Racecards
15:00 Plumpton
Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,398
- 2nd: £699
- 3rd: £350
- Form 071413-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey M J Quinlan
close up, led 2nd, not fluent 5th, kept on well from last, pushed out
- Form 00/8600-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J A Geake
- Jockey Jimmy Derham
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase winner approaching next, weakened before last
- Form 633356-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
led to 2nd, tracked leader, outpaced after 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on, always held
Ghaill Force
14- Form 6-33804
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey A Glassonbury
held up in touch and keen on outer, hit 4th, went 2nd 4 out, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 362/7-78
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss M P Bryant
- Jockey Thomas Garner
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along approaching 7th, ridden and weakened from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Neil Mulholland enjoyed one of the biggest wins of his fledgling career on Saturday and BAN UISCE can keep the bandwagon rolling on by making a winning reappearance. The lightly raced hurdler may not be in the same class as Midnight Chase but he progressed well in similar contests under testing conditions last season, goes well for Mark Quinlan and can go on to further success. Across The Straits is worth a market check on debut for a new yard, Doctored's best form gives him claims but Ghaill Force may find that the conditions will be too testing for him and it's not that easy to enthuse about the chances of Monash Lad and Wheres Johnny so, on the face of it, this looks to be a decent opportunity for the top-weight.
Formwatch
Ban Uisce (IRE) 6-4fav (11-1) Held up headway 3 out, ridden to go 3rd and hit 2 out, one pace flat, 3rd of 10, 13l behind Muntami (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Across The Straits (FR) 150-1 (10-7) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 16th of 17, well behind Nice One Eric (11-0) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Wheres Johnny 4-1 (11-0) Always in rear, hit 6th and driven along, lost touch 10th, tailed off, 6th of 7, 39l behind Inthejungle (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Doctored 15-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, tracked leading pair 7th, close 3rd when fell 2 out, in a race won by Canni Thinkaar (10-11) at Folkestone 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar, 9 ran.
Ghaill Force 15-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, effort when mistake 2 out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 14l behind Just Beware (10-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Monash Lad (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway halfway, weakened 3 out, 8th of 11, 33l behind Just The Job (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.