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Plumpton · Monday, 9 Mar · 21:00
· 2m 1f 169y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:00
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
26
25/1
07 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Mint Approved (G)
Well held in an Irish bumper for Sean Thomas Doyle in July 2024 but has fared better in the pointing field over there since, including a maiden win in December. One to note in the betting on first start for the Moore stable.
|
Ben Pollard | G & J Moore | 6 | 72.1 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Otie's Friend (G)
FAV
Promising start when second on soft ground Huntingdon just before Christmas but failed to back that up on a quicker surface at Kempton since. Sets a fair standard if bouncing back to his debut form.
|
Kielan Woods | Nick Scholfield | 5 | 72.1 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 7th | 3 | — |
Silk Mountain (G)
9/1, showed a bit when 6 lengths fourth on Lingfield bumper debut (AW) in December. His pedigree suggests the likely greater emphasis on stamina this race provides should play to his strengths.
|
R P McLernon | J & S Best | 5 | 72.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Blue's Secret Gem (M)
Blue Bresil mare. Dam (h87) lightly raced over hurdles. Debutante from a very good stable. Would firmly enter the reckoning should the betting speak in her favour.
|
Freddie Gordon | James Owen | 5 | 68.9 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Chocks Away (G)
Backed at long odds but looked badly in need of the experience when seventh of 14 on Kempton debut (2m, soft) 5 weeks ago.
|
Paul O'Brien | Miss H C Knight | 4 | 67.6 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 5th | 6 | — |
Delgany Second Now (G)
Jack Hobbs gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Any Second Now and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Roxboro Road, stayed 3m. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for his top yard.
|
Tristan Durrell | D Skelton | 4 | 67.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
She's A Driver (F)
Planteur filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chase winner Na Caith Tobac. Dam 1m/9f winner. Bred to have a future but David Bridgwater is 0-10 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.
|
James Turner | D G Bridgwater | 4 | 64.4 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Otie's Friend (13/8), Mint Approved (5/2), Blue's Secret Gem (9/2), Delgany Second Now (9/2), Chocks Away (14/1), Silk Mountain (25/1), She's A Driver (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 2722.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P3 | 627.0 GBP |
| P4 | 314.0 GBP |