Joe Tizzard: ‘Hopefully he can take this on route to bigger things’

Plumpton stages a really good Sunday card, so once again let’s hope the rain relents enough for it take place, as there’s some excellent prize money on offer.  Scarface finished third here last month, a finishing position that didn’t look likely through the race, as he had a terrible passage throughout, made a few mistakes, and got bumped from pillar to post.

We’ll ride him positively here, off a low weight, and while this is a competitive little race, I think he’s capable of running a big race off this current mark.

Plumpton 2.12 – Eldorado Allen

Eldorado Allen is having his first run over hurdles for nearly four years, but I just thought we’d mix things up as he’s run some big races over fences without getting his head in front. I entered him in a 0 -145 race at Chepstow to see what handicap mark he’d get over hurdles, and was pleasantly surprised by 143, so with £75,000 up for grabs here, it was an easy decision to come here.

Fred [Gingell] will take off another five pounds, so the horse will think he’s running free!  I really like his chances, and if he can run up the form of his Coral Gold Cup fourth, that should see him go close here.

Plumpton 2.47 – Rose Of Arcadia

Fred also rides Rose Of Arcadia, in the Sussex National.  She’s not just taking on mares here, but she jumps well, she stays, and she handles this sort of ground, so with Fred taking the weight off, she could go well.

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