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16:20 Plumpton

Nigel And Barbara Collison Supporting The IJF Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 217y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,130 added
  • Winner: £4,354
  • 2nd: £1,278
  • 3rd: £639
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 47.80s
  • Off Time: 16:20:58
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple armlets

Achille (FR)

58 BF
20/1
  • Form 3245/55
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 112

kept wide, ran in snatches, chased leaders, awkward 2nd, pushed along on stable bend after 5th, ridden and weakened before 10th, tailed off

2
Silk - Yellow, large Black spots, Yellow sleeves, Black spots
11/4
  • Form 353-102
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

tracked leader 2nd, led before 11th, ridden and narrowly headed 2 out, chased winner, no extra run-in

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots and armlets, hooped cap
13/2
  • Form 7P-P77P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 107

raced on inside, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out

4
Silk - Yellow, Orange braces, Yellow and Grey halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Orange stars
16/1
  • Form 14-PP68
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 102

pushed along to lead, headed before 11th, ridden and struggling when lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened soon after

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and GREY diamonds, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap, GREY diamond
  • Form 663311
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

kept wide, held up in last trio, headway on outside tracking leaders before 10th, 2nd before 3 out until dropped to 3rd after 3 out, no extra when hit 2 out, eased run-in

6
Silk - Light Green and White (quartered), halved sleeves
5/2
  • Form 57-P342
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 94

keen, tracked leaders, weakened 10th, tailed off

7
Silk - Black and White (quartered), Black sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 24-P247
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 89

held up last, reminders and struggling after 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

8
Silk - Dark green, maroon disc, armlets and cap
  • Form 846-363
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 82

held up in last pair, pushed along after 7th, good headway on outside tracking leaders before 3 out, 2nd after 3 out, wandered and led narrowly 2 out, ridden and stayed on well run-in

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Cheque En Blanc is on a roll and his winning form has been franked, though this is a step up in grade, SANDHURST LAD won over shorter here in November and was second last time over course and distance with cheekpieces applied. He hasn’t raced on heavy ground before but looks the one to beat if he handles the surface. Somerset Jem is getting closer but still 7lb higher than for his only win so far. Shoofly Milly remains out of sorts and Achille is also worth opposing until showing signs of a revival.

Formwatch

Achille (FR) 15-8fav (11-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 11th, behind from 4 out, tailed off 2 out, 5th of 6, 30 1/4l behind Spock (10-0) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Sandhurst Lad (IRE) 17-2 (10-13) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced in 3rd 3 out, plugged on into 2nd run-in, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Ballyheigue Bay (11-5) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Sartorial Elegance 5-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place and behind approaching 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.

Shoofly Milly (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden before 7th, soon lost place, well beaten after 4 out, 8th of 15, 28 1/2l behind Dahills Hill (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan.

Cheque En Blanc (FR) 2-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, every chance 2 out, ridden to lead before last, held on well towards finish, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan beating Amberjam (12-2) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Somerset Jem 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hung right and led before 2 out, strongly challenged last, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Culture De Sivola (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.

Landscape (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leaders on outside, led 6th until after 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 10, 28 3/4l behind Stolberg (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.

The Golden Hour (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, 4th and well held from 3 out, mistake 2 out, plugged on flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 12 1/2l behind Tara Well (10-13) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.