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13:55 Ffos Las

Design Office Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,700 added
  • Winner: £3,054
  • 2nd: £897
  • 3rd: £448
  • 4th: £224
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 51.20s
  • Off Time: 13:55:31
  • 5 Ran
2
Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap

Plunkett (IRE)

15 vt CD
5/1
  • Form U-3133U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 115

held up in touch, mistake 2nd, improved 10th, mistake next, ridden 13th, pulled up before next

3
Silk - Black, Yellow seams and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 23536-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 113

made all, mainly jumped right, clear 4 out, ridden out

4
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap
5/2
  • Form 55-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 104

soon tracked winner, ridden 4 out, never able to challenge

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange sash and armlets, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 136/538-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 100

held up in touch, went 3rd before 4 out, plugged on same pace

6
Silk - Red, White triple diamond, hooped sleeves
  • Form 37/975-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 95

mistakes, tracked leaders, dropped to rear 12th, soon weakened

1
NR
  • Form 60-11F8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 117

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Fishoutofwater has disappointed recently but Plunkett has gone well here in the past, though was an early casualty over a slightly shorter trip at the track earlier this month. There is nothing in FRONTIER SPIRIT's pedigree to suggest he'll make a chaser but he'll have had plenty of schooling at Nigel Twiston-Davies' yard and is probably the one to beat if reproducing last year's hurdles form over the larger obstacles. The lightly-raced Good Order could also appreciate tackling fences for the first time and makes most appeal of the remainder.

Formwatch

Plunkett (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked winner 2nd until blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Made In Time (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m 3f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) sft, 5 ran.

Frontier Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 8l behind Western Bound (10-6) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.

Good Order 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, lost place 4 out, 7th of 16, 24l behind Prospect Wells (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.

Sir Bere (FR) 20-1 (11-8) Led until went left and narrowly headed 2nd, chased leader, slow jump 3rd, lost 2nd and weakened 3 out, last of 8, well behind Uffa Fox (10-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct '10.

Cypress Grove (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Towards rear, modest 8th before 4 out, closed into 5th 2 out, 5 lengths 4th when fell last, in a race won by The Donserelli (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft, 12 ran.

Fishoutofwater (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Always in rear, not fluent 1st, behind 3rd, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Moon Over Miami (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft.