15:45 Plumpton

Monday 23 October 2023

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Nick Embiricos Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 58.12s

1^st

Sacre Coeur

711-7

15/8f

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Made all, soon clear, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, maintained advantage 2 out, soon ridden, kept up to work approaching last, pushed out run-in op 11/4

2^nd

Deeper Blue

711-11

7/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, plenty to do 3 out, soon ridden and headway into 4th, kept on approaching last, stayed on run-in, took 2nd close home, nearest finish op 13/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Lord Baddesley

812-0

9/2

T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle

Prominent, headway 3 out, soon ridden and chased leader, 2 lengths down 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in, lost 2nd close home op 7/2

4^th

3 ¾

Flagrant Delitiep

810-8

15/2

T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Prominent, mistake 7th, headway 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened run-in op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Abuffalosoldier

611-8

7/2

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Midfield, not fluent 9th, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last tchd 4/1

6^th

Fairway Freddy

1010-11

12/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Midfield, not fluent 9th, mistake 12th, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

Zacony Rebel

811-8

12/1

T: T LawesJ: Tom Cannon

Always in rear, ridden with a circuit to go, tailed off when unseated rider 11th op 11/1

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Non-Runners

In The Air¹⁵⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.70, £3.50EX:£15.70Trifecta:£56.50Tricast:£51.87SF:£15.54Swingers:£2.80, £2.20, £4.70

Forecasts

Sacre Coeur (15/8), Abuffalosoldier (7/2), Lord Baddesley (9/2), In The Air (5/1), Deeper Blue (7/1), Flagrant Delitiep (15/2), Fairway Freddy (12/1), Zacony Rebel (12/1)

SACRE COEUR looked a different mare for a switch to front-running tactics back chasing last time and a 3 lb rise may not stop her. Chris Gordon won this race last year and his Lord Baddesley, who has gone well fresh before, is second choice ahead of Gary Moore chase newcomer In The Air.

SACRE COEUR (FR)
LORD BADDESLEY (IRE)
IN THE AIR (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Pasvolsky

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Tom Cannon | T: C Gordon

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £12,146.002nd: £5,589.003rd: £2,794.004th: £1,398.005th: £697.00