16:35 Plumpton

Monday 27 February 2017

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Strong Flavours Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 7m 9.20s

1^st

Minella Gathering

811-6

6/4f

T: P HendersonJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear, headway after 6th, 2nd before 3 out, led, not fluent and edged right 2 out, edged right flat, driven out op 7/4 tchd 15/8

2^nd

Landscape

911-7

10/1

T: D SteeleJ: Conor Shoemark

Held up towards rear on outside, closed after 2nd, led after 6th, headed 2 out, soon bumped, driven and still pressing winner flat, held close home op 7/1

3^rd

Comical Red

910-1

9/2

T: Mark GillardJ: James Banks

Prominent, led before 3rd, headed after 6th, not fluent 8th, ridden after next, outpaced 3 out, plugged on in modest 3rd before 2 out op 13/2

4^th

Bostin

911-12

17/2

T: D C O'BrienJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, close up 3rd, ridden after 4 out, 3rd briefly next, weakened before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Simply Blessed

611-5

3/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Ridden to lead, headed before 3rd, given reminders, not fluent 6th, lost place before next, behind 9th, pulled up after next op 5/2 tchd 9/4

Roparta Avenue

1011-4

20/1

T: Mrs D GrissellJ: M Goldstein

Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place before 5th, mistake 7th, mistake and behind 9th, pulled up after next op 16/1

General Girling

1010-13

16/1

T: S HodgsonJ: James Best

Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed 6th, ridden after 10th, weakened before next, pulled up after 3 out

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Non-Runners

Quincy Magoo¹⁰

Weight: 12-5| Age: 8

T: N B King J: T E Whelan

Eddy⁴¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: J F Panvert J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.50, £2.90EX:£15.90Trifecta:£63.90Tricast:£55.54SF:£16.33Swingers:£3.90, £2.50, £2.50

Forecasts

Minella Gathering (6/4), Simply Blessed (3/1), Comical Red (9/2), Eddy (6/1), Quincy Magoo (7/1), Bostin (17/2), Landscape (10/1), General Girling (16/1), Roparta Avenue (20/1)

Most of these find winning difficult, so it gives top weight QUINCY MAGOO a decent chance of scoring on just his second handicap start. He looks a thorough stayer, which will help his cause if the expected rain does materialise, and has plenty of improvement to come. The places look up for grabs - perhaps Simply Blessed can do better in the change of headgear, as it's too soon to be writing her off, and Eddy can stay on best of the rest for third. 1. Quincy Magoo 2. Simply Blessed 3. Eddy

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00