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15:30 Plumpton

Portman Building Society Handicap Hurdle

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good (Chase: Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 19.00s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Light Green, Black armlets
5/2
  • Form 51-6703
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 103

in touch, headway to chase leading pair approaching 3 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd run-in but no impression

2
Silk - Emerald Green, White disc, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, White cap
7/1
  • Form 24U44P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 97

chased leader to 5th, stayed chasing leaders until weakened 3 out

3
Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE chevron, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 630-453
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 89

tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, led and hit 2 out, hard driven and kept on under pressure run-in

4
Silk - Black and yellow check, halved sleeves

Geography (IRE)

14 p CD
8/1
  • Form 934108
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 88

last and never going well, driven and struggling 8th, tailed off when pulled up

5
Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

Solo Dancer

19 p CD
6/1
  • Form P6P8P4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 85

in touch, outpaced 4 out, 5th and just in touch when fell

6
Silk - Orange, Purple diamond and sleeves, Black and Orange striped cap
  • Form 80-005
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 79

took keen hold, tracked leaders until dropped to rear after 5th, soon tailed off and pulled up

7
Silk - Red, Mauve chevron and sleeves, White cap, Red spots
4/1
  • Form 465057
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 78

in touch until weakened after 4 out

8
Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, Yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 45-0686
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 77

led, hit 8th, hard driven after 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace after

In depth

Verdict

Altitude Dancer, Earlsfield Raider and Phar City are three against the field in this handicap hurdle and the vote is given to Earlsfield Raider. The selection was a fair third behind Jacks Craic last time out that represents solid form in the context of this race and under conditions that suit he will be hard to beat. Altitude Dancer rates the main danger on his latest third behind Caper granted that was in a seller but this does not look much better City has been chasing of late without success so the return to hurdling may rekindle his enthusiasm. Of the remainder Solo Dancer was a fair fourth behind Honey's Gift last time and is another with place claims but consistency is not his strong point and for the winner we return to Earlsfield Raider.