13:30 Plumpton

Monday 19 November 2018

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Celebrate Christmas At Plumpton Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 17.90s

Gannicus^p,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: B G Powell| OR: 99

4/1

Good second in a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground in September. Decent effort when beaten 6L at Southwell (good) subsequently and is one to note in this event.

Form: 57-4625

Dream Baie^h1,t¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: M Roberts| OR: 98

14/1

Beaten 19L when finishing third in a 2m maiden hurdle at Huntingdon (soft) in March. Well beaten in two subsequent starts at that venue including on handicap debut in May. Hood worn for the first time on return to action.

Form: 4P830-6

Zante^p⁵⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 96| C

10/1

Won on the Flat in France and won here for this yard in 2016. Probably best watched on first outing since May last year.

Form: 0264/79-

Kristal Hart^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 92

11/4

In good form this autumn completing a double with victory over 2m3f at Warwick (good) in September. Decent second over 2m here the following month and another bold show looks likely.

Form: 064112

Highly Likely^t⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: A Glassonbury| T: R Woodman| OR: 86

66/1

Winner on the AW in 2013 off for over three years prior to returning this spring. Others make more appeal on handicap debut.

Form: 7857

Pacofilha²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J L Flint| OR: 86

20/1

17 race maiden finished a well held eighth in a Taunton maiden hurdle on soft going in March. Market support would be notable on handicap and seasonal debut.

Form: 6508-

Top Rock Talula¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 100

5/2

Placed on good ground over an extended 2m at Market Rasen in August. Fair fourth in a 2m juvenile hurdle at Fakenham (good) on debut for this yard three weeks ago and is interesting switched to handicaps.

Form: 24

Ermyn's Emerald⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 84

7/1

Maiden after 14 starts and fell in a handicap hurdle at Fontwell (good) in August when returning from a break. Worth a check in the market.

Form: P857-8F

Brother Bennett^p,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cheesman⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 83| C

14/1

Handicap chase winner over 2m1f on good ground here in April. Returning from a break when well beaten in a handicap hurdle at Stratford (good) last month. Likely to improve on that on this occasion.

Form: 3651-P5

Golden Cannon²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 80

20/1

Promising fourth in a 2m handicap hurdle on good-to-firm going last month on her return from a break. Interesting if building on that effort.

Form: 7/7-65P4

Non-Runners

Cracking Destiny²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Top Rock Talula (5/2), Kristal Hart (11/4), Gannicus (4/1), Ermyn's Emerald (7/1), Zante (10/1), Cracking Destiny (10/1), Brother Bennett (14/1), Dream Baie (14/1), Golden Cannon (20/1), Pacofilha (20/1), Highly Likely (66/1)

KRISTAL HART performed well when placed here last time out and she can get back into the winners enclosure by taking this competitive handicap hurdle. The selection has been in good form of late and can see off the three-year-old Top Rock Talula who is making her handicap debut. Third place can go the way of Brother Bennett who ran a fair race on his return from a break last time.