16:30 Plumpton

Sunday 23 April 2023

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Winston's Wish Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 38.12s

Stamp Your Feet⁷⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 107

50/1

It's now 12 runs since his last win in 2020 and he reverts to hurdles after a below-par fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Hereford (20.9f, good to soft) 77 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 1-123P4

Pilbara^p1⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 107

12/1

Chase winner in October 2021 but has achieved little since over hurdles and fences. Falling in the weights but others are still preferred.

Form: PP-P555

The Bold Thady^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 101

10/3

Unreliable type who turned in a below-form fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (21.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 534224

Jersey Lady⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss Victoria Malzard⁽⁷⁾| T: O Sherwood| OR: 101

10/1

Back from 3 months off with a creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f, good) 73 days ago. Up in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 41-2503

San Pedro^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 96

9/2

Aided by first-time cheekpieces when opening his account over hurdles at Lingfield (23f) in February but below par both outings since. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 5331P6

The Big Red One¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 90

10/1

Modest maiden hurdler who wasn't disgraced when fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Lingfield (23f, heavy) 123 days ago. Enters calculations off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: P54-P65

Captain Claude^b,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 87

5/4

Readily got off the mark over hurdles in 7-runner handicap at Fontwell (19.2f, soft) 36 days ago. Up 10 lb but form has been franked and he's a big player back up in trip.

Form: 86-4341

Non-Runners

Shot Boii³⁰

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: Fergus Gillard

Twilight Girl¹³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 10

T: James Owen J: Caoilin Quinn

One For The Wall¹³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: C Gordon J: Freddie Gordon

Beaufort West¹⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: A Irvine J: Philip Armson

Champagne Gift¹⁵⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: D J Jeffreys J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Captain Claude (5/4), The Bold Thady (10/3), San Pedro (9/2), One For The Wall (8/1), Jersey Lady (10/1), The Big Red One (10/1), Shot Boii (10/1), Pilbara (12/1), Twilight Girl (12/1), Champagne Gift (16/1), Beaufort West (25/1), Stamp Your Feet (50/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and CAPTAIN CLAUDE looks the way to go after readily getting off the mark in this sphere at Fontwell with the prospect of more to come. Doncaster-third Jersey Lady is feared most now she steps up in trip, with the handily-weighted The Big Red One much respected too.