14:50 Plumpton

Sunday 15 April 2018

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In Play Betting At 188Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 11.9s

Gores Island^v⁵⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: William Clarke⁽⁸⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100| C| D

8/1

More than three years since his last win and has been easily brushed aside in small fields this season. Looks easy to oppose these days.

Form: 2P8233

Champion Chase^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C Gethings| T: M R Bosley| OR: 94

9/2

Runner-up in a couple of similar low grade races recently. Has to take a further rise in the weights but as a six-year-old he has a lot more scope than all of these.

Form: 486522

Dancing Conquest³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁶⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 92

10/1

Would have finished second here in a slowly run race but for falling heavily at the last. 8lb lower here and should go close if suffering no ill effects.

Form: 44-4PPF

Mr Jim⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: James Nixon⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 91| CD

5/1

Beat a similarly poor bunch in this 12 months ago and is off the same mark here. Conditions were a lot quicker then and he needs the ground to improve from it's current description of good-to-soft.

Form: 51-2355

Remember Forever¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Bryony Frost| T: R Rowe| OR: 91| CD

5/1

Picked up a couple of races here and at Fontwell a year when conditions were much faster. Down to his last winning mark and Bryony Frost has been booked to ride. Claims if handling the ground.

Form: U11-453

Bennachie^p,t¹¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 88| D

11/2

Three years since his last win but he went close in similar grade last time. Nevertheless, he is difficult to trust and will need a lot to his way.

Form: 8-0U232

Try Catch Me^p⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Teal⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 85

33/1

Yard have had a good winter but his return last week hardly signalled he was ready to win any time soon.

Form: 4663/5-P

Micquus^h1³⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 75

10/3

Has 25L to find with Remember Forever on latest running and concedes a fitness advantage. However, has joined a new yard and a hood is fitted now.

Form: P3P/424-

Non-Runners

Little Jimmy¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 11

T: T R Gretton J: Stan Sheppard

Forecasts

Micquus (10/3), Champion Chase (9/2), Remember Forever (5/1), Mr Jim (5/1), Little Jimmy (5/1), Bennachie (11/2), Gores Island (8/1), Dancing Conquest (10/1), Try Catch Me (33/1)

There are few in this who appeal as reliable propositions and it will be little surprise whoever should win it. Remember Forever with Bryony Frost on board came good around this stage last season, but Micquus may finish closer this time having moved to Emma Lavelle's yard. Mr Jim won this 12 months ago and his chances hinge on the going turning faster. Dancing Conquest would have finished second last time from out of the weights and is on her right mark this time, but CHAMPION CHASE looks the most straightforward of these having gone close in similar company on his last two starts and with the potential for better to come.