13:15 Plumpton

Monday 22 January 2024

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2023 RCA Groundstaff Champions Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 3m 54.38s

1^st

Sweet Fantasy

511-2

11/4

T: James OwenJ: H Cobden

Briefly led 1st, soon prominent, hampered by leader 3rd, ridden and pressed leader before 2 out, soon led, narrow advantage approaching last, sustained duel with rival run-in, held on op 5/2

2^nd

Villainess

611-2

15/8f

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Not always fluent, chased leader briefly 1st, soon led, jumped right and hampered rival 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon pressed for lead and ridden, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, wandered around before last, sustained duel with rival run-in, held near finish tchd 2/1

3^rd

Tour Ovalie

511-2

7/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)

Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace 2 out in 4th, kept on into modest 3rd run-in op 5/1 tchd 4/1

4^th

By The Grace

511-2

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Midfield in touch, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened into 4th run-in op 3/1

5^th

Allegro Forte

511-2

25/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 22/1 and 28/1

6^th

3 ½

Ask Me Another

410-3

125/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Toby Wynne (3)

Midfield, lost position and ridden before 2 out, tailed off before last op 100/1

7^th

Cams Girl

511-2

200/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)

Close up in touch, ridden before 3 out where lost position, weakened before 2 out, soon tailed off

8^th

6 ½

Love Bite

611-2

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)

Always in rear, bad mistake 3rd, ridden before 6th, tailed off before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

7 ½

Hey Day Baby

611-2

80/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Close up in touch, ridden and lost position before 3 out, soon tailed off op 66/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Cheap Flights

711-2

150/1

T: P R WebberJ: G Sheehan

Not always fluent, prominent, not fluent 1st, soon dropped to rear, detached in rear before 3 out where pulled up op 200/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

Celtic Orla

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: P Phelan J: N F Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.50EX:£7.80Trifecta:£23.20SF:£8.51Swingers:£1.50, £2.60, £2.10

Forecasts

Villainess (15/8), Sweet Fantasy (11/4), Tour Ovalie (7/2), By The Grace (7/2), Love Bite (20/1), Allegro Forte (25/1), Celtic Orla (25/1), Hey Day Baby (80/1), Ask Me Another (125/1), Cheap Flights (150/1), Cams Girl (200/1)

VILLAINESS made an encouraging start to her hurdle career when second at Lingfield last month and can go one better now. Sweet Fantasy would be a possible big threat if turning out, while By The Grace showed plenty of promise in bumpers and could easily leave her heavy-ground hurdle debut behind back on a sounder surface.