15:50 Plumpton

Sunday 11 April 2021

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Sky Sports Racing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 14.5s

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Perfect Moment²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Roberts| OR: 104

12/1

Dual winner at Fakenham last term and didn't shape badly back from a 10-month absence there in October. However, safely held over 20.5f here last time and she's probably still too high in the weights.

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Spotty Dog¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Reed| T: M Hawker| OR: 103

13/2

Improved from out of the blue when runner-up at Chepstow (19.4f, good) recently, leaving the impression that this step up in trip would be in his favour. Leading contender.

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Ding Ding^p1⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 99| C

7/1

Six-time winner here and produced her best effort for a while when third of 13 off this mark over C&D 6 days ago. Now tried in cheekpieces and definite chance if responding well to the new headgear.

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Corrie Lake^t1,v⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best| OR: 99

9/2

Yet to strike over hurdles, but she has finished in the money on her last 3 starts in this sphere (all at this course) and likely to be in the mix once again. Sports a first-time tongue strap.

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Presenting Yeats^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: M F Harris| OR: 88

6/1

Bumper winner who wasn't disgraced on handicap bow at Cheltenham in November. Has failed to build on that since, though, and hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces working the oracle here.

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Jimmy^t,v²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: C Gordon| OR: 85| CD

18/1

Bagged a handicap hurdle at Fontwell last term, but ended that campaign on a downer and pulled up both starts switched to fences this season. Plenty to prove.

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Bob Backus^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 80

12/1

Little impact in maiden/novice company and got no further than the third flight on handicap debut at Fontwell last month. Hopes pinned on first-time blinkers sparking improvement.

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Now Is The Winter^t1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 79

8/1

Winner of a Stratford bumper on Rules debut back in March 2019, but efforts since switched to this sphere have left much to be desired and big step forward needed on this handicap bow.

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Queen Among Kings^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 75

3/1

Stepped up on previous efforts when going close over 20.5f here (good) last weekend. This stiffer test should be in her favour and another bold show anticipated.

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Forecasts

Queen Among Kings (3/1), Corrie Lake (9/2), Presenting Yeats (6/1), Spotty Dog (13/2), Ding Ding (7/1), Now Is The Winter (8/1), Bob Backus (12/1), Perfect Moment (12/1), Jimmy (18/1)

Despite the fact that she's 3 lb 'wrong' at the weights, QUEEN AMONG KINGS is appealing over this new trip having shaped as though a stiffer test would help when narrowly losing out here last weekend. Going up in trip also looks a good move where Spotty Dog is concerned and he is feared, along with Corrie Lake and Ding Ding.