15:10 Plumpton

Sunday 5 January 2020

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

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Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 5m 19.15s

Tara Bridge^p³³

Age: 12| Weight: 12-1| J: L P Aspell| T: C Gordon| OR: 113

13/2

Off the track for 258-days when a 22L fifth of six over 2m4f at Lingfield latest. Entitled to have needed that run but big step forward needed against the same rival.

Form: F/5744-5

Nautical Twilight^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Alexander Fielding⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N B King| OR: 110| BF| D

13/2

Ended four-year losing run on stable debut at Southwell before twice finishing third at the same course off today's mark under this 10lb claiming rider. Claims if not exactly well handicapped.

Form: 44-3133

Black Centaur^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: R Walford| OR: 109

9/2

Point-to-point winner on good ground in Ireland back in May 2018 but struggled in three Rules starts over hurdles for previous yard. before last of five over fences at Exeter where he struggled at an early stage; hard to fancy.

Form: 1055-5

Ramore Will^h⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: J E Moore| T: C Gordon| OR: 109| CD

4/1

Back over fences for the first time since March last year and last two runs over hurdles have been well below par. Has won in the mud in the past but bit to prove on current form.

Form: 55-1279

Shintori⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber| OR: 106| CD

6/1

Dual C&D winner seems a progressive chaser on the whole although was a little disappointing at Southwell latest after winning here the time before. Better than he showed latest but handicapper has the upper hand.

Form: 4351-14

Ruby Yeats³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 105

4/1

Maiden over fences often looks dangerously well in when things go right but after three incompletions in her last four starts there are doubts too. If she gets round she will likely go close here.

Form: 37-BU3U

Chivers²²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 95

20/1

Good third in a 2m handicap hurdle at Worcester (good-to-soft) in May but unseated over fences at Huntingdon (good) later that month. Market support would be notable on stable debut.

Form: 3443-3U

Soarlikeaneagle¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe| OR: 83

16/1

Point winner but still never made the frame in eight starts. Latest handicap slide sees him 1lb out of the handicap here and others preferred.

Form: P987-46

Non-Runners

Finnegan's Garden¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 11

T: Miss Z C Davison J: Page Fuller

Forecasts

Ramore Will (4/1), Ruby Yeats (4/1), Black Centaur (9/2), Shintori (6/1), Tara Bridge (13/2), Nautical Twilight (13/2), Finnegan's Garden (8/1), Soarlikeaneagle (16/1), Chivers (20/1)

Much will depend on FINNEGAN'S GARDEN's participation after running respectably in a hotter race at Sandown yesterday as he would be the selection here. If he doesn't run today it may be worth chancing Ruby Yeats who looks for all the world to be on a winning mark when she gets things right. Dual C&D winner Shintori ought to go well also.