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13:10 Plumpton
Derek Hunnisett Memorial 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 114y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 9-7
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
led, pecked 3rd, awkward next, went right 5th, went right again and hit 7th, headed 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before next, weakened, mistake last, just held on for 3rd
- Form 25-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey P J Brennan
raced keenly, chased leading pair, tracked leader after 2nd until 6th, pushed along after 8th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2-3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
tracked leader until after 2nd, handy 3rd, went 2nd again 6th, led 4 out until 2 out, soon well held, no chance with winner
- Form 59P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Ben Hicks
held up last, hit 8th, plugged on pressing for modest 4th soon after last
- Form P6-1536
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in 4th place, smooth headway before 4 out, soon 3rd, led and went left 2 out, soon clear, easily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Top Man made a promising hurdling debut at Kempton in October but didn’t follow that up at Wincanton. He’ll need to bounce back here and there are a couple of useful-looking recruits from bumpers in this. Mr Perfect has placed in both outings so far, though the going is an unknown. IMPERIAL ESPRIT ran in a couple of decent bumpers at Chepstow last winter. He was a beaten favourite in a second of those but should to do better now going hurdling.
Formwatch
Call Off The Dogs (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Behind, headway 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 10, 27 1/2l behind Oscarsman (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Imperial Esprit (IRE) 7-4fav (11-5) Made most until over 3f out, one pace after, 5th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Some Detail (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Mr Perfect (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Minella Tara (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Dec.
The Honeydipper (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Led until 1st, behind 4th, pulled up before 3 out, at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Top Man (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up, beaten 3 out, 6th of 12, dist behind Saint De Reve (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.