Jumping at Plumpton and all-weather racing at Wolverhampton give us our entertainment for the day.
Plumpton has never been one of my faves ever since the day, a few years back, when I had picked 5 placed horses in a placepot and my choice in the last was cruising towards the last fence, about 3 lengths clear of the field. When jumping, it promptly made a complete hash of the fence, sending its jockey sprawling on the the turf. I’ve never been overly keen on the place since.
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| Plumpton Racecourse back in 1985 |
3 trainers who have a decent record here are Alan King, Nick Gifford and Caroline Keevil. The latterly mentioned Ms Keevil trains at Motcombe, near Shaftesbury in Dorset and it is well worth having a look at the her stables website at www.carolinekeevilracing.co.uk
The stable has 2 entries on the card with Blue Lovell tackling the 3 ¼ mile h’cap chase and Bobs Present in the Novice Hurdle. Both on the face of it look out of their depth, but they are well worth watching to see if they can spring a surprise.
Alan King has a couple of runners and the one I prefer is HENRY SAN in the 1.10 This will be his 3rd run over the timber after showing previous promise on the level. He ran well at Folkestone a month ago, but was never able to keep up with Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Double Ross who has since not been disgraced running at class 1 level at Newbury on New Years Eve.
Tatty’s Nags to Notice
Plumpton
1.10 Henry San
3.40 Sir Winston
Wolverhampton
2.55 Dicky Mint
3.25 Warneford
4.25 Miss Astragal
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