Racecards
16:00 Plumpton
Thomas Savill 8th Birthday Classified Hurdle
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- Form P36351
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey P Hide
took keen hold, raced wide, held up, headway to track leaders 5th, chased winner from 3 out, one pace and no impression before last
- Form 722151
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer T P McGovern
- Jockey C Murray
held up in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, 6th and held when heavily eased flat
- Form 0-44778
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey P J Brennan
took keen hold, in rear when fell 3rd
- Form 8P8-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B R Johnson
- Jockey L P Aspell
led to 3 out, weakened rapidly
- Form 233353
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Stronge
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, brief effort 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 586
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
held up, stayed on under pressure after 2 out, kept on flat but never dangerous
- Form 556526
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey B Hitchcott
took keen hold, chased leader to 5th, weakened 3 out
- Form 02P0P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
mistake first, midfield, ridden and no impression when not much room after 3 out, beaten when hit last 2
- Form 80032
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace last, kept on flat
- Form 3446-5P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss M P Bryant
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
in rear, ridden 4th, lost touch and tailed off next pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6082P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Mr A Glassonbury
prominent, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6P3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
in touch, headway to track leader 5th, led 3 out, in command when flattened 2 out, driven out, flat
- Form 243089
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 79
Nonrunner
Verdict
From our shortlist in the opener of Spider's Web, Misbehaviour, Capitana, Coustou and Wenger, we will side with Wenger. The Peter Winkworth-trained gelding has just started to get his act together, improving last time to win at Fontwell. He idled there but did it well enough and, if you take literal formlines using Tighe Caster, he holds Misbehaviour, another one that has to be fancied. Overall, he might just be worth supporting again and, as such, gets the vote. Spider's Web looks to hold solid claims, certainly based on his second to I Got Rhythm at Catterick last time. If getting back to the level of form that saw him finish second to Gan Eagla, a good winner only this week, then My Retreat would be in the thick of things, although recent efforts have been disappointing. The fact that James Given sends Maritime Blues down from Lincolnshire - and is also running him in first-time blinkers - has to be acknowledged, while Coustou scores high for consistency of late and that attribute can see him go well today. Gondolin races in first-time cheekpieces today, and the 55-rated Flat winner Beyond The Pole is not without a chance, although others are preferred, and Wages would have a chance if running to his best over hurdles, although he has yet to win a jumping race. The chances of the Nicky Henderson-trained Capitana cannot be ignored as he showed improvement last time and, being only lightly raced, should have more to come. With Martin Pipe's Earn Out already having been beaten in a seller - albeit unluckily - and Monsal Dale having also been beaten at that level, we return to the selection, which is Wenger.