15:30 Plumpton

Sunday 2 January 2022

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Zoe Davison Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 5.3s

Storm Dennis¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 115| D

10/3

Fairly useful and progressive in bumpers. Best effort in novice hurdles when 7 lengths second of 18 at Wincanton 19 days ago. Opening mark no gimme but he is unexposed.

Form: 2U-1352

Brown Bullet¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 109| CD

22/1

C&D novice winner who ended last season with Fontwell handicap win under Page Fuller. Below form in 3 runs this term (last 2 over fences), but can be competitive if bouncing back to her best.

Form: 551-55P

Flammarion^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 108| D

40/1

Bumper winner and a fair maiden on the Flat. Successful hurdles debut at Newton Abbot in September but well held at Ffos Las and Bangor since. Handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 17-195

Mr Jack^p¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 108| CD

13/2

C&D winner who started the season with a couple of creditable fourths but he needs to shrug off a below-par run over 20.5f here 12 days ago.

Form: 211-448

Nashville Nipper²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: T Lawes| OR: 107

11/4

Fair maiden hurdler, running right up to his best when third of 11 in 2¾m Fontwell handicap 26 days ago, travelling well. Placed over this much shorter trip last spring. Respected.

Form: 3-23343

Hititi^t1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 95

10/3

French bumper winner. Runner-up in 2m Chepstow novice hurdle on his completed start for new yard and appeals as a potential improver in handicaps. Tongue tie back on.

Form: 8-12F2

Whitlock^b1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: A Irvine| OR: 94| CD

50/1

Useful at best on Flat and put it all together to get off mark over hurdles in C&D handicap in May. Below par in selling/claiming events since joining this yard so needs first-time blinkers to help.

Form: 10-1034

Fred Bear²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 106| D

8/1

Runner-up twice prior to making all in juvenile company at Stratford in August. Limitations exposed in defeat since, including in a couple of handicaps. Bit more needed.

Form: 216354

Falcon Sun^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: T J O'Brien| T: M Roberts| OR: 90| D

25/1

Ungenuine type but he was able to take advantage of his reduced mark in 4-runner Leicester handicap 18 days ago. Even a 2 lb rise may leave him vulnerable in this deeper race.

Form: 4-68691

Overhaugh Street²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: E De Giles| OR: 87| D

14/1

Fair stayer on Flat (won another handicap in the mud at Chester in October). Second start over hurdles when getting up close home in Ludlow novice claimer last month. Mark looks workable.

Form: 3-1

Non-Runners

Ar Mest⁶⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: H Brown J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Nashville Nipper (11/4), Hititi (10/3), Storm Dennis (10/3), Mr Jack (13/2), Fred Bear (8/1), Overhaugh Street (14/1), Brown Bullet (22/1), Falcon Sun (25/1), Ar Mest (25/1), Flammarion (40/1), Whitlock (50/1)

HITITI rates a likely improver in handicaps on the back of his Chepstow second and is taken to strike with the tongue tie he wore when winning his bumper in France back in place. Ludlow novice claimer winner Overhaugh Street looks on a feasible mark, particularly when his Flat ability is taken into account, so he's feared most ahead of Nashville Nipper.