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14:00 Plumpton

'Anthony Has Finally Found A Winner' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 37.20s
  • 14 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Bertiebanoo (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hawk's Landing (IRE)

    4/7

      3
      Silk -

      Semi Precious (IRE)

      100/1

        1
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Hawk's Landing (IRE)

        24
        4/7
        • Form 214-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        held up in mid-division, chased leaders after 7th, every chance 2 out and last, not pace of winner flat

        2
        Silk - Pink, Grey sleeves, Pink armlets

        Bertiebanoo (IRE)

        208
        10/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        close up, led after 7th, challenged from 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure, all out flat

        3
        Silk - Red, large Emerald Green spots, spots on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Come Bye (IRE)

        160
        14/1
        • Form 421-334
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division badly hampered when brought down flat before 4th by loose horse

        4
        Silk - Yellow, light blue hoop

        Eljay's Boy

        218
        7/1
        • Form 02-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up behind, ridden before 8th, soon tailed off

        5
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Gray's Eulogy

        20
        14/1
        • Form 0-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch when impeded 1st and fell

        6
        Silk - Orange, Black and Orange chevrons on sleeves

        Honneur Fontenail (FR)

        11
        50/1
        • Form 00-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        behind, weakened 4th, pulled up after 7th

        7
        Silk - Yellow, Purple diamond, Yellow and Purple halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple diamond

        Kalic d'Alm (FR)

        299
        33/1
        • Form 5P-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind, struggling after 7th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Black sleeves and cap with Yellow tassel

        Kentish Warrier (IRE)

        246
        50/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, went left 1st, stayed prominent to 5th, weakened and pulled up before 7th

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

        Montemoss (IRE)

        252
        20/1
        • Form 1/054-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, badly hampered when brought down flat by loose horse before 4th

        10
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, hooped cap

        Myson (IRE)

        202
        33/1
        • Form 4F-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, headway 5th, hard ridden after 7th, soon behind and pulled up before 2 out

        11
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Black sleeves, Black cap, Royal Blue spots

        Semi Precious (IRE)

        20
        100/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, with winner after 7th, ridden and weakened after 8th, no chance afterwards, held off

        12
        Silk - White and Emerald Green diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

        The Dream Lives On (IRE)

        19
        66/1
        • Form 05P/4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        led until headed after 7th, soon weakened, and pulled up before 2 out

        13
        Silk - Purple and White (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green and Purple check cap

        Norton Sapphire

        14
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off and pulled up after 7th

        14
        Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

        St Kilda

        258
        33/1
        • Form 03663-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-7

        in touch, ridden after 5th, lost touch after 7th, beaten when fell next

        In depth

        Verdict

        Hawk's Landing will take all the beating and is a confident choice ahead of Eljay's Boy, with the rest playing for a place only. A bumper winner on his first start for the stable at Kempton in January, Jonjo O' Neill's six-year-old won with a ton in hand on his hurdles debut at Stratford three weeks ago, despite the official margin being described as a neck. Take no notice of that, as Liam Cooper was 'taking the Michael' on the run-in. Still a big baby, Hawk's Landing could be good enough to carry the colours of J P McManus at the Cheltenham Festival if all goes to plan, and he should take another step here. Only Eljay's Boy appears to hold any threat at all based on a couple of promising efforts last term, but the rest have nothing to recommend them. He will be a short price, but Hawk's Landing is hard to ignore.