16:00 Plumpton

Monday 27 March 2017

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Happy Birthday Bernard Workman Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 217y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 6m 37.21s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Dragoon Guardt28
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-2| J: Mr W Gordon(7)| T: A J Honeyball| OR:  102
4/1
Takes a massive step-up in trip here having run over 2m on his last two starts both here. The penultimate start was the better of that duo although doubts remain about his finishing effort after travelling strongly. Has never run over a trip this far.
2
Horse silk
Ray Diamondp69
Age: 12|  Weight: 12-1| J: Miss Pippa Glanville(7)| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR:  101
12/1
Not run over hurdles since October 2014 but has run well and won off higher marks than this over fences. Effort last time out was a little laboured but this represents a drop in class and wouldn't be totally out of this.
3
Horse silk
Boher Lad29
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-12| J: Stan Sheppard(5)| T: A Phillips| OR:  98
2/1
Dual winner over hurdles off lower marks and won easily last time out at Southwell over this trip. Switch to more patient tactics appears to have helped but faces a stiffer task off a 10lb higher mark here although he does travel well.
5
Horse silk
Yukon Delta76
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR:  96
11/4
Fairly modest sort who won a couple of handicaps off lower marks in October/November and has only had one outing over hurdles since. Ran poorly over hurdles last time out after two chase starts and yet to score off a mark this high.
9
Horse silk
Thepartysovert18
Age: 12|  Weight: 10-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR:  78
10/3
Mark continues to fall and he hinted at a revival last time out at Wincanton. Now down a further 2lb and ridden by the rider who was last successful on him he might have a place chance if he backs up that previous run.

Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Saucysioux119
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: M Roberts  J: Tom Cannon
NR
6
Horse silk
Landscape28
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 9
T: D Steele  J: Nick Scholfield
NR
7
Horse silk
Burgess Dream21
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 8
T: Miss A M Newton-Smith  J: P J Brennan
NR
8
Horse silk
Goodnight Charlie11
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 7
T: C Fryer  J: Bridget Andrews
NR

Forecasts

Boher Lad (2/1), Yukon Delta (11/4), Thepartysover (10/3), Dragoon Guard (4/1), Goodnight Charlie (5/1), Landscape (6/1), Burgess Dream (8/1), Ray Diamond (12/1), Saucysioux (25/1)

Verdict

Hard to totally rule out any of this field and it could be worth taking a chance with THEPARTYSOVER who has fallen a long way in the weights but hinted at a revival last time out. Boher Lad is off an increased mark but remains in good form and Goodnight Charlie showed a good attitude to win last time out and will relish this stamina test. Ray Diamond is another well handicapped sort on his old form and drops in class and the strong travelling but weak finishing Dragoon Guard might take a hand in the finish if he lasts out this trip.
  1. Thepartysover
  2. Boher Lad
  3. Ray Diamond

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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