakened into 3rd run-in, 3rd of 4, 4 3/4l behind Beyondtemptation (11-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Top And Drop 9-4jfav (11-12) Mistake 1st, with leader to 4th, remained in touch on outer, challenged after 5 out, led narrowly next, narrow advantage when blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Knightly Pleasure 9-2 (11-8) Held up in 4th place, pushed along and outpaced after 5th, ridden and weakened on long run before next, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Bol D'air (11-3) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
A Montmartre (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced and no chance with leading quartet 6th, plugged on disputing modest 5th last, 5th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Postbridge (10-12) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Funny Oyster (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) In touch, headway under pressure chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and plugged on same pace before next, 4th of 8, 23 3/4l behind The Game Is A Foot (11-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Dites Rien (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 13, dist behind Verdana Blue (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Feb.