16:20 Plumpton

Monday 22 March 2021

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Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 3m 53.50s

Scrutinise^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 98| CD

14/1

Dual C&D winner last term and produced a career-best when adding to his tally on return at Stratford in October. However, recent effort following a break/wind surgery at Doncaster was poor.

Form: 42-123P

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Darkest Day^v1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 97

11/4

Still a maiden, but placed twice in C&D handicaps in January and also second in a jumpers bumper last month. Now tried in a visor and should again go well with the drying ground likely to help.

Form: 6P5232

Prince Percy^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102

50/1

Didn't shape at all badly on hurdles debut at Market Rasen last summer, but has gone the wrong way since and mark for his handicap debut in this sphere is hardly a gift.

Form: 2PP

Officer Drivel^h¹⁰⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best| OR: 94| D

12/1

It's been a long time since he last got his head in front and while he has made the frame on 2 of his last 3 starts, others make greater appeal. Hood refitted.

Form: 37/8264

Nye Bevan^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 90

11/2

Signs of ability initially in maiden/novice company, but no impact since switched to handicaps and by no means certain to build on last month's decent efforts in jumpers bumpers back in this sphere.

Form: 080725

Sing Out Loud¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick| OR: 90

33/1

Just modest on the Flat nowadays and beaten a long way both starts since switched to handicaps in this sphere.

Form: 7-5480

Mawlood^p,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Cobden| T: P W Middleton| OR: 77

12/1

Runner-up on debut in a bumper in October 2019, but it would be something of an understatement to say that he's failed to build on that since. Cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 605770

Jewelinthename^t⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 77

33/1

Showed nothing in 3 starts last term and similar story switched to handicaps this season.

Form: F08-079

Mi Laddo^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 76

4/1

By no means disgraced in an Exeter handicap on latest start in this sphere in October. In good form on the Flat for new yard subsequently and needs considering here off a reduced mark.

Form: 0UP875

Devious Dicks Dame^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: James Davies| T: A Irvine| OR: 75| CD

15/2

Gained breakthrough success in a C&D selling handicap 3 starts back. Creditable second of 13 back here last week and she's a live each-way contender.

Form: 8P-8152

Blood Eagle^t1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: R P McLernon| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 50

9/2

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding, but hasn't shown much in a handful of novice hurdles and he's a long way out of the weights now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: P000

Non-Runners

Good Bye⁷

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: M F Harris J: Kevin Jones

Forecasts

Darkest Day (11/4), Mi Laddo (4/1), Blood Eagle (9/2), Nye Bevan (11/2), Good Bye (13/2), Devious Dicks Dame (15/2), Officer Drivel (12/1), Mawlood (12/1), Scrutinise (14/1), Jewelinthename (33/1), Sing Out Loud (33/1), Prince Percy (50/1)

Though still a maiden, DARKEST DAY has done the majority of his racing over hurdles on slower ground than he's likely to encounter this time and he is appealing on the back of a very solid effort in a jumpers bumper at Lingfield. The addition of a visor may also be to his benefit. Mi Laddo has been in good heart on the Flat in recent months and is second choice ahead of Devious Dicks Dame.