15:20 Plumpton
Monday 17 October 2022
All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40
Summertree Novices' Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 1m 7f 195y | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 43.51s
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Show odds
Dual Flat winner who opened hurdles account at the seventh attempt here last month. Only needed the one attempt to get it right over fences, making a successful chase debut at Sedgefield (17f, good to soft) 9 days later, and should remain competitive back in this sphere, despite going up 7 lb.
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Fairly useful on the Flat in Germany and has made the frame on all 5 completed starts over hurdles, including when fourth on return in a 10-runner novice at Warwick (2m, good) where he was considerately handled. Remains capable of better and he has to enter calculations.
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Winner over fences in France and while initial efforts for present yard were poor, he got back on track in first-time cheekpieces/refitted tongue strap when second in a Fontwell handicap hurdle (17.7f, good) in May. However, record in this sphere stands at 0-17 and goes without headgear this time.
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Winner of a Wexford bumper on debut/sole start in Ireland and he was a good third on his handicap bow in this sphere at Fontwell in May. Form has nosedived since, though, and others are more appealing.
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Very modest form in this sphere to date and recent effort on the Flat at Brighton was hardly inspiring.
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Gambled on and all set to make a winning hurdles bow when coming down at the last at Newton Abbot in June. Recent defeat in a Fontwell juvenile event (17.7f, good) was at the hands of a progressive type who was completing the hat-trick, and he's of strong interest now pitched into a handicap.
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Still seeking first taste of success following 11 attempts in this sphere. Conversely, she's finished in the money on 6 of her 8 starts since switched to handicaps and it's not hard to envisage her play a part in the finish.
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Non-Runners
5
Rebel Roxy35
Weight: 11-6| Age: 6
T: F O'Brien J: Nick Slatter
NR
Forecasts
Cornicello (9/4), Mordred (3/1), Hill Station (7/2), Encashment (5/1), Henry Box Brown (11/2), Rebel Roxy (7/1), Martin Spirit (25/1), Many Words (40/1)
There were positives to glean form CORNICELLO's reappearance effort at Warwick and, entitled to come on for that, he's appealing off a reduced mark returned to handicap company. The 3-y-o Hill Station has to be feared given his weight-for-age allowance and he is second choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking Mordred and Encashment.
- Cornicello9/4
- Hill Station7/2
- Mordred3/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,030.002nd: £1,857.003rd: £928.004th: £465.005th: £350.006th: £350.00
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