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15:10 Plumpton
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 152y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,700 added
- Winner: £7,343
- 2nd: £2,156
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £539
- Form 25PP-45
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
last pair, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
Millanisi Boy
277- Form 6/P12P5-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer K Woollacott
- Jockey M G Nolan
tracked leaders, went at 7th until pushed along after 11th, chased leading pair until ridden before 3 out (normal 4 out) weakened and pulled up before next
- Form 415-753
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
jumped right at times, made all, clear before 2 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 1232-3P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
raced wide, chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before next
- Form 1P-43P7
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased winner until 7th, chased leaders, weakened after 11th, tailed off when blundered 3 out (normal 4 out)
- Form 432314
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
chased leaders, 4th when hit 12th, 3rd before mistake 3 out (normal 4 out), plugged on
- Form 6-34F65
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in rear, plugged on in modest 4th 3 out (normal 4 out) tailed off
- Form 231-144
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Page Fuller
raced on inside, held up in last trio, steady headway tracking leaders before 9th, 2nd after 11th, pushed along and well held before 2 out, no chance with winner
- Form 12P-326
- Age 11
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J E Moore
raced keenly, held up in 6th, hung left and weakened 10th, tailed off and pulled up after 11th
- Form 9-60128
- Age 12
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Thomas Crapper stays the trip, as he showed at Southwell in November, and he was taking on much better company at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Uhlan Bute won in this grade at Ludlow in April and hasn't been beaten far in his last couple of races but Ballyheigue Bay, who was in good form around this time last year, has been well beaten since returning to action. Wizards Bridge completed a double on soft ground in the spring so could do with some rain but KILFINICHEN BAY, who has a tremendous strike-rate of 13-45 over jumps, is always likely to pop up at some stage and it would be no shock to see him do so here. Dylanseoghan completed a double in the spring but has looked a bit high in the weights in his two recent runs while it's a long time since Anteros ran over fences.
Formwatch
Topper Thornton (IRE) 7-1 (12-1) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened approaching last, 5th of 8, 31 1/4l behind Western Wave (11-12) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Millanisi Boy 4-1 (11-8) Chased leaders on outside, 2nd 5th until after 7th, chased leaders, ridden before 10th, driven and weakened before 5 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Kimberlite Candy (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Uhlan Bute (FR) 14-1 (10-10) Led, ridden after 4 out, headed 3 out, beaten before last, one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Beau Du Brizais (11-0) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Ballyheigue Bay (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Pressed leader until 8th, lost place next, last and struggling 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Wizards Bridge 16-1 (11-1) Led until 2nd, chased winner until 13th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, 7th of 11, dist behind Achille (10-11) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Kilfinichen Bay (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when not fluent 10th, pushed along before 4 out, soon outpaced, plugged on in modest 4th 2 out, 4th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Potters Corner (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Anteros (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway after 4 out, never on terms, well beaten from next, 5th of 10, 18l behind Virginia Chick (10-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Dylanseoghan (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, headway 12th, chased leader next, ridden 3 out, never a threat, 4th of 6, 13 1/4l behind I See You Well (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Ruperra Tom 12-1 (10-4) Always behind, slow 3rd, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 36l behind Reikers Island (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Thomas Crapper 14-1 (10-4) Mid-division on outside, closed 3rd, lost place before 7th, outpaced 15th, behind 17th, 8th of 9, dist behind Beware The Bear (12-1) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jan.