15:35 Plumpton

Monday 17 December 2018

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Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 28.4s

Debestyman¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: Miss S Smith

14/1

Easily (6L) won an Irish point-to-point on his 2nd start in that sphere and put up a reasonable effort over C&D on his Rules debut. Offered something to work on and the yard have a 3-8 record in bumpers here over the past five years.

Form: 5-15

First Assembly¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: R Bandey

28/1

Cost £6,000 as a four-year-old and is a half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Achill Road Boy. Modest point-to-point form (three starts) and looks up against it on his Rules debut.

Form: P-75

Jackson Hill³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

13/8

Shaped with plenty of promise on his debut bumper at Balinrobe back in the spring (did best of those held up). Ran to the same sort of standard when making his debut for this yard at Sandown (still looked green); yard does well in this sphere.

Form: 2-3

Moroder

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

25/1

Yard 2-10 in bumpers this season. Morozov gelding who cost €11,000 as a three-year-old out of an unraced dam. Others make more appeal on debut.

Form:

Solar Glory^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

50/1

Half-brother to a bumper winner who offered something to work on from his debut in the summer at Fontwell (looked green). Under much more testing conditions when next seen over C&D finishing just a modest 7th; tongue-tie now fitted.

Form: 57

Vinnie Rouge

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

Newcomer who is a brother to a useful hurdler/smart chaser Claret Cloak from a yard that have a decent bumper record but are 0-8 this season. Ridden by a 7lb claimer who has yet to ride a bumper winner; others preferred.

Form:

Ishkhara Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: N D Fehily| T: H FryWS

4/1

Cost £27,000 as a three-year-old and has a useful pedigree for a stable that are no slouches in this discipline; already 4-18 (22%) this season, matching their strike-rate over the past five years. Interesting newcomer and one to note; had wind op.

Form:

Simply Loveleh²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/4

Ran well for Robert Stephens on debut in a Listed mares' bumper at Market Rasen before being unable to match that level in two bumpers for her current yard. Trip looked to short last time when 2nd to a useful sort (makes his debut in the first).

Form: 4-22

Smart Getaway³⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: M D Grant| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

14/1

Backed at long odds on her debut and showed ability despite the fact that she's bred to appreciate further. Failed to progress at Ludlow last time finding the test an inadequate one; now back from a long absence.

Form: 64-

Forecasts

Jackson Hill (13/8), Simply Loveleh (9/4), Ishkhara Lady (4/1), Smart Getaway (14/1), Debestyman (14/1), Vinnie Rouge (20/1), Moroder (25/1), First Assembly (28/1), Solar Glory (50/1)

JACKSON HILL has already shown ability on his debut and matched that sort of form on his debut for this yard at Sandown handling the testing conditions well. He should be able to progress again for a yard that are 2-6 in bumpers here over the past five years. Simply Loveleh deserves to win a race of this nature and ran into an above-average newcomer last time out over a trip that looked far too short, this trip will suit far better. Ishkhara Lady is an interesting newcomer from a yard that do well in this sphere and the market may give the best clue to her being ready first time up. Best of the rest looks to be Debestyman who showed ability over C&D on debut last time.