12:40 Plumpton

Monday 4 December 2017

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Plumpton Racecourse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 9.8s

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Selected odds by:

Amirr⁴⁰

Age: 15| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: J W Mullins| OR: 110

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Battle Of Ideas²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

4/1

Stepped up on first effort over hurdles with a decent third behind the useful Dynamite Dollars at Exeter last time. Up to 2m4f today a slight doubt but progressing nicely for leading trainer.

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Bill And Barn²⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls

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Canyouhearmenow²⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell

250/1

Ordinary maiden of 10 point-to-points switches to rules racing and smaller obstacles here. Hard to find encouragement in point fields.

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Contented¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 119| BF

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Don't Ask²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: W Greatrex

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Drumlee City²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: Nick Mitchell

50/1

One of seven pulled up in a warm Exeter novice last time out at 50/1. Ran with promise in first of two bumpers before one paced fifth of 10 at Chepstow. Bit to prove at present.

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Good News²⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 96

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Hab Sab¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: Mrs L C Jewell

200/1

Very ordinary form in bumpers and similar tale since switched to hurdling. Second on hurdles bow was a two runner race and he was beaten 23L. Tailed off latest too so hard to fancy.

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Hatchet Jack²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson

6/1

Ordinary form in four point-to-points but slightly exceeded expectations in two hurdle races. Seventh of 17 on debut before a good third at 100/1 latest when upped to 3m2f at Warwick. Drop in trip here puzzling.

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Inaminna²⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland

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Kapcorse⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls

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Laketour Leader¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: A Glassonbury| T: R Rowe

250/1

Won a dramatic point-to-point where all of the first three fell at the last. Completely tailed off in firstly a Fontwell bumper then a course and distance novice hurdle. Hard to fancy.

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Must Havea Flutter²⁰⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: D Skelton

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Overworkdunderpaid²³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: C E Longsdon

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Pandinus Imperator⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: Martin Smith

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Piton Pete²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 125

2/1

Placed in second and third bumpers and adapted quickly to hurdles too. 8L third over 2m here to start before challenging but narrowly going down by ½L at Huntingdon. Looks good enough to win a race such as this.

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Puppet Warrior²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: N J Gifford

9/2

Placed in all four bumpers including one here. First run of the season and indeed over hurdles but bumper form good enough to think he will run well.

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Roll Of The Dice¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

22/1

Former point-to-pointer ran with promise in lone bumper for Dan Skelton when fourth at Aintree. Not built on that for current yard in hurdle races here and at Ascot. Needs to step up.

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The Groovy Hoovy¹⁸⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: O Sherwood

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Theydon Park³⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: M Roberts| OR: 114

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Warthog²²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe| BF

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Bold Image¹⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss S Smith

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Chestnut Storm¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Dave Crosse| T: B Barr

250/1

53 rated on the flat where she won one race. Pulled up in lone hurdle start back in February. Poor efforts on the flat recently at Windsor and Lingfield and hard to fancy.

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Jolly Jet

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: Mrs L C Jewell

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Kiwi Myth²⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: Unknown| T: Mrs F M Shaw

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Midnight Tune²³

Age: 14| Weight: 10-5| J: Unknown| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 110| C

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My Dance²⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: Unknown| T: A J Honeyball

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Solstice Twilight²³

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: Unknown| T: A J Honeyball

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Forecasts

Piton Pete (2/1), Battle Of Ideas (4/1), Puppet Warrior (9/2), Hatchet Jack (6/1), Roll Of The Dice (22/1), Drumlee City (50/1), Hab Sab (200/1), Laketour Leader (250/1), Chestnut Storm (250/1), Canyouhearmenow (250/1)

There aren't too many here who you can make a case for but PITON PETE probably makes the most compelling case as the only runner to get close to winning over hurdles so far with his narrow defeat at Huntingdon. Battle Of Ideas is the main danger having run well behind a useful Paul Nicholls novice last time out. Hatchet Jack's run last time was a good one but the drop in trip by nearly 6f is a concern.