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16:10 Plumpton

Aspen Insurance Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 164y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 46.85s
  • Off Time: 16:10:54
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Funny Oyster (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hope's Wishes

    5/1

      1
      Silk - Red and Brown (quartered), Red sleeves, Brown armlets, White cap

      Hope's Wishes

      26 CD
      5/1
      • Form 11-3433
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 114

      soon tracked leaders and keen, led before 2 out, soon pressed, kept on and headed towards finish

      2
      Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

      Top And Drop

      20 BF
      5/4
      • Form 443-22U
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leader, not fluent 1st, slow 2nd, lost place after 3 out

      3
      Silk - RED, ORANGE and RED hooped sleeves, WHITE cap

      Knightly Pleasure

      9 p
      4/1
      • Form 71-4245
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 105

      led, pressed 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in

      4
      Silk - Dark blue and beige stripes, beige sleeves and cap

      A Montmartre (FR)

      28
      12/1
      • Form 095
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 100

      tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and one pace before last, went 3rd run-in

      6
      Silk - Yellow, red chevrons, yellow sleeves and cap

      Funny Oyster (IRE)

      28
      4/1
      • Form 6F24
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 98

      in rear and in touch, headway 3 out, challenged last, kept on to lead towards finish

      5
      NR

      Dites Rien (IRE)

      20
      5/1
      • Form 0457
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 94

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2016
      Silk -

      Hope's Wishes

      11/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-11

      2015
      Silk -

      Abundantly

      7/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-9

      2014
      Silk -

      Our Phylli Vera (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      HOPE’S WISHES could be primed for back-to-back victories in this as she’s only a pound higher than last year and looked to be on the way back at Newcastle last time. Top And Drop is quickly back over hurdles having unseating her rider over fences at Wetherby last time but she’s has continued to climb the weights. Funny Oyster is not really progressing and neither is Dites Rien but A Montmartre ran a little better here last time and this is a much weaker race than the one in which Knightly Pleasure finished last at Newbury nine days ago.

      Formwatch

      Hope's Wishes 11-2 (11-12) Led in start, chased winner, not fluent 4th, challenged 3 out, ridden and every chance next, held before last, weakened into 3rd run-in, 3rd of 4, 4 3/4l behind Beyondtemptation (11-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.

      Top And Drop 9-4jfav (11-12) Mistake 1st, with leader to 4th, remained in touch on outer, challenged after 5 out, led narrowly next, narrow advantage when blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

      Knightly Pleasure 9-2 (11-8) Held up in 4th place, pushed along and outpaced after 5th, ridden and weakened on long run before next, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Bol D'air (11-3) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.

      A Montmartre (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced and no chance with leading quartet 6th, plugged on disputing modest 5th last, 5th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Postbridge (10-12) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Feb.

      Funny Oyster (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) In touch, headway under pressure chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and plugged on same pace before next, 4th of 8, 23 3/4l behind The Game Is A Foot (11-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.

      Dites Rien (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 13, dist behind Verdana Blue (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Feb.