15:45 Plumpton

Sunday 7 January 2018

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Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 10.10s

1^st

Not Never

611-12

7/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, switched right and went 2nd approaching 2 out, jumped left 2 out, upsides last, hung left and ridden to lead narrowly run-in, driven out op 5/2

2^nd

Tara Bridge

1012-2

10/1

T: C GordonJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Chased leader, led well before 2 out, joined last, ridden and narrowly headed run-in, kept on until no extra close home tchd 11/1

3^rd

Soulsaver

611-5

6/4f

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced wide, chased leading pair, 2nd before 2 out until pushed along and dropped to 3rd soon after, held when mistake 2 out and last, kept on same pace op 15/8

4^th

Landscape

1010-10

9/2

T: D SteeleJ: R Johnson

Raced on inside, led until headed well before 2 out, weakened soon after op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

Atlantic Storm

612-0

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced wide, held up in 6th, pushed along before 3 out, struggling in 5th well before next, weakened, hit 2 out op 8/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 17/2

6^th

Briac

711-4

12/1

T: M PattinsonJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Took keen hold, headway on inside chasing leaders before 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out op 16/1

7^th

Tee It Up Tommo

910-11

66/1

T: D SteeleJ: Matthew Batchelor

Well in rear, tailed off 6th, no chance when mistake 3 out

Also Ran

Hold The Bucks

1211-4

40/1

T: D SteeleJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)

Well off the pace in last pair, struggling before 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off next, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Sixties Idol²⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: Miss S West J: M Goldstein

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.50, £2.40, £1.40EX:£30.20Trifecta:£82.40Tricast:£72.43SF:£36.99Swingers:£7.30, £2.20, £4.20

Forecasts

Soulsaver (6/4), Not Never (7/2), Landscape (9/2), Atlantic Storm (13/2), Tara Bridge (10/1), Sixties Idol (10/1), Briac (12/1), Hold The Bucks (40/1), Tee It Up Tommo (66/1)

Another tough call for punters with doubts over the entire field, but the one with the least of those appears to be SOULSAVER, who gets the vote. Unlike the majority of these, he has been improving in recent times and may have what it takes to defy another 3lb rise. Landscape goes well here and the presence of Richard Johnson is a plus, but that losing run goes back to 2012 and he will need to find something extra to end the drought. Briac and Not Never both have claims, while Atlantic Storm can't be ruled out but has a bit to prove.

Soulsaver
Not Never
Landscape

Previous Winners

2017

Shimba Hills

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: Nick Scholfield | T: Mrs L Hill

9/4

Prize Money

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