15:05 Plumpton

Monday 19 November 2018

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Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 7m 41.28s

Fly Home Harry^p,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 107

16/1

Pulled up in a 3m handicap chase at Kempton (good) last time out and well beaten at Stratford (good) prior to that. Back down to his last winning mark.

Form: 18P-47P

Royals And Rebels^b,t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C J Mann| OR: 103| C

10/1

Struggled since winning over 3m2f at Fontwell (good) in May. Races off the same mark here and market support would be notable in this contest.

Form: 1FPP55

Cheque En Blanc⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102

13/2

Returning from a break when finishing last of six over an extended 2m3f at Fontwell (good-to-soft) last time out. Worth a check in the market.

Form: 1132P-6

Cruising Bye^b,t⁶³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 101

6/1

Wore blinkers for the first time when winning over 2m7f at Worcester (good) in July. Headgear didn't appear to have the same effect when 17L fifth there subsequently but not written off completely following a break.

Form: 322-215

Itoldyou^p²⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L C Jewell| OR: 90| BF| C

9/1

Promising 5L second on heavy ground at Fontwell in February. Held every chance when unseating over 3m2f there the following month and market support would be interesting on seasonal debut.

Form: 25572U-

Bermeo^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 89

2/1

Completed a hat-trick when winning by 9L in a 3m2f handicap chase at Fontwell (good) recently. Races off a 5lb higher mark here and promising conditional jockey retains the ride.

Form: 463111

Alanjou^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr Frederick Tett⁽⁵⁾| T: H Tett| OR: 80

13/2

Decent second in a 3m2f handicap chase at Newton Abbot (good) in August. Well beaten in two of three subsequent starts however.

Form: 582P48

Rogue Dancer^p,t³⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 79

13/2

Good effort in finishing 10L second over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon (good) in first time cheekpieces (retained) on return for this yard last month. Worth a try at this distance.

Form: 226U3/2

Snowball²⁹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: D W P Arbuthnot| OR: 73

20/1

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when finishing fourth over an extended 3m at Towcester (soft) in February. Absent since and interesting to see how he fares racing from out of the handicap on seasonal debut.

Form: P/44P74-

Minmore Grey¹⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Pte Alexandra Bell⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lampard| OR: 63

80/1

13 race maiden under Rules and well beaten in a point-to-point last time out. Probably best watched racing from out of the handicap.

Form: P45P3-7

Non-Runners

River Of Intrigue¹¹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: N D Fehily

Thekingofconnemara⁵

Weight: 12-1| Age: 11

T: Barry J Murphy J: Adrian Heskin

Forecasts

Bermeo (2/1), Thekingofconnemara (6/1), Cruising Bye (6/1), Cheque En Blanc (13/2), Rogue Dancer (13/2), Alanjou (13/2), River Of Intrigue (8/1), Itoldyou (9/1), Royals And Rebels (10/1), Fly Home Harry (16/1), Snowball (20/1), Minmore Grey (80/1)

BERMEO has been in good form of late and he can register a fourth consecutive victory by taking this competitive staying handicap chase. The selection has the ground to suit and he can see off Thekingofconnemara who ran well when placed in Ireland recently. Third place can go to Itoldyou who was in good form when last in action and is making his seasonal bow.