Racecards
14:15 Plumpton
Joan Mellett Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 164y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £6,862
- 2nd: £3,161
- 3rd: £1,580
- 4th: £791
Shentri (FR)
185- Form 523256-
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
towards rear, bad mistake 1st, headway when mistake 3 out, soon pushed along, went second approaching 2 out, kept on from last, no match for winner
- Form 14666P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Phillip Armson
held up in rear, blundered 6th, not fluent next, headway into midfield 10th, ridden after 3 out, made no impression
- Form 557/134-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
pushed along leaving start, midfield, headway to chase leaders 4th, awkward next, mistake 9th, hit next, went right approaching 11th, led 11th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on from last
- Form 6/P4613-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey J M Quinlan
midfield, headway to chase leaders 10th, hampered before next, every chance when slithered on landing and fell 3 out
- Form 2/4532-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
disputed lead, headed 2nd, ridden after 7th, dropped to rear 10th, pulled up before next
- Form 317241-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Tom Cannon
disputed lead, led outright 2nd, headed 11th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 523214-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, lost second before 2 out, no extra approaching last
In depth
Verdict
ROYAL RUBY was let down by his jumping at Huntingdon in January but he usually runs well fresh and could be the answer to this if back on song. Newcastle winner Mystical Clouds couldn’t cope with a 6lb rise at Kempton but this should be more his level but Catch The Cuban is having a first run since November. Salamanca School is 2-2 over fences here but upped in grade today while Shentri has plenty of weight on his reappearance.
Formwatch
Shentri (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Held up off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off and flattened the last, 6th of 8, 26 1/2l behind Ferrobin (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Dindin (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, led until after 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Royal Ruby 11-4 (11-10) Jumped left and not always fluent, prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, beaten before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 14l behind Raffles Gitane (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Mystical Clouds (IRE) 10-3 (10-9) Chased leaders on inside, lost place 5th, outpaced and struggling in rear 8th, rallied from 2 out, stayed on run-in, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 9 1/2l behind Slate House (11-12) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
The Flying Sofa (FR) 6-1 (12-0) Close up, lost place 4th, soon pushed along, pulled up before 6th, at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Salamanca School (FR) 10-1 (11-10) Made all, jumped well throughout, left clear 3 out, kept on run in, pushed out, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Vinnie's Getaway (10-3) by 14l, 9 ran.
Catch The Cuban 10-3 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced passing omitted 4 out, 4th of 5, 34 1/2l behind Roque It (11-7) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.