All-weather form could prove key in the Northumberland Plate - and these 33-1 shots should not be underestimated
A full field of 20 has been declared for every Northumberland Plate (3.15) since the race was switched to the all-weather in 2016.
Narrowing the field down to those with form on synthetics has been a good pointer to success, with seven of the nine winners having already won on the all-weather, while the other two had finished second in their previous start on sand.
Ante-post favourite for Saturday's running, Who’s Glen, has had the majority of his runs on the all-weather and produced a career-best Racing Post Rating when second in a race run in a good time at Kempton on his reappearance in March.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inWeekend Focus
Last updated
Copy- Fillies to the fore in Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown - and one runner may have bumped into a future Group 1 sprinter last time
- The biggest Derby field in years awaits - here's why market leaders Delacroix and Ruling Court are worth opposing
- Side with youngsters over established stars in cracking John of Gaunt - and don't forget this mudlark if there's a deluge
- Odds-on quotes about Field Of Gold easy to resist in Irish 2,000 Guineas - these rivals look the main dangers
- Three Classic winners and the heir apparent to Charyn - but QEII form could prove key to unpicking an unmissable Lockinge
- Fillies to the fore in Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown - and one runner may have bumped into a future Group 1 sprinter last time
- The biggest Derby field in years awaits - here's why market leaders Delacroix and Ruling Court are worth opposing
- Side with youngsters over established stars in cracking John of Gaunt - and don't forget this mudlark if there's a deluge
- Odds-on quotes about Field Of Gold easy to resist in Irish 2,000 Guineas - these rivals look the main dangers
- Three Classic winners and the heir apparent to Charyn - but QEII form could prove key to unpicking an unmissable Lockinge