13:30 Plumpton

Monday 27 January 2020

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Place Settings Equipment Hire Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 10.10s

1^st

Cap Du Mathan

511-4

8/11f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced on inside in back straight, jumped well, made all, clear 2 out, unchallenged tchd 4/5

2^nd

Hit The Rocks

511-4

11/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Raced keenly, held up in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 5/1

3^rd

Chasamax

511-4

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced on inside in back straight, pulled hard tracking winner until 3 out, 2nd again soon after until 2 out, plugged on in 3rd op 5/2 tchd 2/1

4^th

2 ¾

Royal Dancer

410-7

50/1

T: S KirkJ: M D Grant

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division after 5th, pushed along after 3 out, keeping on same pace when left 4th 2 out tchd 66/1

5^th

Fume

410-7

40/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Last pair, blundered 4 out, left remote 5th 2 out, never on terms, tailed off

6^th

Castlegrace Rose

510-11

20/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up in rear, never threatened tchd 22/1

7^th

Queen Among Kings

610-11

125/1

T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Raced wide, held up off the pace in mid-division, weakened before 3 out op 100/1

8^th

1 ¼

Sparkling Dawn

810-11

66/1

T: J FarrellyJ: M G Nolan

Off the pace in mid-division, blundered and nearly unseated rider 3rd, weakened 4 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Funambule Sivola

511-4

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Raced wide, tended to jump right, tracked leading pair, went 2nd briefly 3 out, hung right home turn, 4th and weakening when fell 2 out op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Dubai Key⁴²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: R T Dunne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £1.10EX:£7.20Trifecta:£13.50SF:£6.17Swingers:£1.50, £1.10, £2.10

Forecasts

Cap Du Mathan (8/11), Chasamax (9/4), Hit The Rocks (11/2), Funambule Sivola (11/1), Castlegrace Rose (20/1), Fume (40/1), Royal Dancer (50/1), Sparkling Dawn (66/1), Dubai Key (100/1), Queen Among Kings (125/1)

Hit The Rocks would be an unlikely winner but has solid place claims judged on the basis of his effort over C&D recently. However, this looks a match race between Chasamax and CAP DU MATHAN. The former must prove he handles softer ground (only raced on good before), but should be bang there after bumping into an unbeaten rival on hurdles debut. However, ready preference is for the latter who possesses the stronger form after he finished third behind the exciting Harry Senior who won a graded novice hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday. Dropped into calmer waters, Paul Nicholls' French recruit can shed his maiden tag at the sixth attempt.