13:40 Plumpton

Monday 31 January 2022

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Buy The Plumpton History Book Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:44 | Winning time: 3m 57.60s

Plymouth Rock²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: L Carter

250/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Stephen Hero. Fair on Flat (stays 1m), ran no sort of race after 5 months off at Lingfield last time. Hard to fancy.

Form:

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Sword Beach²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

8/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but has run a long way below that level both starts over hurdles. Still early days but he needs to improve.

Form: 55

Technological⁵¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

8/1

Useful at best on the Flat up to 2m and showed an aptitude for hurdling when third in an 18.5f Newton Abbot maiden in September 2020. Off since but returns with yard in good form, so not ruled out.

Form: 3-

Danzini²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: G Sheehan| T: Kieran Burke

200/1

Little impact both starts over hurdles.

Form: 309P

Coolnaugh Haze⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/4

Fairly useful form when second over 1¼m on Flat debut and shaped as if better for the run sent hurdling for new yard when third in a 2m Warwick juvenile 53 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Cuban Cigar¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: T Scudamore| T: R Hannon

7/1

Fair on the Flat (stays 1¼m) and left hurdling debut form well behind when second in a 5-runner Kempton juvenile 16 days ago. Leading contender judged on that form.

Form: 52

Dirham Emirati¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| BF

2/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat (stays 12.5f). 62,000 gns buy and shaped as if in needing the run when third (one place behind Cuban Cigar) in 5-runner Kempton juvenile 16 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 3

The Hood^h³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

8/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m). Easy to back but at least offered something to work on when fourth on Taunton hurdle debut last month. May do better.

Form: 4

Haykal^h⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Phelan

200/1

Fair 1½m winner on Flat but soundly beaten on her other 3 starts and offered little sent hurdling in a hood at Fontwell 55 days ago.

Form: P

Raqisa^h¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

25/1

Fair on Flat (stays 12.5f), back on track when third last time. Sold from Jedd O'Keeffe for £11,000 in December and not without hope on hurdle debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Dirham Emirati (2/1), Coolnaugh Haze (9/4), Cuban Cigar (7/1), Technological (8/1), Sword Beach (8/1), The Hood (8/1), Raqisa (25/1), Danzini (200/1), Haykal (200/1), Plymouth Rock (250/1)

There was little to separate DIRHAM EMIRATI and Cuban Cigar at Kempton, but given the former probably needed the run after 5 months off, it's reasonable to assume that Gary Moore's charge can reverse the form and come out on top here. Coolnaugh Haze shaped with promise on his first start over hurdles at Warwick and is a likely improver, also.