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15:20 Plumpton

Searching For Cures Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £1,949
  • 2nd: £572
  • 3rd: £286
  • 4th: £143
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 52.40s
  • Off Time: 15:20:44
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Dushy Valley (IRE)

15/8

    1
    Silk - White, Black star, Black sleeves, White stars, White cap, Black stars

    Pacha D'Oudairies (FR)

    12 D
    9/4
    • Form 2323-12
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 100

    tracked leaders in 3rd, in rear in 4th when blundered 9th, mistake 10th, mistake and unseated rider 13th

    2
    Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves

    Ballinhassig (IRE)

    266 BFCD
    2/1
    • Form 53421U-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12
    • Official Rating 86

    with leader, led 2nd, headed 8th, tracked winner, lost place 12th, tailed off next

    3
    Silk - White, Red triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap

    Dushy Valley (IRE)

    14 CD
    15/8
    • Form 035671
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-2
    • Official Rating 76

    led to 2nd, with leader, led again 8th, clear fromo 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on strongly

    4
    Silk - Yellow, pink cross belts, quartered cap

    Laughing Game

    169
    9/1
    • Form 62443-6
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-0
    • Official Rating 72

    held up in rear, not jump well, headway 11th to chase winner, blundered bbadly 4 out, soon beaten

    Previous results

    2011
    Silk -

    Shernaz (IRE)

    11/8
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-12

    2010
    Silk -

    Beware Chalk Pit (IRE)

    9/2
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-8

    2009
    Silk -

    Its A Classic

    5/2
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-5

    In depth

    Verdict

    An interesting little heat in which DUSHY VALLEY is taken to follow-up a recent C&D success when outpointing Beware Chalk Pit by 9l. He still looks fairly treated off a mark of 76 and it's almost certain that the move to more aggressive tactics last time will be repeated here. Hopefully, they can produce the same outcome. Pacha D'Oudairies is becoming a really consistent and likable sort and made a pleasing return to action at Warwick this month when a strong second to Dunkelly Castle over this trip. He could well be good enough but does have to concede 24lb to the Henderson charge, which may just prove beyond him. Ballinhassig is far from ruled out and is almost certainly the most progressive of the quartet but an absence since mid-February is something of a concern on this occasion.

    Formwatch

    Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, with leader 5th, led 10th, ridden before 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Dunkelly Castle (11-4) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft.

    Ballinhassig (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Led until 3rd, chased leader until before 4 out, went 2nd again next, upsides 2 out, disputing lead when blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Flying Award (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb, 9 ran.

    Dushy Valley (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Led until before 2nd, reminder after next, led 4th, clear when not fluent 2 out, stayed on well, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft beating Beware Chalk Pit (11-12) by 9l, 7 ran.

    Laughing Game 4-1 (10-6) Led approaching 2nd until next, lost place before 5th, soon behind, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Catch The Rascal (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jun.