Racecards
16:50 Plumpton
Weatherbys Finance Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 375119
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey C Bolger
led until headed 12th, soon driven and outpaced, plugged on one pace from 3 out
- Form 4-P03P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leaders, still well there when blundered and unseated rider 10th
- Form 1P-644P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders to 4th, soon lost place, headway to track leader 14th until blundered and weakened 4 out
- Form PP9-P03
- Age 11
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up, headway to track leader 4 out, ridden to close after 3 out, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, drew clear flat
- Form 87-9809
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey S P Jones
tracked leader, led 12th, driven and headed before 14th, chased leader to 4 out, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat
- Form 8U33B2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, led before 14th, ridden after 3 out, strongly pressed next, headed approaching last, no extra flat
In depth
Verdict
A weak race where Tommy Carson is chanced at the immediate expense of It's My Party and Lets Go Dutch. Tommy Carson has carved out a career as something of a track specialist around here and while the prevailing conditions have to be a slight worry, he has relatively little concerns as far as fencing is concerned and he might just be able to get away with it on this occasion. It's My Party has always threatened to win a race in the past and he scooted up over course-and-distance 15 days ago. The visor certainly helped last time out and Bill Turner persists with it this time around. Lets Go Dutch stays extreme distances well if not particularly quickly. He handles the surface adequately and would be a player if completing. Hurlers Cross has plummeted down the weights over the last season. A fair run (albeit from a very low rating) last time out entitles the previous course-and-distance winner to enter calculations. Dr Flight and Lord 'n' Master have produced little of note in recent outings. Supporters of Tommy Carson do have the likely going to worry about but his class might just be enough to see him through
Formwatch
Tommy Carson 14-1 (11-7) Led, headed 2nd, mistake 9th, weakened next, 9th of 13, well behind Hillcrest (11-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
It's My Party 3-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 8th, travelling strongly and challenging when left in lead 4 out, in command from next, kept on strongly, won at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf beating Back In Business (11-7) by 14l, 6 ran.
Lord 'n' Master (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 7th, weakened 11th, pulled up before 14th pulled up 5 out in race won by Hillcrest (11-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd, 13 ran.
Lets Go Dutch 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 14th, weakened 4 out, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Super Judge (10-7) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Dr Flight 14-1 (11-1) In rear, lost touch 12th, 9th of 15, well behind Joris De Vonnas (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Hurlers Cross (IRE) 11-8fav (10-8) Not fluent, tracked leading pair, mistake 13th, not fluent next, rallied to track leaders 3 out, went 2nd soon after, one pace flat, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Satco's Deception (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gf.