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14:30 Plumpton

Straightforward Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,750 added
  • Winner: £3,090
  • 2nd: £907
  • 3rd: £454
  • 4th: £227
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 16.20s
  • Off Time: 14:30:44
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Horseshoe Reef (AUS)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ban Uisce (IRE)

    10/3

      1
      Silk - Black and white check, halved sleeves, black cap

      Horseshoe Reef (AUS)

      72
      4/1
      • Form 22-354P
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leader, led before 7th, clear 2 out, driven and just doing enough towards finish

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green and White diabolo, halved sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star

      Ban Uisce (IRE)

      15 pt C
      10/3
      • Form 13048P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 102

      prominent, ridden 3 out, chased winner approaching last, driven flat, gaining on winner near finish

      3
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves and cap

      Quetzal (IRE)

      34
      5/2
      • Form 792-3P5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 101

      held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon beaten

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red cross belts, Red and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Red cap

      Manmoon (FR)

      32 t DCD
      7/2
      • Form 4171F8
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 101

      keen led, headed before 7th and stumbled on landing, chased winner, outpaced 2 out, lost 2nd approaching last

      5
      Silk - Pink, Black triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

      Lepido (ITY)

      8 v
      11/2
      • Form 223568
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 99

      held up in touch, ridden 10th, behind when pulled up 2 out

      6
      NR

      Lucky Dancer

      43
      • Form FP-P680
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 94

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      Silk -

      Prince Louis (FR)

      7/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      MANMOON had dropped to a very fair mark when scoring over the C&D at the beginning of January but hasn't had much luck subsequently. He took a crashing fall on a return visit and was probably feeling the effects when running poorly at Huntingdon. He's still well enough handicapped to take this though both Ban Uisce and Quetzal are making their debuts over fences. Neither have shown much over timber and, though this won't take much winning, are best watched for now. Horseshoe Reef was best of these over hurdles but has been beaten a long way on his two latest starts over the bigger obstacles though not as far as Lucky Dancer at Hereford last time.

      Formwatch

      Horseshoe Reef (AUS) 28-1 (10-13) Led until 5th, weakened after 6th, behind when pulled up soon after 4 out, in a race won by I've Been Framed (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan, 12 ran.

      Ban Uisce (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Round The Horn (11-7) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 9 ran.

      Quetzal (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mounted in saddling boxes, took keen hold, held up towards rear, took closer order 5th, stayed on same pace from 3 out, 5th of 11, 13l behind The Magic Bishop (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.

      Manmoon (FR) 11-1 (10-12) Led until 3rd, prominent, not fluent 11th, weakened approaching 2 out, mistake last, 8th of 12, 49l behind Midnight Appeal (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.

      Lepido (ITY) 16-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 10th, soon weakened and tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Douryna (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.

      Lucky Dancer 12-1 (10-12) Held up in rear on outside, well behind 7th, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Mannlichen (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.