Racecards
14:10 Plumpton
Southern Fm Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Cambo (FR)
10- Form 0003F-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey J Goldstein
held up, 6th and no chance when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 6320-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey M D Grant
tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly
- Form 64365-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, headway to track leader 6th, close 2nd when pulled up lame after 10th
- Form 343/035-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
chased leaders until lost place 10th, behind and struggling after
Sister Grace
27- Form 0/575-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey A Thornton
always behind, mistake 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
- Form 6/045P-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs C J Ikin
- Jockey Miss Faye Bramley
chased leaders to 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 337/PP2-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, driven to challenge and upside last, ran on under pressure to dead heat on line
- Form 27F00-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 82
not fluent, in touch, weakened 10th, mistake next
- Form P83/55-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer G P Enright
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up in rear, making headway when left 2nd after 10th, led soon after 3 out, mistake and headed last, no extra flat
- Form 044P2-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Mrs H J Cobb
- Jockey Dave Crosse
not fluent, led to 1st, stayed prominent, left 3rd after 10th, chased leader under pressure after 3 out, narrow lead last, joined post
- Form 1/8007-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr S Crawford
Nonrunner
Lane Marshal
109- Form 356657-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey Mr Matthew Smith
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Roddy The Vet looks to have a great chance of completing a hat-trick here and is taken to do so at the main expense of Stocking Island and Coleraine. The selection is 1lb lower than when romping home by 25 lengths at Wincanton last time. Add to that a 14 length course and distance success prior to that and you can see why this judge thinks he will prove unstoppable here provided the ground doesn't get too quick. Stocking Island steps up in trip and it will be interesting to see if she can cope with that. Mark Grant is certainly going to have to emply different tactics on her to when she was last seen out at Wincanton, but we could see her running into a place. Of the tohers. Coleraine makes some appeal given that Supreme Leader's progeny often act on fast, as well as soft ground. Oliver Sherwood has been having winners, so a good effort seems likely, but with little else standing out we take Roddy The Vet as a confidence choice.
Formwatch
Cambo (FR) 66-1 (10-12) 4th of 20, 22l behind From Dawn To Dusk (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Stocking Island 14-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 11th of 18, 17l behind Lorient Express (10-4) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Coleraine (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 15, 33l behind Here We Go (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Apr.
Eastern Point 66-1 (10-7) Raced wide, tracked leader, weakened quickly before 8th and dropped to rear, rallied approaching 2 out, no danger, 5th of 9, 15l behind Beare Necessities (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Sister Grace 14-1 (10-7) Held up, mistake 5th, soon outpaced and struggling, 5th of 9, 43l behind Ken's Dream (11-3) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Ockley Flyer 10-1 (9-9) Held up, closed 9th, chased winner 3 out, driven last, soon challenging, kept on flat, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Ballyhoo (10-3) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Fill The Bunker (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 7th of 14, well behind Paro (10-11) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Feb.
Roddy The Vet (IRE) 6-4fav (10-0) Led 2nd to mistake and headed 15th, led 17th, left clear 4 out, unchallenged, won at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Apr beating Petolinski (9-11) by 25l, 6 ran.