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15:10 Plumpton

Paul Ayling Memorial Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 36.80s
  • Off Time: 15:12:32
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cresswell Willow (IRE)

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Eurocelt (IRE)

    15/2

      1
      Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap

      Captain Windsor (IRE)

      42 b
      4/1
      • Form 15/254-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 115

      held up, hit 3rd, blundered and reminder 8th, ridden 13th, soon behind, tailed off when mistake 2 out and soon pulled up

      2
      Silk - Black and yellow check, red and white striped sleeves, red cap

      Desert Tommy

      59
      4/5
      • Form 10P206-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 126

      tracked leader, ridden 3 out, lost 2nd close home

      3
      Silk - Dark green and light green (quartered), yellow sleeves, light green and yellow quartered cap

      Eurocelt (IRE)

      45
      15/2
      • Form 40P227-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 85

      held up, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, took 2nd line, held by winner

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue, Royal Blue and White check cap

      Rathlin Island

      214 pt
      40/1
      • Form 9C5P34-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, hit 6th, lost place, ridden 10th, behind from 5 out

      5
      Silk - Purple, large White spots and sleeves, Yellow cap

      Cresswell Willow (IRE)

      56
      15/2
      • Form 83UPP/1-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 92

      made all, jumped left 4th, clear 14th, ridden 3 out, game

      6
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red inverted triangle, sleeves and star on cap

      Oncle Kid (FR)

      51
      12/1
      • Form 5/02766-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 109

      held up, closer order after 13th, 4th and 5 lengths down when fell 4 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Desert Tommy gets the call here ahead of Captain Windsor. Desert Tommy is a 120-rated hurdling winner from last October and, if able to transfer that level of form to fences on his debut over the larger obstacles, he would hold very good claims. Captain Windsor hails from a strong stable and, while he has not exactly set the world alight in a light jumping career, this is a soft race and he races in first-time blinkers today. Of the others, Eurocelt needs to find improved form and Oncle Kid would need to be better than he appears to be coming into his British debut. The market might say differently but, for us, the selection is Desert Tommy.

      Formwatch

      Captain Windsor (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Tracked leader and hit 2nd, led after 3rd, mistake 7th, blunder and reminders 12th, clear 14th, blundered again 4 out, 6 lengths clear 3 out, fading and headed approaching 2 out, 4th of 5, 27l behind Ice Crystal (10-9) at N Abbot 3m 2f no.

      Desert Tommy 40-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, hampered 5th, ridden after 2 out, held when hit last, 6th of 24, 12l behind Oscar Park (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m lst hcp hdl (1) gs in Mar.

      Eurocelt (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden and losing place when hit 5th, no impression after, 7th of 10, 17l behind Delightful Cliche (11-0) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.

      Rathlin Island 100-1 (10-11) With winner, reminders 9th, lost place 11th, struggling from 5 out, tailed off when blundered 2 out, 4th of 7, well behind Hard Act To Follow (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 7f beg chs (5) gd in Oct.

      Cresswell Willow (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) A.p; led 5; drew clr 3 out; unchall, won at Garnons 3m ptp gd in Mar beating Top Gale (11-7) by 15l, 10 ran.

      Oncle Kid (FR) (11-5) 6th of 9l behind Kervelard (10-1) at Moulins 2m 2f chs sft in Mar.