Racecards
15:05 Perth
Auto Services Perth Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 47y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £3,377
- 2nd: £1,556
- 3rd: £777
- 4th: £389
Finisk River
33- Form F2254-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, mistake 5th, not fluent and headed last, held towards finish
- Form 912/36-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
mid-division, headway before 5th, ridden after 2 out, 2 1/2 lengths 3rd when fell last
- Form 48772/F-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 106
mid-division, outpaced from 5th, well beaten 3 out
- Form 6032-62
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
chased leader, closed 2 out, led last, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 756/7-84
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Harry Reed
in rear, not always fluent, headway before 3 out, 4th and well held 2 out, left modest 3rd and mistake last, dropped to 4th flat
- Form 0009/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer K Thornton
- Jockey S Bowen
held up towards rear, some headway 5th, outpaced next, well held before 2 out, modest 3rd flat
- Form 182P-51
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
2nd briefly after 1st, chased leaders, weakened quickly before 5th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 539-652
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
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In depth
Verdict
For Three is only a pound higher than when runner-up off this mark at Hexham last month. Vino's Choice has never won over fences but can race off a 2lb lower mark than when just beaten over fences here 12 days ago. Clearance is fit from the Flat and so is Swiss Cottage. MALANGEN’s latest second here received a boost when the winner followed up over fences at Cartmel so Lisa Harrison’s charge gets the nod receiving 16lb from Finisk River, who is in danger of becoming disappointing.
Formwatch
Finisk River 11-2 (11-8) Led, not fluent 4th, headed before last, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Native Fighter (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Clearance 18-1 (9-7) Always in rear, last of 9, 6 1/4l behind Greengage (9-3) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lostock Hall (IRE) 20-1 (12-2) Fell 1st, at Perth 2m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
For Three (IRE) 4-1 (11-13) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd at the last, one pace and no impression when not much room run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Follow Your Fire (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Scots Sonnet 66-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous, went 4th post, 4th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Corran Cross (11-4) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Swiss Cottage 40-1 (8-6) Soon mid-division, headway straight, soon one pace, 12th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Duquesa Beach (8-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Vino's Choice (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, lost place 4th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led flat, driven out, won at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Schmidt (10-8) by hd, 8 ran.
Malangen (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 6th, went 2nd last, no impression on winner flat, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sword Of Fate (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.