Racecards
15:45 Plumpton
Cortaflex Intermediate Open Nh Flat Race (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Soft (Hurdle: Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
Deep Reflection
312- Form 18-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up, steady headway from halfway, led just inside final 3f, driven out final furlong
- Form 21-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
raced on inside, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway halfway, led over 4f out until just inside final 3f, weakened quickly
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
tracked leaders, not much room over 3f out, headway to chase winner 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey T J Phelan
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey C Bolger
held up, under pressure 7f out, soon struggling in rear
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, headway halfway, driven along and weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
pulled hard, led to over 4f out, weakened rapidly
Il Potere (IRE)
612- Form 3/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
took keen hold tracking leaders, chased winner over 2f out until 2f out, edged left and no extra final furlong
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C Llewellyn
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
held up in touch, driven over 3f out, soon outpaced
- Form 60-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey J E Moore
prominent until lost place before halfway, struggling and behind after
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent, hard driven 3f out, outpaced final 2f
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division until weakened over 4f out
Mendip Magic
10- Form 88
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
held up in rear, headway into mid-division over 4f out, no further impression
In depth
Verdict
Harbour Breeze, Deep Reflection and Norman Stanley are the three to look at here and Harbour Breeze is taken to make a winning seasonal re-appearance.
Formwatch
Deep Reflection 9-2 (11-11) Behind, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 14l behind Dubai Sunday (11-4) at Lingfield 2m nhf (6) pol in Jan.
Harbour Breeze (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, took closer order halfway, challenged 3f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Carlisle 2m 1f nhf (6) hvy in Mar beating Starting Point (10-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Amble Forge (IRE) Needle Gun gelding out of winning chaser La Mode Lady.
Arpeggio Major (IRE) Beauchamp King gelding, half-brother to winning jumper Toulouse-Lautrec & bumper winner Scarvagh Diamond.
Celebrity Call (IRE) (12-0) Prominent, led 3 out, stayed on strongly, won at Stradbally 3m ire ptp gd in Apr beating Ciderbesideher (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Il Potere (IRE) (11-7) 3rd of 12, 16l behind Boulevardofdreams (11-7) at Dundrum 3m ptp gs in Mar '05.
Norman Stanley 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led over 6f to 5f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Haligreen (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) gd in Oct.
Ballerina Girl Overbury mare out of the classy hurdler Flakey Dove.