Racecards
15:25 Plumpton
William Hill Extra Places Every Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 114y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £8,332
- 2nd: £3,839
- 3rd: £1,919
- 4th: £961
- Form D21441
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader, asked for effort before 2 out,
- Form 143211
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
made all, jumped well throughout, pushed along 2 out, kept on run in
- Form 052149
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey H Cobden
in rear, headway when pushed along before 2 out, no extra thereafter
Aggagio (FR)
23- Form 77211
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
raced freely, in rear, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression soon after
In depth
Verdict
Small Bad Bob has been highly tried since winning at Fontwell in February and looks up against it again here. Unanswered Prayers got back to winning ways here last month but the penny has finally dropped with BOURBALI and Colin Tizzard’s five-year-old can complete his hat-trick at the main expense of the juvenile Aggagio, who has definitely improved since stepping up in distance.
Formwatch
Unanswered Prayers (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Tracked leader, pushed along 2 out, joined leader next, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) gs in Mar beating Hecouldbetheone (11-12) by hd, 5 ran.
Bourbali (FR) Evensfav (11-6) Raced keenly tracking leader, led 3rd, made rest, clear and going easily before 2 out, eased run-in, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Global Agreement (10-7) by 16l, 6 ran.
Small Bad Bob (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Held up, pushed along and outpaced home turn, never a factor, 9th of 17, 20l behind Press Your Luck (10-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Aggagio (FR) 4-11fav (10-12) Raced keenly, with leader when slow and bumped 1st, led next, quickened 3 out, 4 lengths clear final bend, reduced lead and ridden last, hard pressed flat, just held on, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar beating Hardy Boy (11-2) by shd, 7 ran.