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12:40 Plumpton
attheraces.com Exclusive Barry Geraghty Blog Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 10-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, headway before and went 3rd 2 out, chased winner last, kept on and held run-in
- Form P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey David Bass
towards rear, hit 4th, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on well from last
- Form 0680-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
- Form 004
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up towards rear, headway before 2 out and in 4th, weakened after last
- Form PU
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M B Shears
- Jockey M J Quinlan
led, hit 2nd, headed before 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6th, quickly faltered 3 out, soon pulled up
- Form 223
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up in rear, pushed along after 5th, in 6th place 2 out, weakened last
- Form 0/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened after 3 out
Sadma
793- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up behind and keen, headway 3 out, in 5th place before 2 out, weakened last
- Form 46-52
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, led before 3rd, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, one pace in 3rd
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D O'Brien
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up mid-division, headway after 3 out, weakened next
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up mid-division, weakened after 3 out
- Form 6-75
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders and keen, weakened before 2 out
- Form 05
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, never dangerous
Verdict
Any market support for bumper winner Come On Laurie on his hurdling debut should be closely monitored but SAFFRON PRINCE must have a good chance of opening his account at the third time of asking as his latest second to Regal Encore here, when Mr Spiggott was a distant third, was a decent effort. Leicester fourth Join The Clan is also interesting and Nesterenko is sure to be popular after his third to stablemate Free Thinking at Ludlow - the second in that race has won since.
Formwatch
Come On Laurie (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, 3rd and one pace final 3f, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Tullyesker Hill (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f NH flat (6) gs in Nov.
Electrolyser (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, soon behind and pulled up, in a race won by Kilmurvy (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec '12, 14 ran.
Father Arthur 150-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 11th of 16, well behind Prince Siegfried (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Join The Clan (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, hampered 1st, some headway after 5th, nudged along and no impression 3 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 12, 12l behind Dubai Prince (10-12) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Meadstown (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Ld until b mstk & hdd 4th, lost pitch from 6th & 13th when b mstk & ur 7th, in a race won by Georgie Lad (12-0) at Bartlemy 3m ire ptp sft in May, 15 ran.
Mr Spiggott (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) In touch in 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, one pace and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Nesterenko (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, mistake 5th, headway after next, ridden and went 3rd when mistake 3 out, no chance with winner, hit 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Free Thinking (10-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Querido (GER) 80-1 (11-2) In touch chased leaders 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Paintball (10-7) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb '11.
Sadma 13-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 13l behind Encke (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct '11 (flat).
Saffron Prince 7-1 (10-12) Led, clear 6th until before 2 out, pressed when hit 2 out, soon ridden, blundered and headed last, no chance with hard held winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Spartilla 10-3fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 21l behind Spanish Fork (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May '12 (flat).
Torero 10-3 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 3rd over 4f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct beating Beat The Shower (9-11) by 5l, 11 ran (flat).
Yes I Will 50-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 4th, lost place after next, stayed on past weakening rivals after 3 out, modest 5th before 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 18, 30l behind Garde La Victoire (11-5) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Mariet 28-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 5th, headway to modest 4th and went right 3 out, soon ridden, no impression when blundered last, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 14l behind Regal Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.