15:25 Plumpton

Monday 21 October 2024

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Mighty Trotter Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 3m 48.4s

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Selected odds by:

Saligo Bay⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100| CD

2/1

C&D winner who failed to get home when eighth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 44 days ago, prominent to 2f out. Weighted to go well back in this sphere.

Form: 4/21F37-

King Otis^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 100| CD

16/1

C&D winner but below par of late and unseated rider 5th in handicap hurdle at Worcester (16f, good, 25/1) 40 days ago. Handily weighted if getting back on track.

Form: 328F7U

Kalif D'airy^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100

33/1

Third in a pair of juvenile hurdles at Newbury and Hereford last winter but tongue tied when only seventh on his handicap debut at Fontwell (2m1f) 17 days ago. Could still do better for his good yard.

Form: 933-7

Barenboim^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 98

22/1

Some good efforts on the Flat for David O'Meara this year but hasny matched that back in this sphere on debut for new connections at Worcester and Market Rasen. More is required.

Form: 349/66

Royal Deeside¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 97

17/2

Fair maiden on the Flat and has finished in the money on 3 starts since switched to hurdles. Off since a well-held sixth on Flat at Southwell in April though so needs to get back on track.

Form: 62323-

Sami Bear^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 95| C

12/1

Dual handicap winner who wasn't disgraced in first-time cheekpieces when third of nine over 2m4f here 29 days ago.Possibilities.

Form: 37-4263

Mi Sueno¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 93| CD

80/1

Bagged handicaps at Fakenham and over C&D last winter but well held in a pair of Flat handicaps in early summer. Needs to bounce back.

Form: FP11P6-

Birdman Bob^p²⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: A Irvine| OR: 93| CD

8/1

C&D winner who posted a respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle here (20.5f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Back down in trip and no forlorn hope.

Form: 22U2P6-

Gearing's Point³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 90

11/1

A fair 12f Flat winner but he failed to go on in three runs over hurdles last season. Goes into handicaps now and may still do better.

Form: 236-

Lady Caro¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 90

16/1

Yet to fire this term, and had a wind op before coming in 11th of 14 in maiden at Kempton (11f) on flat debut 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6572-68

Conservative^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 89

50/1

Regressive on the Flat and has shown just poor form over hurdles, pulled up here last time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 654P

Ez Tiger^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Bryan Carver| T: A M Hales| OR: 87| CD

9/1

C&D winner and not disgraced off a 5 lb higher mark when fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) later in May. Needs considering after a break.

Form: 2F46-15

Kilcummin^b⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gillard| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 87

12/1

Got back on track when fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good) 44 days ago. One to consider off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 51P-834

Embolden^b1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: James Bowen| T: C Hobson| OR: 81| C

17/2

Course winner but it's now 12 runs since his last win in 2023. 8/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Blinkers are reached for now.

Form: 32737-5

Invictus De Brion^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 79| C

16/1

Poor maiden hurdler who fell at the fifth tried in cheekpieces over fences here (2m4f) last time. Others are preferred.

Form: PP/443F

Forecasts

Saligo Bay (2/1), Birdman Bob (8/1), Royal Deeside (17/2), Embolden (17/2), Ez Tiger (9/1), Gearing's Point (11/1), Kilcummin (12/1), Sami Bear (12/1), Lady Caro (16/1), Invictus De Brion (16/1), King Otis (16/1), Barenboim (22/1), Kalif D'airy (33/1), Conservative (50/1), Mi Sueno (80/1)

Not nearly as competitive as the numbers suggest and C&D scorer SALIGO BAY, who arrives fit from the Flat, could take advantage of an attractive mark back hurdling. Stablemate Kalif d'Airy fluffed his lines on his handicap debut at Fontwell but could still emerge as the main danger ahead of C&D winners Ez Tiger and Birdman Bob.