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16:45 Plumpton

Core Spreads Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 164y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,582 added
  • Winner: £5,003
  • 2nd: £1,469
  • 3rd: £735
  • 4th: £450
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 58.10s
  • Off Time: 16:45:26
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
5/1
  • Form 994597-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 103

never travelled well in rear, jumped slowly 4th, lost touch and pulled up before next

2
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green chevrons, Yellow sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form P94-243
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 97

led to 2nd, led again 4th to 6th, in touch, led again before 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression with front pair between last 2

3
Silk - Dark blue, red stars, emerald green sleeves, red cap

Torhousemuir

32 p D
7/2
  • Form 3-6PF41
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 90

held up towards rear, took closer order 7th, effort on outside after 3 out, went 2nd before next, every chance when hit and pecked last, no extra flat

4
Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars
  • Form 477608-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 89

held up in touch, lost place and behind 9th, headway 4 out, outpaced after next, soon beaten

5
Silk - Red, Yellow cap

Shimba Hills

31 pt C
12/1
  • Form 45P-64U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 87

chased front pair to before 5 out, soon behind, tailed off 3 out

6
Silk - Dark blue, yellow star, halved sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 4-22742
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 79

held up towards rear, some headway under pressure on inside before 4 out, never reached leaders, weakened next, tailed off

7
Silk - Emerald Green and Red check, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Yellow cap
9/2
  • Form 14-68P4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 85

held up in touch, ridden and outpaced in 4th after 3 out, no impression before next

8
Silk - Light Blue and Dark Blue diamonds, halved sleeves
20/1
  • Form 70P5P0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 75

pressed leader, led 2nd to 4th, led again 6th, headed before 4 out, led again before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Torhousemuir finally won a race at the 22nd attempt at Worcester but doesn’t look an obvious candidate to follow up off an 8lb higher mark. Taaffes Castle gets cheekpieces after another second at Newton Abbot but Fontwell third Goldslinger has more scope over the larger obstacles after just two runs. SHIMBA HILLS unseated his rider at the first at Fontwell but that was hopefully just a blip. A dual winner here over hurdles, Lawney Hill’s charge is potentially well treated in chases.

Formwatch

Gaelic Poet (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Mid-division, mistake 5th, outpaced before 3 out, never near leaders, 7th of 18, 30 1/4l behind Espalion (11-10) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.

Goldslinger (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Not fluent 1st, led before next, bumped 4th, headed after 10th, every chance when slow 3 out, lost 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept o, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Downloadtheapp (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Torhousemuir 10-1 (10-8) Held up behind, headway on outside 4 out, hit next, ridden after last, led closing stages, ran on, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Skinflint (11-10) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.

Agent Westy (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, challenged 2nd, led after 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon headed and weakened, 8th of 11, 37 1/2l behind Kereman (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar.

Shimba Hills 11-2 (11-1) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Taaffes Castle (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge after 3 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 15l behind Findusatgorcombe (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Sep.

Enforcement (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 14, 29 1/4l behind Ulysses (11-3) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

Noble Saffron 200-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Phoenician Star (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3f (3) gd in Mar.