15:25 Carlisle

Thursday 5 March 2020

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Plough Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 123y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 6m 47.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
First Account8
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR:  124
4/6
2-2 since joining this yard from Donald McCain, winning over fences (2m4½f) and hurdles (3m) at Musselburgh on soft ground; 7lb higher mark to defy but clearly in good heart and no worries on ground/trip.
2
Horse silk
Glittering Lovep137
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR:  120
13/2
Won four on the spin over fences (2m4f-3m) prior to Christmas, climbing steadily in the weights as a result; fell at Newcastle final start of 2019 and third back there since. First-time cheekpieces tried and rated 5lb lower turning to hurdles.
3
Horse silk
Portstorm46
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan| OR:  121
3/1
Turned around previous form with Skiddaw Tara when second in Ayr novices' hurdle (3m½f, heavy; 33-1) in January; entitled to be in the mix if building on that promising run.
4
Horse silk
Skiddaw Tara46
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR:  110
12/1
Runner-up over C&D in maiden hurdle in December and got much closer to the winner Ayr novices' hurdle (3m½f, heavy; 20-1) in January; however, on that evidence Portstorm is progressing quicker and plenty improvement to find now.

Forecasts

First Account (4/6), Portstorm (3/1), Glittering Love (13/2), Skiddaw Tara (12/1)

Verdict

Musselburgh wins over fences/hurdles have provided FIRST ACCOUNT with a perfect record since joining Keith Dalgleish and he's expected to take the beating with no concerns over ground/trip in his hat-trick attempt. Glittering Love reverts to hurdling from a workable mark in new headgear but perhaps the main danger will come from the improving Portstorm.
  1. First Account
  2. Portstorm
  3. Glittering Love

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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