Racecards
14:40 Plumpton
New Plumpton History Book Available Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 152y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places )
- Surface: Turf
- £13,800 added
- Winner: £8,058
- 2nd: £2,366
- 3rd: £1,183
- 4th: £591
Over To Sam
85- Form 113/3P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 132
raced wide and jumped left at times, tracked leader, bumped 10th, led 2 out, ridden out
- Form 10-5170
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Isabel Williams
raced on inside and pecked at times, tracked leading pair, mistake 12th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
- Form 053-211
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
led and jumped right at times, hit 5th, jumped right and bumped winner 10th, hit 14th, headed 2 out, soon ridden and no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 1P-PP65
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey Mark Galligan
behind, pushed along before 7th, mistake 9th, reminders and tailed off 14th, fell in back straight
In depth
Verdict
CHRISTMAS IN APRIL has hit peak form and was always going like a winner over 3m4f here a couple of weeks ago. That should be good enough for this as Over To Sam, who looked a nice prospect back in 2017, hasn't had much racing and was well beaten in a similar race to this at Aintree in October. Virginia Chick has struggled at the weights since landing a novices' chase at Exeter though takes a major drop in class after running in the Welsh Grand National. Positive Touch is 48lb out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Over To Sam 10-1 (11-7) Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Virginia Chick (FR) 16-1 (10-1) Towards rear, well beaten 5 out, 11th of 17, 33 1/4l behind Potters Corner (10-11) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) hvy in Dec.
Christmas In April (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Led until approaching 2nd chased leader until next, 2nd again at 5th, led after 9th, made rest, stayed on strongly from 2 out, won at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Uallrightharry (10-3) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Positive Touch (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) In rear, not fluent 4th, soon ridden, well behind 8th, tailed off next, 5th of 9, dist behind Moromac (11-1) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.