15:10 Plumpton

Monday 6 November 2017

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Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 5m 3.2s

Chef D'Equipe^h1¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 122

3/1

Winner of his final outing in France when successful in a 2m6f chase at Auteuil (very soft) in June. Hood worn in France is retained today and he is an interesting contender on his debut for current connections.

Form: 2P52-21

Fixed Rate^p,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Mann| OR: 120

5/2

Successful four times from 15 starts under rules including in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Fakenham (good) last time out. Raised 10lb for that victory and cheekpieces worn for the first time on that occasion are retained today.

Form: 216-351

Vive Le Roi¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 120

10/1

Returning from 11 months off the track when finishing fourth over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (good-to-soft) last month. Interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 981/33-4

Mr Grey^t³⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case| OR: 118

10/1

Had just four starts since winning a maiden hurdle over 2m4f at Fakenham (good-to-soft) in December 2014. Ran well to finish second off a 2lb higher mark over fences last November and making his first appearance since in this contest.

Form: 4124/U2-

Searching^p⁵²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 115

4/1

Registered his first success over hurdles when winning a maiden hurdle at Huntingdon (good) in May 2016. Unraced since but yard are in good form at present (10/37) and do well at this venue.

Form: 234/21-

Rothman^p1,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: C Gordon| OR: 110| D

12/1

Some fair efforts since joining this yard but well held prior to slipping up in a 2m6f handicap hurdle at Stratford (good) last time out. Handicap mark is steadily coming down and cheekpieces replace the hood worn usually today.

Form: 7263-3S

Ding Ding¹⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 108| CD

16/1

Victorious three times over hurdles most recently over C&D on soft ground in February. Held since including when beaten 20L on good-to-firm ground over this C&D in May. Returning from a break today.

Form: 2153-67

Kincora Fort⁹⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: Noel Williams| OR: 108| D

8/1

Broke his maiden when successful off this mark over 2m5f at Kempton (good) in May 2015. Absent since and probably best watched on his return to action.

Form: 242461/

Forecasts

Fixed Rate (5/2), Chef D'Equipe (3/1), Searching (4/1), Kincora Fort (8/1), Vive Le Roi (10/1), Mr Grey (10/1), Rothman (12/1), Ding Ding (16/1)

FIXED RATE can follow up his Fakenham success by defying a 10lb rise in the weights today. Charlie Mann's charge has the assistance of leading conditional jockey James Bowen today and can get the better of top weight Chef D'Equipe who cost connections €130,000 at the sales in July and is making his debut for connections on his return to hurdles today. Rothman has run well off higher marks in the past and can finish third on this occasion.