15:30 Plumpton

Monday 23 October 2017

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Retirement Villages Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 195y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 3m 51.0s
1st
Horse silk
13
310-9
8/1
T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell
Tracked leader, took keen hold, led 2nd, ridden after last, held on towards finish op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
5/2
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up mid-division, went 4th before 2 out, ridden before last, chased winner after last, kept on and held towards finish tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
10
6/4f
T: G L MooreJ: J E Moore
Mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, chased winner before 2 out until after last, no extra run-in op 15/8
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
16/1
T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell
In rear, headway 3 out, to chase leaders, ridden and no extra after last op 20/1 tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
50/1
T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (7)
Prominent, ridden before 2 out, no extra from last
6th
Horse silk
12
5
40/1
T: P HideJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up towards rear, effort after 3 out, never dangerous tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
3
12
33/1
T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
8th
Horse silk
13
6
4/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Led to 2nd, tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out tchd 7/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
20/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Tracked leaders and keen, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 7th op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
3
50/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson
Rear division, blundered 6th, soon struggled, tailed off, soon pulled up
PU
Horse silk
11
40/1
T: W G M TurnerJ: James Davies
Towards rear, reminder after 3rd, tailed off 6th, soon pulled up tchd 33/1 and 50/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Dizzey Heights29
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: N B King  J: T E Whelan
WD
7
Horse silk
Oscar's Song12
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 6
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.60Pl:£3.00, £1.10, £1.40EX:£45.20Trifecta:£158.20Tricast:£47.85SF:£28.77Swingers:£5.60, £2.90, £2.20

Forecasts

Cheque En Blanc (6/4), Cheltenam De Vaige (5/2), Oscar's Song (10/3), Rob Robin (4/1), Kenyan (8/1), Jebs Gamble (16/1), Ochos Rios (20/1), Dizzey Heights (25/1), Sixties Idol (33/1), Onehelluvatouch (40/1), Yorkshire Star (40/1), Ermyn's Emerald (50/1), Boethius (50/1)

Verdict

Top weight Jebs Gamble looks to have been harshly treated by the handicapper so Cheltenam De Vaige, on his first start for his in-form yard, looks a better option. Both may struggle against ROB ROBIN, who is taken to confirm recent C&D form with Kenyan. Any support for Cheque En Blanc would be significant, a remark which also applies to Onehelluvatouch. Ochos Rios and Oscar's Song are others to consider.
  1. Rob Robin
  2. Kenyan
  3. Cheltenam De Vaige

Previous Winners

2016
Austin Friars
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 4
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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