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15:00 Plumpton
Crystal Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 22-4323
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey M G Nolan
prominent on inside, led 3 out, edged right before last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
- Form 70-5225
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Kieron Edgar
led, hit 10th, headed 3 out, switched left and rallied last, led flat, stayed on gamely
- Form 40-22P8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Mr George Gorman
ridden throughout, prominent until 2nd, last 4th, lost touch next, well tailed off
- Form P51-23
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
held up in touch in rear, mistake 6th, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, mistake next, one pace and beaten after
- Form 9-82123
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Thomas Garner
prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden and lost place after 9th, pulled up after next
- Form 475-876
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey Freddie Mitchell
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced after 10th, well beaten from next, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
David Pipe tries OBISTAR in first-time blinkers and if they have the desired effect the five-year-old can gain his first success. A staying-on second at around this trip at Exeter, he was well beaten after a bad mistake at Towcester on Boxing Day where the shorter trip did him no favours. Letbeso reverts to hurdling after a couple of runs over timber though he's untried on ground as testing as this. Winning Irish point-to-pointer Call The Detective followed a reasonable debut for new connections at Ffos Las with a moderate run at Southwell but Sweet Boy Vic looks more of a threat as he jumps and stays well and the heavy ground is exactly what he requires.
Formwatch
Letbeso (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, hampered when left in 2nd at 7th, pushed along 4 out, weakened after next, modest 3rd, 3rd of 8, 26l behind Benevolent (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Obistar (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Tracked leaders, went close up from 6th until blundered 8th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 7, well behind Bouggietopieces (10-7) at Towcester 2m 5f nov hcap hdle (4) gs in Dec.
Promised Wings (GER) 16-1 (11-5) Ran in snatches, led until 3rd, led again after after 4th until headed and weakened 6th, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, 31l behind Dawson City (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Call The Detective (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 8th, 3rd and one pace 2 out, no chance with winner after, closed on 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 22l behind Delgany Demon (10-12) at Southwell 3m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Sweet Boy Vic (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) Held up in last pair, headway after 7th, chased leaders next, outpaced approaching 3 out, one pace in 3rd next, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Dawson City (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Torero 11-1 (11-0) With leader, ridden after 5th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 25l behind Hold The Bucks (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.