Racecards
17:10 Plumpton
At The Races Sussex National (Handicap Chase) (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 4f 102y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,512
- 2nd: £3,696
- 3rd: £1,848
- 4th: £924
- Form 7-15442
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
led until bumped 1st, stayed handy, lost place 8th, mistake 11th, pulled up before next
- Form 35/1P44
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, bumped 1st, led before 11th, not fluent 13th, headed next, led again before 16th, clear after 3 out, stayed on well
- Form 12-151U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up, in touch 1th, driven and no impression on winner after 3 out, 4th and well beaten from next
- Form 231-833
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Noel Williams
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, pecked and reminders 3rd, closed 6th, ridden after 15th, mistake 4 out, no impression on winner after next, plugged on
- Form 8332PP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Alain Cawley
towards rear, not fluent 6th, in touch 11th, struggling 15th, rallied 4 out, no impression on winner after next, 3rd from 2 out, mistake last, plugged on
- Form 471P13
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up on outside, mistake 7th, closed before 10th, driven and no impression on winner after 3 out, pulled up before last
- Form 61-7647
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up, not fluent 5th, mistake 7th, ridden after 9th, struggling next, well behind 11th, pulled up after next
- Form 7PP811
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey David Noonan
led 1st, headed before 11th, led again 14th until approaching 16th, weakened before next, pulled up approaching 3 out
- Form F144P2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey T E Whelan
Nonrunner
- Form 2F41-43
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Jake Hodson
Nonrunner
Verdict
Itoldyou won this off a higher mark last year but has been struggling since returning to action in November. Saroque has not been at his best either recently but stays all day and Richard Johnson's presence suggest better is expected. Blameitalonmyroots has won two of her four starts over fences and is only 3lb higher than her latest success at Uttoxeter but KRACKATOA KING is preferred. Beaten only a length by Incentivise over 3m5f at Warwick a fortnight ago, Noel Williams' charge can race off the same mark today. Tour Des Champs has been just short of his best recently but is not badly weighted if back to form and is preferred to Coolking, who reverts to chasing having won a couple of low grade hurdle races recently.
Formwatch
Saroque (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Led to 7 out, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on to chase winner from 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 12, 17l behind Fourovakind (11-5) at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Tour Des Champs (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Led, mistake 9th, headed 11th, soon ridden, no impression with front pair bypassing omitted 4 out, plugged on same pace, lost modest 3rd flat, 4th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Berea Boru (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Blameitalonmyroots (IRE) 11-2 (10-7) Disputed lead to 3rd, tracked leaders, hampered badly and unseated rider 7th, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Krackatoa King 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, led approaching 16th, ridden after 3 out, headed before 2 out, chased winner, rallied run-in, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Incentivise (10-13) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Finish The Story (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, led 7 out, ridden and headed 4 out, quickly weakened, pulled up before last, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Golanova 7-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, driven and headway approaching 11th, under pressure before 3 out, kept on but never a threat, 3rd of 8, 15 1/4l behind Thinger Licht (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Itoldyou (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear but in touch, slow 7th, ridden before next, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 36 1/2l behind Thinger Licht (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Coolking 4-1 (12-1) Chased leaders, led 3rd, soon joined, mistake 4 out, drew clear after next, not fluent last, redily, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar beating Young Lou (11-4) by 12l, 8 ran.
Cyclop (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) In touch, in rear and reminders before 7 out, soon tailed off, pulled up, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Dont Do Mondays (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) In touch in 4th, reminders before 4 out, one pace in 3rd and pecked 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 13, 18 1/4l behind Golden Chieftain (10-9) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.