Racecards
17:40 Perth
Auchterarder Golf Club Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 47y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey R D Day
mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off 2f out
Solway Lark
678- Form 6/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, never near leaders
- Form P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon clear, driven out, comfortably
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Dale Irving
held up behind, outpaced 3f out, never a threat
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final, took 2nd post, no chance with winner
- Form P4FP-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Gemma Anderson
- Jockey D R Fox
pulled hard, tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression after
- Form 62
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms
- Form 66
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey James Corbett
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd post
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Handy Hollow made a promising start at Stratford last month and hails from a yard in peak form but Strong Team is starting to look exposed and took a backward step here last time. RUBBING SHOULDERS probably came up against an above-average four-year-old in Scottsdale here last month. She finished clear of the rest and can go one better today unless Lafterlands, a half-brother to a Flat winner, is fully wound-up.
Formwatch
Lafterlands (IRE) Azamour gelding out of Madam Gaffer.
Solway Lark 50-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, outpaced final 2f, 6th of 9, 22l behind Fagan (11-2) at Perth 2m (6) gs in Sep.
Vino's Choice (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Alw pr, mstk 3rd, 3rd 1/2way & 3out, clsly grpd, wknd next & pu bef last, at Farmaclaffley 3m mdn hvy in Mar.
Farocco (GER) Shirocco gelding out of Fantasmatic.
Handy Hollow (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in touch in 5th, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, edged left and headed 1f out, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Soleglad (11-4) at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Jul.
Kennedys Field 7-1 (11-6) Alw rr, 10th aftr a mile, to last 5out, cto when pu bef 4out, at Lisronagh 3m mdn gs in Apr.
Rubbing Shoulders (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) Held up in touch, headway 8f out to go 2nd, every chance over 2f out, kept on and no impression with winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Scottsdale (11-5) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Shesthebusiness 33-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, took keen hold, behind final 7f, 6th of 8, 31 1/2l behind Grageelagh Girl (10-7) at Perth 2m (5) gd in Jul.
Strong Team (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5f, chased winner over 2f out, no impression, 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Grageelagh Girl (10-7) at Perth 2m (5) gd in Jul.