15:20 Plumpton

Monday 22 January 2024

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Plumpton Racecourse Meeting And Event Spaces Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 26.17s

Hunting Percival^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 111

17/2

Bagged his second hurdles success at Stratford in August. Below par on next 3 starts but step back in the right direction when fourth at Wincanton on Boxing Day. Drops in grade here having contested Class 2 events on his last 3 starts. One to consider.

Form: P15304

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Good News^v²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 12-1| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 111| CD

14/1

Three-time C&D winner. Pulled up at Fontwell over Christmas but second at Stratford prior to that and claims if recapturing that sort of form.

Form: 495-52P

Highway One O One²⁷⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 110| BF| C

11/1

Smart handicap chaser at his peak but well beaten all 4 starts in 2021. Not seen under Rules since, and returns over the smaller obstacles from a much-reduced mark. Multiple point winner, unseated rider last time (Apr 2023).

Form: U2122U-

Copshill Lad^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 108| BF

5/2

Bumper winner. Yet to score over hurdles but went close over 20.5f here in November. Shaped as if his stamina was stretched when 23 lengths second over 3m at Fakenham since but interesting connections are prepared to persevere over this trip and Harry Cobden takes the ride.

Form: 53-F322

Lanspark^b²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 108| CD

11/2

Dual winner for the Tizzard stable in 2022 and having slipped back to his last winning mark, returned to form to get off the mark for the season at Fontwell (25.8f, soft) on Boxing Day. 4 lb higher here but every chance he will be in the shake-up.

Form: 22-4P41

Ben Lilly^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 106| D

25/1

Successful at Newton Abbot and Wincanton in the autumn. Shaped as if still in form but didn't find much off the bridle when fifth of 7 at Doncaster (3m) last time.

Form: 313135

Just Sophie⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams| OR: 104

10/1

Won 19.5f Huntingdon novice hurdle last March and got back on track after 4 months off when fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (23.1f, soft) in November. Needs to back it up.

Form: 514-334

I'm A Starman³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M G Rimell| OR: 100| D

9/1

Unreliable sort plodded into a modest fourth in a Hereford handicap hurdle (25.5f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Will need to better that effort to score for the first time in almost 3 years.

Form: 2-PV244

Oscarsman³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 91| C

11/1

Course winner in 2019 but he ended last term with a couple of poor efforts and pulled up on Taunton reappearance last month. Has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 3P4P0-P

Flemen's Tipple²⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: A Irvine| OR: 89

5/1

Maiden but did show he can be competitive from his mark here last spring. Much depends on whether he's primed after 9 months off.

Form: 058225-

Non-Runners

Much Too Dear⁷⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: L Horsfall J: Toby Wynne

Tango Boy³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 11

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Copshill Lad (5/2), Flemen's Tipple (5/1), Lanspark (11/2), Tango Boy (8/1), Much Too Dear (8/1), Hunting Percival (17/2), I'm A Starman (9/1), Just Sophie (10/1), Highway One O One (11/1), Oscarsman (11/1), Good News (14/1), Ben Lilly (25/1)

Plenty in with a squeak but the vote goes to MUCH TOO DEAR, who looked rusty but did enough by the end to show his ability remains at Kempton 10 weeks ago and now stepping back up in trip Laura Horsfall's 6-y-o is worth chancing to make a winning start to life in handicaps. Lanspark was a commanding winner at Fontwell on Boxing Day so he's put forward as the main threat, ahead of Copshill Lad, who went close at this track in November.