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14:40 Plumpton

European Breeders' Fund/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.10s
  • Off Time: 14:41:25
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Violin Davis (FR)

1/3

    2
    Silk -

    Annimation (IRE)

    8/1

      1
      Silk - Black and orange check, black sleeves, orange stars, hooped cap

      Violin Davis (FR)

      17 t D
      1/3
      • Form 10-7311
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 133

      tracked leader, led approaching when not fluent 8th, drew clear after 3 out, unextended

      2
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue hoop, Dark Green sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Annimation (IRE)

      27 v
      8/1
      • Form 325-PP6
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 109

      led until approaching 8th, soon rallied, weakened after 3 out, no chance with winner

      3
      Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Red sleeves, Yellow spots, Red cap, Yellow spots

      Free Falling

      86 vt D
      25/1
      • Form P-35929
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 87

      tracked leaders, lost place 5th, soon pushed along, weakened before 5 out, moderate 4th

      4
      Silk - White, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, Red cap

      Shantou Breeze (IRE)

      39
      33/1
      • Form 3-36PP5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders, went 3rd at 5th, fell 5 out

      6
      Silk - YELLOW, RED hoops, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap

      Southway Star

      79 t D
      11/2
      • Form 176146
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 68

      in touch, left in 3rd at 5 out, headway 3 out, soon no impression, modest 3rd

      5
      NR

      Shropshirelass

      97 p C
      • Form 24UP48
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 85

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2012
      Silk -

      How's Business

      1/9
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-10

      2011
      Silk -

      Asturienne

      2/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      VIOLIN DAVIS was a decent hurdler and has taken well to the larger obstacles, winning her last two starts at Newbury and Bangor. She's giving 12lb to her rivals here but should be up to the task as most of them are out of form. Southway Star, a seven-times winner over hurdles, could be interesting if her jumping is up to scratch but Annimation and Shropshirelass have already been exposed as modest and neither Free falling nor Shantou Breeze have pulled up any trees lately.

      Formwatch

      Violin Davis (FR) 1-2fav (11-1) Made all, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, pressed last, driven out, won at Bangor 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) hvy beating Tara Rose (10-12) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.

      Annimation (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, headway before halfway to chase leaders in 3rd, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind Natural Spring (10-7) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.

      Free Falling 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place before 7th, not fluent next, well beaten 3 out, 9th of 13, 37l behind Earcomesthedream (11-4) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.

      Shantou Breeze (IRE) 66-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Border Station (10-11) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.

      Southway Star 25-1 (10-10) Mid-division, hard ridden after 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 17l behind Kentford Grey Lady (11-12) at Sandown 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-135) (4yo+) (3) sft in Dec.

      Shropshirelass 25-1 (10-6) Prominent, ridden after 2 out (normal 3 out), weakened approaching last, last of 8, 30l behind Wily Fox (11-12) at Folkestone 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.