Four runners contest the Plumpton handicap hurdle
The starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton attracted a four-runner field for the Class 5 contest over 1 mile, 7 furlongs, and 207 yards on good to soft in places turf, Sporting Life reported. The race went off at 15:55, with the winning time recorded at 3 minutes, 57.71 seconds. Crest of Arms was fancied as the least exposed runner in the lineup to make a winning handicap debut for an in-form yard.
Crest of Arms and Ez Tiger prepare for the race
Crest of Arms lined up as a four-year-old carrying 11-2 under jockey Ben Godfrey with an official rating of 100, stepping into handicaps after running seventh in a listed Cheltenham bumper in January and being bumped into on his hurdling debut at Hexham before a messy race at Worcester in May. He was effectively racing with a tongue strap for the first time. Ez Tiger returned to Plumpton as a nine-year-old with an official rating of 102 under Kielan Woods for trainer A M Hales, having narrowly recorded a third course-and-distance success there last time after repeating his victory in the race 12 months prior. Stroll On By, a nine-year-old quirky mare rated 102, carried 11-4 for jockey Lily Pinchin and trainer C E Longsdon, coming off a Brighton Flat win and a third-place finish at the track over course and distance. Rounding out the quartet was a runner who unseated three out at Leicester in December after jumping issues over fences through the latter half of the year, returning to hurdles off a 3 lb lower mark.
Plumpton Race Meeting Questions
What was the official distance and classification of the Plumpton feature?
The contest ran as a Class 5 handicap hurdle covering 1 mile, 7 furlongs, and 207 yards on turf.
Who trained the handicap debutant Crest of Arms?
A J Honeyball trained the four-year-old debutant, who carried 11-2 under jockey Ben Godfrey with an official rating of 100.
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