13:55 Plumpton

Monday 29 January 2018

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Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 11.2s

Canyouringmeback^h1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: N J Gifford

6/1

Won a 3m point-to-point at Loughrea a couple of months ago and subsequently changed hands for £52,000. Runner-up on jumps bow at Fontwell in soft ground, didn't progress since at Leicester (heavy) when down to this trip.

Form: 3-126

Distingo⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

2/1

Flat winner on good ground in France last spring, also showed some promise in three hurdles spins there this winter before joining Gary Moore, potential to go well on debut for yard.

Form: 32F4

Inspireus

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins

33/1

Unraced Scorpion gelding a half-brother to useful hurdler Thehillofuisneach, makes debut here and market may be best guide to expectations.

Form:

Market Court^t1⁶³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

66/1

Court Cave gelding who cost £37,000 as a three-year-old. Only sixth of 11 in a bumper here in May 2016 on sole sighting and had some issues since. Probably best watched on first foray over jumps.

Form: 6-

Paddy's Poem²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: N J Gifford| OR: 117

11/4

Improved effort over C&D on third start over timber earlier in the month when just over 8L third of 12 in novice contest on heavy ground. Should get in the mix if able to take another step forward.

Form: 93-833

Sparky's Spirit³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard

66/1

Heavy defeats in pair of novice events at Chepstow and Taunton last month after joining this yard, drops in distance now but major improvement called for.

Form: PP4/0P

Thames Knight¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Garner⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle

80/1

Scored a couple of times on the Flat at up to 1m4f when he was with Marcus Tregoning but he's been easy to back in his three hurdles starts. Looks the sort who will be better once he has a mark for handicaps and hard to fancy for now.

Form: 990

Weebill³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: O Murphy

9/4

Decent third in soft-ground Market Rasen novice event on Boxing Day over this sort of trip on first jumps outing, should be right there if building on that for in-form trainer (7-22 lately).

Form: 43

Walk Of Gleams³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr S Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 72

100/1

13-race maiden over hurdles, well beaten in three starts off a long absence, two of them coming at this track. Down in journey now but others make plenty more appeal at the moment.

Form: P/55-P66

First Quest¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: J R Boyle

25/1

Much better on third start over timber at Kempton (2m, soft) earlier this month, going well for a long way alongside well-regarded Redicean before stumbling and losing momentum three out. Interesting contender on that evidence.

Form: 665

Forecasts

Distingo (2/1), Weebill (9/4), Paddy's Poem (11/4), Canyouringmeback (6/1), First Quest (25/1), Inspireus (33/1), Sparky's Spirit (66/1), Market Court (66/1), Thames Knight (80/1), Walk Of Gleams (100/1)

Nick Gifford has a strong hand here with three runners, Paddy's Poem looks about the best of those based on his recent effort over C&D and should be in the mix today. Distingo, a Flat winner in his native France, is worth keeping an eye on in his debut for new connections having shown an aptitude for this already. WEEBILL made a pleasing start to his hurdling career at Market Rasen on Boxing and comes here with trainer Olly Murphy enjoying a fine time it lately. He's taken to improve sufficiently on that first showing and land the opener.