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14:40 Plumpton

Sunday 5 January 2020

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Sky Sports Racing Sussex National Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 7m 48.5s

1^st

Christmas In April

811-2

9/2

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Led until approaching 2nd chased leader until next, 2nd again at 5th, led after 9th, made rest, stayed on strongly from 2 out

2^nd

1 ¾

Uallrightharry

810-3

8/1

T: Mrs L C JewellJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders on outside, ridden and went close 2nd 2 out, driven hung left and stayed on same pace between last 2

3^rd

1 ¾

Rathlin Rose

1211-7

50/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 13th, went 2nd 3 out until next, stayed on same pace in 3rd

4^th

3 ½

Belle Empress

911-1

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones (5)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 13th, blundered next, pushed along before 4 out, 3rd and keeping on when hampered on bend after 3 out, weakened before next

5^th

Vinnie Lewis

911-12

17/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Never fluent, chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until 9th, chased leaders, hit 16th, pushed along before next, weakened before 3 out

6^th

Weststreet

1011-2

16/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, stayed on from last, never on terms

7^th

Garrane

811-0

8/1

T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield

Well in touch, chased leaders on inside approaching 10th, weakened before 16th

Also Ran

Hard To Forget

711-4

3/1f

T: Henry OliverJ: Dave Crosse

Held up towards rear, blundered badly and unseated rider 3rd

The Caller

911-1

14/1

T: R StephensJ: S Bowen

Mid-division on outside, weakening when mistake 10th, tailed off 14th, pulled up before 16th

Billy Bronco

911-1

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always behind, tailed off 16th, pulled up before next

Sackett

911-0

22/1

T: N B KingJ: Bryony Frost

Led approaching 2nd, blundered badly 8th, headed after next, chased winner, hit 4 out, blundered and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened soon after, tailing off when pulled up before the last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£1.90, £2.10, £11.10EX:£52.90Trifecta:£1,750.00Tricast:£1,592.47SF:£39.59Swingers:£3.60, £53.60, £20.10

Forecasts

Hard To Forget (3/1), Christmas In April (9/2), Belle Empress (9/2), Uallrightharry (8/1), Garrane (8/1), Vinnie Lewis (17/2), The Caller (14/1), Weststreet (16/1), Billy Bronco (20/1), Sackett (22/1), Rathlin Rose (50/1)

This sort of test looks likely to be right up HARD TO FORGET's street given the way he powered clear after being headed here over 3m1f last time out and Henry Oliver's improving youngster looks the one to side with in this competitive renewal of the race; seven-year-olds have won the last two renewals. Emma Lavelle's mare Belle Empress looked to be crying out for such a distance over 3m and she relished every yard of 3m6½f at Exeter latest suggesting her an ideal type for this similar stamina test. Christmas In April won like a real stayer at Fontwell and he too must be respected.