16:10 Plumpton

Monday 13 March 2017

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Aspen Insurance Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 164y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 4m 46.85s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Hope's Wishes26
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: T Dowling(7)| T: F Brennan| OR:  114
5/1
Won this last year from a 1lb lower mark but has basically been down on her luck this term. Hard to envisage her carrying topweight to victory if she runs to the level of her last two outings.
2
Horse silk
Top And Drop20
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  105
5/4
Reverts to hurdles with a solid chance of making an impact at this level. Unseated her rider over fences last time out but was in the process of running a nice race. She was unscathed from the incident and is one for the shortlist this time around.
3
Horse silk
Knightly Pleasurep9
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR:  105
4/1
Trainer has enjoyed plenty of success at this particular course (12 winners over the last year), so worth noting in the betting for that statistic alone. She is open to improvement but needs to step things up considerably from what she has shown over hurdles up until now.
4
Horse silk
A Montmartre28
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien(5)| T: Nick Mitchell| OR:  100
12/1
Has a good cruising speed from her time on the Flat in France but has yet to really convince that she has the stamina to cope with the demands of the winter game. One to watch again here.
6
Horse silk
Funny Oyster28
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed(7)| T: C Gordon| OR:  98
4/1
Still a maiden after 18 previous attempts; ran a fine race at this course back January but reverted to type last time out, so looks one to be wary of for the time being.

Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Dites Rien20
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 5
T: N P Mulholland  J: S Corby
NR

Forecasts

Top And Drop (5/4), Funny Oyster (4/1), Knightly Pleasure (4/1), Hope's Wishes (5/1), Dites Rien (5/1), A Montmartre (12/1)

Verdict

A tricky little race from a betting perspective as they all have something to prove for one reason or another. However, TOP AND DROP is back over hurdles off a winnable mark and she is taken to have the edge over Knightly Pleasure, who is open to improvement but needs to up the ante from recent performances. Hope's Wishes won this last year and has claims on the pick of her efforts but has been out of sorts lately, so a bigger threat may be posed by A Montmartre who has speed from the Flat and can make an impact if her stamina holds out.
  1. Top And Drop
  2. Knightly Pleasure
  3. A Montmartre

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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