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15:00 Plumpton
William Hill Sussex Champion Chase (Handicap) (Class 2)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 164y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £31,280
- 2nd: £9,240
- 3rd: £4,620
- 4th: £2,310
- Form 5-67180
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey J M Quinlan
jumped right on occasions, made all, went clear 3 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 3UP141
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4 out, not fluent and held next, ridden and beaten between last 2
- Form 1141P6
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked winner until not fluent 4 out, no extra in 3rd
- Form 11-3152
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Romain De Senam caught Not Another Muddle in the closing stages at Fontwell just 10 days ago with the latter not helping his cause by making a mess of the last fence. There’s little between them on that evidence and both are preferred to the struggling Militarian but MERCIAN PRINCE is not out of this. He’s been well beaten in a couple of Grade 3 chases since scoring easily at Kempton in January and a combination of first-time headgear and the return to good ground could see Amy Murphy’s charge take this.
Formwatch
Mercian Prince (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) 19th of 27, dist behind Cadmium (11-2) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Romain De Senam (FR) 6-4 (11-11) won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Not Another Muddle (11-12) by 1l, 4 ran.
Militarian 16-1 (11-11) 6th of 7, dist behind Court Royale (10-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Not Another Muddle 11-8fav (11-12) 2nd of 4, 1l behind Romain De Senam (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr.