Racecards
13:15 Plumpton
Creative Pod Award Winning Design & Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 114y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,629
- 2nd: £2,133
- 3rd: £1,066
- 4th: £534
- Form 54P22F-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, chased winner 3 out, ridden and held before 2 out, stayed on, no chance with winner
- Form 293-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Henry Brooke
towards rear, behind when not fluent 3 out, tailed off
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Miss Victoria Malzard
in rear, pushed along after 7th, tailed off
- Form 251-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey M G Nolan
close up, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, ridden home turn and soon well beaten
Scarface (IRE)
229- Form 540227-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
made all, led narrowly, eased clear after 3 out, kept on strongly, not extended
- Form 9-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders, not fluent at times, dropped to rear 8th, bad mistake 4 out and pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Smith has won five times on the Flat but was tailed off in his only previous run over hurdles. Jamie Moore was on board Fascinating Lips when he won at Fontwell last month but now switches to former pointer Heaven Smart. Hermes Le Gris found only one too good on his hurdling debut at Warwick in May but SCARFACE (NAP) sets an exacting standard on seconds at Exeter and Ascot at the start of the year with his final run last season coming in the Ballymore at The Festival. Record High won a Fontwell bumper in February but is best watched today.
Formwatch
Heaven Smart (FR) 5-2 (12-2) Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, 4th 4out, 3rd aftr 3out, went 2nd bef str, rdn early str, 3l dwn when fell last, at Monksgrange 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Hermes Le Gris (FR) 13-2 (11-4) Novicey, pulled hard, prominent, pushed along from 3 out, soon ridden, kept on from 2 out, always held, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind The Plimsoll Line (11-4) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
I'm Digby (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Clear Man (8-7) at Les Landes 1m 4f hcp fm in Aug.
Record High (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead when hung left and rider dropped reins inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (5) gs in Feb beating I Shut That D'or (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Scarface (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, some headway before 3 out, no impression, well behind in 6th 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Sir Gerhard (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Smith (IRE) 11-1 (10-3) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, bumped and hampered 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 13, 6l behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Fascinating Lips (IRE) 15-8 (11-0) Held up behind leaders, smooth headway to dispute lead after 2 out, pushed along to lead after last, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep beating Bahtiyar (10-12) by 7l, 4 ran.