17:30 Plumpton

Sunday 7 April 2019

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SW Catering Intermediate Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 4m 15.80s

Cloud Formation

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley

10/1

Unraced son of Cloudings out of a mare who won a point-to-point on firm ground. Market support would be notable on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

En Coeur^h1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins

40/1

Tailed off when debuting in a bumper over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (good-to-soft) a month ago. Probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 0

Mister Murchan⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: A Glassonbury| T: R Rowe

8/1

Off the mark at the fourth attempt in point-to-points when winning by 12L at Aghabullogue (good-to-yielding) in January. Worth a check in the market on Rules debut.

Form: 5-3P1

Mr Harp²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: T Gallagher

5/1

Good effort in finishing 13L second in a similar race to this over C&D on good-to-soft ground when debuting last month. One for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 2

Baddesley

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon

5/2

Unraced Presenting gelding bought for €35,000 as a three-year-old. Half-brother to multiple winner Valhalla and yard can boast a 29% strike-rate (2/7) in recent weeks.

Form:

Bigunonthebalcony

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

11/2

Unraced son of Fame And Glory cost connections £30,000 as a three-year-old. Hails from a good local yard and is a notable runner on racecourse debut.

Form:

Mrs Jack

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: Mrs L C Jewell

50/1

Unraced daughter of Papal Bull and a half-sister to placed hurdler. Probably best watched for a stable who are just 1/23 with their bumper runners in recent years.

Form:

Strike The Flint⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss S Smith

9/4

Daughter of a useful hurdler and ran a fair race when 28L 11th over an extended 1m7f at Ascot (good-to-soft) on debut in February. Interesting to see how she fares.

Form: 0

Tarks Hill⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

25/1

Showed signs of inexperience when finishing 17L seventh over this C&D on debut in February. Others hold stronger claims in this event however.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Strike The Flint (9/4), Baddesley (5/2), Mr Harp (5/1), Bigunonthebalcony (11/2), Mister Murchan (8/1), Cloud Formation (10/1), Tarks Hill (25/1), En Coeur (40/1), Mrs Jack (50/1)

BIGUNONTHEBALCONY represents a good local stable and he can make a winning debut in the concluding race on the card. Mr Harp sets the standard on form and he can finish runner-up here for the second time while third place can go to Baddesley who hails from a stable who have had a couple of winners of late.