13:45 Plumpton

Sunday 14 May 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2016:50

Knocknanuss Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 195y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:46  |   Winning time: 3m 41.55s
1st
Horse silk
1
9/4
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 2 out, led and went left last, ridden and kept on gamely run-in, hung left towards finish, always doing enough op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
2
13/2
T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (3)
Raced keenly, held up in 5th, closer on 4th place at 5th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, headed last, ridden and stayed on all the way to the line, carried left towards finish, always held op 17/2 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
5
410-12
15/2
T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed
Off the pace in 4th, plugged on into modest 3rd under pressure run-in, no chance with leading duo tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
11/10f
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Led, went left 2nd, went left and headed 2 out, soon lost 2nd, 3rd and beaten when went left again last, weakened into 4th run-in
5th
Horse silk
4
8
8/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Held up in last pair, some headway out wide before 3 out, weakened before next op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
20
9
125/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: James Davies
Pushed along and struggling before 3 out, always towards rear op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
1
6
410-12
125/1
T: P G MurphyJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased leader until 3 out, weakened quickly and soon behind op 100/1 tchd 150/1
8th
Horse silk
10
7
510-11
80/1
T: Andrew MartinJ: J Martin (7)
Always in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
711-4
100/1
T: K JewellJ: Brendan Powell
Chasing leaders when blundered badly and saddle slipped 1st, immediately pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £1.80EX:£13.70Trifecta:£55.90SF:£17.88Swingers:£2.10, £2.80, £5.20

Forecasts

Up For Appeal (11/10), Angel's Dream (9/4), Artistic Endeavour (13/2), Definite (15/2), Wonderweasle (8/1), Cassowary (80/1), Elmejor (100/1), Eile Tara (125/1), Moorgate (125/1)

Verdict

Not a strong maiden hurdle so it looks a good chance for UP FOR APPEAL to go one place better having made a promising start to his hurdles career at Newbury. Wonderweasle is the obvious threat, though Angel's Dream is capable of better.

  1. UP FOR APPEAL (IRE)
  2. WONDERWEASLE
  3. ANGEL'S DREAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Sophosc
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00

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