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14:10 Plumpton
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- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 214y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £5,773
- 2nd: £2,660
- 3rd: £1,329
- 4th: £666
- Form 42/3P75-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
chased leaders, went second after 6th, led after 3 out, pushed clear 2 out, ran on well flat
- Form 6453P-2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Brendan Powell
prominent, nudged along after 5th, lost second after 6th, pushed along 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, went second last
- Form 6/4F224-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off before next4
- Form 24455-5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
led, went clear approaching 8th, headed after 3 out, no extra and lost second last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Tap Tap Boom's form has been a mixed bag since coming over from France and he's hard to assess. He also has to give plenty of weight to his rivals, although the best of his form - a fair Hereford third last December under today's conditional - puts him in here with decent claims. Dame du Soir has come down in the weights by over a stone this calendar year, which does make her well handicapped, but she does need to raise her game after some indifferent efforts. LE COEUR NET is another whose mark is on a downward spiral but he makes some appeal if ready for this seasonal reappearance as he does house a solid level of consistency. He just gets the nod over course and distance winner, Darebin, who should be all the better for his recent reappearance and is respected off a workable mark.
Formwatch
Tap Tap Boom 20-1 (11-0) Led until not fluent 2 out, soon well held, plugged on, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Black Poppy (10-6) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Dame du Soir (FR) 11-4 (11-3) Led until bend after 3 out, no impression on winner before 2 out, 2nd of 4, 15l behind Monte Igueldo (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Le Coeur Net (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leading pair until lost place before 4th, struggling in 4th before 4 out, rallied into 3rd next, no impression when weakened into 4th before the last, 4th of 5, 22 1/2l behind Rose Sea Has (12-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Darebin (GER) 15-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, no extra soon after, 5th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Family Business (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Nov.