By Peter Moore at Plumpton Monday 16th March 2026
Lawney Hill saddled her second winner of the season when Kingston Bresil stormed 15 lengths clear in the 2m novice handicap hurdle under Charlie Maggs at Spring Raceday at Plumpton on Monday.
Despite coming back from a long absence of 240 days,Charlie Maggs steadily moved up the field on the six-year-old before going clear at the last flight to win cosily by 15 lengths.
Extreme patience is paying off for connections of Ferret Jeeter, who charged home after the last to score on his debut over fences in the 3m1½f handicap chase.
The nine-year-old’s career has been interrupted by multiple setbacks and injuries, but he has sparkled this season for Anthony Honeyball with this victory adding to a win at this track in February as well as second- and third-placed efforts from four outings.
The runner-up finish came just a week ago. However, showing no ill-effects from turning out again so quickly he reeled in leader Imperial Pride to score by five lengths under conditional Chad Bament.
Assistant trainer Charles Foot was a happy man along with connections in the winners enclosure. “He ran very well last week and we felt we could go again without a penalty,” said Foot. “We treated it like he’d won the race, knowing he was going to go up, and we’re very happy he’s gone and won.
“His owners have been ever so patient, remarkably so, and even on his first run back after a few years the race was void. He’s had tendon injuries, then a setback and we did his wind over the summer.
Trainer Laura Horsfall continued her recent winning spell after saddling Escort’Kheops to victory in the 2m 5f maiden hurdle.
Although there were a few anxious faces after the six-year-old made a real mistake at the last, but managed to stay up under Kevin Brogan to go on and score by a length from Viscountess Nelson.
Kool Kid backed up his recent victory over hurdles here three weeks ago with a one and a quarter length success over Park Annonciade on his first start over the larger obstacles.
Only four runners contested the 2m 1 ½ f handicap hurdle, but coming to the last the race turned into a battle with three horses in line. On the run in the Harry Derham trained Dramatic Encore came with a run on the inside under Paul O’Brien to get up in the last few strides to score by a length.
Bridgend trainer Christian Williams sent two runners down to the Sussex track, with the 406 mile round trip made all the more worthwhile after Kap De Triomphe made all to win by five and a half lengths with Jack Tudor in the plate.