17:05
Aldaniti Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 3m1f (3m0f217y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, £3,829, 5 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Dry
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Burning Embers heads our ratings at 96, narrowly ahead of Where's Cato on 92 and Grey Gamble on 91, and that edge is enough to make Burning Embers the pick in a modest five-runner Class 5 over 25 furlongs at Plumpton. The gap to the two nearest rivals is only a few pounds, so Where's Cato and Grey Gamble both have to be respected, while Stamina Chope is a lesser but still live threat on 82. Mild Magic looks outclassed on 75. Confidence is low given how tight the top of the field is, but Burning Embers is the selection.
Runners
Conor Ring
Mrs C. Williams 1/23
Where's Cato arrives fit after a run nine days ago, with a third, a second and a win in her last four outings before a fifth last time out, so she's a clear threat on our ranking of second of five. The main risk is a stable cold at one winner from 24 in the last fortnight.
- Sire
- Notnowcato (GB)
- Dam
- Speedy Fairy (IRE) by Speedmaster
- Owner
- W Corrigan Racing
- Foaled
- 17 May 2019
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle 2/12
Grey Gamble finished fourth two starts back and fourth again four runs ago, so she has been competitive, and a 94 mark makes her a credible danger in a five-runner field. The risk is a pulled-up latest run, with 96 days off to shake it off.
- Sire
- Capri (IRE)
- Dam
- Knapping Princess (IRE) by Prince Of Birds
- Owner
- Bonita Racing Club
- Foaled
- 10 May 2021
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 20/86
Burning Embers is winless in her last five, with a fourth four starts back the best of a run of sixth-place finishes, but she's fit after just 10 days off and our rating of 96 puts her top of this five-runner field, comfortably clear of her official mark of 88 despite 156 lb.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Blackdown Hills (GB) by Presenting
- Owner
- S T Racing Burnt Ends Partnership
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 20 wins from 86 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland 3/22
Mild Magic was second last time out and third before that, but she is yet to win in her recent form and returns after 196 days off. Carrying 149 lb, she has run over today's trip, yet sits bottom of our five-runner ranking on 75.
- Sire
- Policy Maker (IRE)
- Dam
- Good Time In Milan (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Miss Jane Goddard
- Foaled
- 6 May 2020
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 75
Lee Edwards
Dave Roberts 1/5
Stamina Chope has made the frame in three of her last five, including a win four starts back, and has run over today's trip; at 149 lb, though, a sixth last time out and 45 days off leave her a little to prove on fitness.
- Sire
- Muhaymin (USA)
- Dam
- My Virginia (FR) by Shirocco
- Owner
- D B Roberts
- Foaled
- 24 Jan 2016
- Stable
- Kenley, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 82
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.