15:50 Plumpton

Monday 16 November 2020

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Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 26.44s

Little Boy Boru²⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 102| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019 but did go close at Huntingdon back in March. Much depends on whether he's primed for this return.

Form: 54F324-

Man Of Steel^p,t²⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 100| D

25/1

Prolific point/hunter winner over the years but recent efforts not inspiring (including refusing to race in points) and remains to be seen if return to hurdles sparks a revival.

Form: 1/RPP4P-

Corrie Lake¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best| OR: 99

7/2

Bumper winner in June 2019. Comfortably best run over hurdles since when just failing in 20.5f course handicap 14 days ago. Up in trip. Bang there if in similar form.

Form: 69-4882

Call Off The Dogs^b1,h1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 92

18/1

Fared no better for a switch to handicap company on 19.5f Chepstow reappearance 20 days ago. Now up in trip with first-time blinkers/hood added. Would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 9/735-0

Azari^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 90

150/1

Useful at best on Flat when trained in Italy, but only fair nowadays and well beaten on his completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 6U6/0-P0

Friary Land³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 89

5/2

Not long with Olly Murphy and found 2m an inadequate test when fourth on Stratford handicap debut last month. Potential improver now going back up significantly in trip. Player.

Form: 0068-64

Invincible Cave^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: R Johnson| T: C Gordon| OR: 83| BF

7/2

One-time fairly useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott but remains with little form for current yard, sent off at only 3/1 but always behind back from a break at Fontwell last month.

Form: P70-8P5

Our Nest Egg^h,t²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 83

20/1

Modest maiden hurdler. Badly out of sorts when last seen at the start of 20120 but is well treated if a break revives. Keep an eye on in betting.

Form: 2208P0-

Minella Rising²⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Matthew Batchelor| T: C Poulton| OR: 81

66/1

Point winner. Runner-up in a Newton Abbot maiden (21.5f) in July 2019 but has offered little in handicaps since. First outing for 8 months.

Form: 62P000-

Alka Step^p1¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 79

10/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Fontwell (26f, heavy) last month but in nothing like the same form back there since. Cheekpieces added now.

Form: P-UP01P

Havana River²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: J Farrelly| OR: 78

12/1

Placed in low-grade 3m handicaps at Southwell and Uttoxeter this summer but turned in a lacklustre display at Ffos Las last time.

Form: P7P-23P

Thegreymarestail⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bishop| OR: 70

40/1

Little sign of ability. Handicaps provide her with a more realistic chance but still can't make a case for.

Form: 00-7876

Non-Runners

Spendable⁵²³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: P York J: Mr P York

Flashdanza¹⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: R Rowe J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

Friary Land (5/2), Invincible Cave (7/2), Corrie Lake (7/2), Little Boy Boru (9/1), Alka Step (10/1), Havana River (12/1), Flashdanza (12/1), Call Off The Dogs (18/1), Our Nest Egg (20/1), Man Of Steel (25/1), Thegreymarestail (40/1), Minella Rising (66/1), Spendable (66/1), Azari (150/1)

The Olly Murphy-trained FRIARY LAND is interesting now stepping back up markedly in trip for his second handicap and is preferred to recent course runner-up Corrie Lake. Our Nest Egg is down to a favourable mark so it would be no surprise to see her play a part on reappearance, particularly if the betting speaks for her.