13:45 Plumpton

Sunday 14 May 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2016:50

Knocknanuss Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 3m 41.55s

1^st

Angel's Dream

511-4

9/4

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 2 out, led and went left last, ridden and kept on gamely run-in, hung left towards finish, always doing enough op 5/2

2^nd

Artistic Endeavour

511-4

13/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (3)

Raced keenly, held up in 5th, closer on 4th place at 5th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, headed last, ridden and stayed on all the way to the line, carried left towards finish, always held op 17/2 tchd 9/1

3^rd

5 ½

Definite

410-12

15/2

T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed

Off the pace in 4th, plugged on into modest 3rd under pressure run-in, no chance with leading duo tchd 8/1

4^th

5 ½

Up For Appeal

511-4

11/10f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Led, went left 2nd, went left and headed 2 out, soon lost 2nd, 3rd and beaten when went left again last, weakened into 4th run-in

5^th

Wonderweasle

510-11

8/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up in last pair, some headway out wide before 3 out, weakened before next op 6/1

6^th

Eile Tara

410-5

125/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Davies

Pushed along and struggling before 3 out, always towards rear op 50/1

7^th

Moorgate

410-12

125/1

T: P G MurphyJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leader until 3 out, weakened quickly and soon behind op 100/1 tchd 150/1

8^th

Cassowary

510-11

80/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: J Martin (7)

Always in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Elmejor

711-4

100/1

T: K JewellJ: Brendan Powell

Chasing leaders when blundered badly and saddle slipped 1st, immediately pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £1.80EX:£13.70Trifecta:£55.90SF:£17.88Swingers:£2.10, £2.80, £5.20

Forecasts

Up For Appeal (11/10), Angel's Dream (9/4), Artistic Endeavour (13/2), Definite (15/2), Wonderweasle (8/1), Cassowary (80/1), Elmejor (100/1), Eile Tara (125/1), Moorgate (125/1)

Not a strong maiden hurdle so it looks a good chance for UP FOR APPEAL to go one place better having made a promising start to his hurdles career at Newbury. Wonderweasle is the obvious threat, though Angel's Dream is capable of better.

UP FOR APPEAL (IRE)
WONDERWEASLE
ANGEL'S DREAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Sophosc

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: C J Todd | T: Ian Williams

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00