Racecards
16:40 Plumpton
Weatherbys Insurance Services Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places

- Form 10U02-1
- Age 10
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
always rear, tailed off in 6th when blundered 2 out

Plumier (FR)
21- Form 5P/P21P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer Ms Bridget Nicholls
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
tracked leaders, mistake 5th, weakened 4 out

- Form 2/PP435-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey M Bradburne
not fluent, in touch, lost place 7th, driven along 9th, kept on under pressure from 2 out

- Form PP030-2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey J P McNamara
led 2nd to 4th, chased leader to 6th, mistake and driven 8th, weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

- Form 3063P5-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, stayed on under pressure from next, took 2nd run-in, no chance with winner

- Form P3/P4P3-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
led to 2nd, led 4th to 8th, led 10th, mistake 4 out, headed next, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd run-in

Hi Rudolf
11- Form F/UP34-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
in touch, steady headway from 9th, led 3 out, cleared 2 out, pushed out run-in

- Form 0P00P2-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs L Jewell
- Jockey J Mogford
prominent, went 2nd 6th, led 8th to 10th, weakened 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Dropping back in trip, Plumier looks to have ideal conditions to score here ahead of topweight Harik and the stepping-up-in-trip Deep King. The selection had an off-day last time out at Wincanton but had previously showed he had ability with good efforts at both Exeter and Lingfield. A reproduction of that Exeter effort will see him being too good for the rest of this field. Recent Fontwell winner Harik has to be respected from an in-form yard but whether his amateur jockey will be good enough remains to be seen. Deep King has put in some useful efforts when he has completed a race including at this track. He hails from a yard that has been throwing out winners and it would be no surprise to see him in the shake-up. The value call is Plumier in a tricky little race who should appreciate this step back in trip.