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14:15 Plumpton

Steel Arts Fabrication Novices' Hurdle (Class C)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 28.50s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dancing Bay

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Benbecula (IRE)

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      Buckby Lane

      7/1

        1
        Silk - Light Green, Brown hoops, Light Green and Light Blue hooped sleeves

        Bee An Bee (IRE)

        11 v
        10/1
        • Form 642102
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-8

        prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, no extra after flat

        2
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Dancing Bay

        23
        10/11
        • Form 2F-14
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-8

        held up, mistake 3 out, effort and mistake next, led soon after last, driven out

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, White braces and sleeves, quartered cap

        Alpine Slave

        37
        7/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, not fluent, ridden along from 7th, sixth and beaten when blundered and fell heavily 9th

        4
        Silk - Red, Yellow hoop

        Benbecula (IRE)

        31
        10/3
        • Form 20-532
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        jumped right, hung right most of way, led to 9th, joint leader 3 out, narrow lead when wandered last, soon headed, not quicken flat

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets and cap

        Buckby Lane

        13
        7/1
        • Form 4P-2U
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        pressed leader, led 9th, narrowly headed last, not quicken flat

        6
        Silk - Brown, Red spots, sleeves and cap

        Charming Jack

        31
        100/1
        • Form P-0F
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        not jumped well, keen hold early, behind, tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 2 out

        7
        Silk - Royal Blue, large Red spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Red spots, Red cap

        Novi Sad (IRE)

        28
        20/1
        • Form 02-510P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leaders, driven after 3 out, mistake and weakened quickly next

        8
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

        Black Kite (IRE)

        16
        100/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-6

        in rear, tailed off from 4th, pulled up before 7th

        In depth

        Verdict

        Not the strongest of races by any stretch of the imagination and this looks a good opportunity for Dancing Bay. Nicky Henderson's charge relishes the mud and was seen to good effect when making a winning hurdles debut here last month. The son of Suave Dancer was far from disgraced when beaten less than nine lengths behind Champion Hurdle ante-post favourite Rhinestone Cowboy at Wetherby last time and will prove hard to beat back at this level. Buckby Lane has claims on his recent close second in similar company at Ludlow. However, the Paul Webber-trained gelding showed his inexperience last time out when blundering away his chance and unseating his rider. Stablemate Benbecular is progressing along the right lines judged on recent placed efforts and should be in the shake up. Bee An Bee comes here in fair form but is more exposed than the selection and looks vulnerable so Alpine Slave, who will appreciate the step up to this trip, may rate a better each-way alternative.