Racecards
14:20 Plumpton
toteplacepot Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £3,950 added
- Winner: £2,706
- 2nd: £789
- 3rd: £395
- Form 311308-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey T J Phelan
led, joined 3rd, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakend 2 out
- Form 095-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Glassonbury
prominent, jumped left 2nd, ridden 6th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 67320-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey R Thornton
prominent, joined leader 3rd, mistake 3 out, soon led, ran on, comfortable
- Form 358-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, chased winner next, kept on one pace
- Form 282P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 108
held up in touch, reminders 4th, outpaced 3 out, rallied next, ridden and kept on one pace
Ajool (USA)
54- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
in rear, headway to 4th at 6th, ridden 3 out, held when fell next
In depth
Verdict
Though Lady Willa has been placed on faster ground, her only two victories have been on heavy going and she comes here at the end of a long campaign. Mark Gillard's filly is surely worth taking on here conceding weight all round, though she did finish ahead of Looks Like Slim in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham last month. Ben De Haan's charge had earlier been placed in decent company at Sandown and Doncaster but is more exposed than NOT IN THE CLOCK. The latter has been a little disappointing since finishing third to the useful Kumbeshwar at Sandown on debut but didn't appear to stay over further at Kempton last month and is given a final chance to open his account here.
Formwatch
Lady Willa (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along before and slightly hampered 4th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Kai Broon (10-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Lajidaal (USA) 40-1 (10-7) Well off the pace towards rear, under pressure and no progress before 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 10, 27l behind Galiotto (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Mar.
Looks Like Slim 33-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, struggling after 5th, 20th of 23, well behind What A Charm (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Mar.
Not In The Clock (USA) 14-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened next, behind when mistake 2 out, last of 8, 47l behind Basford Bob (11-1) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Optimistic Duke (IRE) 22-1 (10-8) Soon behind, lost touch and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Sizing Santiago (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) gd, 15 ran.
Ajool (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Always behind, ridden and struggling 3f out, 12th of 14, 17l behind Al Aqabah (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar (flat).