15:10 Plumpton

Sunday 7 January 2018

All12:3013:0013:0513:3013:3514:0514:3515:1015:45

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 25.85s

1^st

Bramble Brook

812-1

6/4f

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, driven upsides last, stayed on to lead close home op 9/4

2^nd

Whispering Harry

911-11

3/1

T: Henry OliverJ: R Johnson

Jumped well although slightly right at times, led, slight peck 2nd, pushed along and pressed 2 out, joined last, driven and kept on run-in, headed close home op 5/2

3^rd

3 ¾

Ramore Will

711-12

7/2

T: C GordonJ: David Noonan

Held up in 4th place, mistake 7th, went 3rd 9th, pushed along and stayed on same pace from 3 out, no chance with leading duo op 3/1 tchd 4/1

4^th

Sir Hubert

810-10

4/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Tracked leading pair until blundered badly and dropped to last 9th, never able to recover, tailed off and jumped right 3 out op 3/1 tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

Finnegan's Garden²⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: Miss Z C Davison J: T Dowling

Spock²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 13

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70EX:£8.80Trifecta:£13.70SF:£6.17Swingers:£3.10

Forecasts

Bramble Brook (6/4), Whispering Harry (3/1), Ramore Will (7/2), Sir Hubert (4/1), Finnegan's Garden (4/1), Spock (11/2)

On the face of it this does not look a race to get too heavily involved in, with holes to be picked in the form of all of them in one way or another. Bramble Brook and the unexposed Sir Hubert each tries to break their duck over fences and both could again find something too good. Finnegan's Garden won well at this track last time and although this is tougher, he is at least in form and races from his true mark today after an 8lb rise. He could go close again. Spock is also in good form, though he has never previously backed-up a win with further success and therefore it might be worth chancing WHISPERING HARRY, who relishes heavy ground, is on a good mark and has the champ up today, though his stamina would also have to be a concern.

Whispering Harry
Bramble Brook
Finnegan's Garden

Previous Winners

2017

Johns Luck

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: David Noonan | T: N P Mulholland

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,289.002nd: £1,553.003rd: £776.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00