14:15 Plumpton

Sunday 14 May 2023

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

Lulu And Peter Mendoza Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 217y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:16  |   Winning time: 5m 59.0s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/2
T: George BakerJ: Rex Dingle
Raced keenly, pressed leader, led briefly 2nd, led 3 out, clear when hit next, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
11
1
5/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Tom Buckley (3)
Raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed 3 out, soon no chance with easy winner, kept on for 2nd op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
4
9
7/2
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (7)
Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, 3rd and one pace home turn
4th
Horse silk
3
5
9/1
T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan
Mostly raced in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pushed along in modest 4th before 2 out op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
11/1
T: A IrvineJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)
Reluctant lining up and started slowly, well off the pace in rear, plugged on late, never on terms tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
11/1
T: A IrvineJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 3 out tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
½
7
20/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: Charlie Hammond
Off the pace and always towards rear op 25/1 tchd 28/1
8th
Horse silk
4
12
50/1
T: N R MitchellJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders out wide, ridden after 3 out, weakened home turn op 40/1 tchd 66/1
9th
Horse silk
26
11
28/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (5)
Towards rear, mistake and struggling 4 out, tailed off op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
3/1f
T: R PotterJ: S Bowen
Slight lead until 2nd, chased leaders, badly injured and pulled up bend before 11th op 7/2
PU
Horse silk
8
40/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Towards rear, hampered bend after 10th, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 28/1
PU
Horse silk
10
66/1
T: Miss M P BryantJ: James Davies
Mid-division, mistake and lost place 7th, towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.70, £1.90, £1.60EX:£28.70Trifecta:£89.90Tricast:£90.60SF:£27.51Swingers:£2.70, £4.40, £4.20

Forecasts

Perfect Man (3/1), Hatchet Jack (7/2), Hello Sunshine (9/2), Sandalwood (5/1), Barrowmount (9/1), Brown Bullet (11/1), Monty's Award (11/1), Counteract (20/1), Lawtop Legend (28/1), Strictlyasoldier (40/1), Pour Une Raison (50/1), Churchtown Glen (66/1)

Verdict

SANDALWOOD took a big step forward when landing a Taunton handicap last month only to lose the race in the stewards' room but he can gain compensation here with blinkers now replacing cheekpieces. Hello Sunshine got back on track on his first run for George Baker with a recent third here and is next on the list now stepping up in trip. Exeter third Barrowmount and handicap debutant Strictlyasoldier complete the shortlist.

  1. SANDALWOOD (FR)
  2. HELLO SUNSHINE (FR)
  3. BARROWMOUNT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Our Three Sons
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 11
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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