15:50 Plumpton

Sunday 24 September 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Crystal Services Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 9m 39.20s

1^st

Holly Bush Henry

612-5

5/4f

T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen (7)

Held up in touch in last pair, not fluent 9th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, ridden clear run-in op 11/8 tchd 6/5

2^nd

3 ½

Bugsie Malone

711-11

9/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Disputed 2nd, outright 2nd 10th, led before 2 out, ridden hung left and headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 11/2

3^rd

Kentford Heiress

711-3

6/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)

Held up in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, 3rd at the last, last 2, kept on run-in, no chance with winner, jinked right and unseated rider after the line op 5/1

4^th

2 ¼

Linguine

711-5

17/2

T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell

Ridden to lead, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened and lost modest 3rd last op 7/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Mercers Court

911-10

10/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 14/1

Also Ran

Byron Blue

811-2

6/1

T: B BarrJ: Dave Crosse

Keen, disputing 2nd until 10th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off and pulled up soon after 3 out op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £2.00EX:£7.20Trifecta:£17.40SF:£7.30Swingers:£2.20, £3.00, £6.30

Forecasts

Holly Bush Henry (5/4), Bugsie Malone (9/2), Kentford Heiress (6/1), Byron Blue (6/1), Linguine (17/2), Mercers Court (10/1)

It could be worth chancing a small stakes investment on BYRON BLUE even though his best form has come on flatter surfaces than he'll encounter here. Holly Bush Henry faces no easy task on these terms but arrives here in good form and should go close if the 7lb penalty doesn't take too much of a toll. Kentford Heiress has no issues about the trip or ground and looks best placed to capitalise if her main rivals drop below the expected standard.

Byron Blue
Holly Bush Henry
Kentford Heiress

Previous Winners

2016

Listen And Learn (IRE)

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 8

J: Aidan Coleman | T: J & A O'Neill

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,393.002nd: £1,584.003rd: £792.004th: £396.00