ROSE OF AGHABOE can build on a return to form over course and distance last time out to land the Follow Plumpton On Instagram Handicap Chase (3.40) at the East Sussex course today.
The Nick Gifford-trained daughter of Gold Well, a winner at Plumpton over hurdles, produced her best effort of the winter to finish a one-and-a-quarter-length second to Moroder four days before Christmas.
The winner has since followed up at Exeter, and a 1lb nudge up the handicap to a new rating of 112 still leaves Rose Of Aghaboe 8lb beneath her peak rating over fences.
At Wolverhampton, ISOLA ROSSA is taken to give hot favourite Umm Hurair plenty to think about when the pair lock horns in the Coral Proud To Support British Racing EBF Fillies' Handicap (5.30).
Having signed off for 2021 with a victory at Lingfield Park in November, Isola Rossa made her return to action for James Fanshawe over this one-mile trip at Kempton Park 23 days ago.
Iffraaj's daughter came from an unpromising position to take second, beaten three and three-quarter lengths, to Totally Charming.
Tom Marquand’s mount competes from the same mark here and is fancied to one better.
MONDAY'S SELECTIONS
HEREFORD
1.00 BLACK POPPY
1.30 ZESTFUL HOPE
2.00 TORIGNI
2.30 KAUTO THE KING
3.00 PRINCE ESCALUS
3.30 STRATAGEM
4.00 SWEET AUBURN
PLUMPTON
1.40 CUBAN CIGAR
2.10 GUGUSS COLLONGES
2.40 HECOULDBETHEONE
3.10 INNISFREE LAD
3.40 ROSE OF AGHABOE (NAP)
4.10 HEY BOB
WOLVERHAMPTON
4.30 MEDAL OF GLORY
5.00 FAMOUS STAR
5.30 ISOLA ROSSA (NB)
6.00 DENZIL’S LAUGHING
6.30 ACHNAMARA
7.00 CHIM CHIMNEY
7.30 ALWAYS DREAMING
