Racecards
15:55 Perth
Coretrax Technology Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,500 added
- Winner: £7,603
- 2nd: £2,232
- 3rd: £1,116
- 4th: £558
- Form 11307-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
soon tracking leader until 4th, handy 3rd, badly hampered next, led 3 out, headed last, kept on same pace run-in
- Form 11123-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
behind when mistakes 2nd and next, tailed off and pulled up after 6th
- Form 4763/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey C O'Farrell
raced wide, headway to track leader 4th, led narrowly and fell next
- Form 0/6103-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Henry Brooke
raced keenly tracking leaders, left in 3rd and badly hampered 5th (water), 2nd after 3 out, challenged next, led and hit last, driven out
- Form 84503-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey R P McLernon
jumped right, led, pecked 1st, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, no chance with 1st 2
In depth
Verdict
Caius Marcius has the edge in experience over his main rivals and hacked up at Sedgefield last time in what represented an easy task. He is progressing well but GLOBAL JACKPOT put together an impressive novice hurdle campaign last term and was not beaten at all far on chasing debut in April. He's disappointed since but that run was too bad to be true and is worth another chance in receipt of 6lb from the penalised Richards charge. Nietzsche is a fascinating recruit to fences as he was good enough to win the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham in November and has every chance if transferring that level of ability to larger obstacles.
Formwatch
Caius Marcius (IRE) 8-15fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, quickened readily clear between last 2, soon ridden, in no danger after, very easily, won at Sedgefield 2m (4) gd in May beating Expresstime (10-5) by 21l, 4 ran.
Global Jackpot 9-4fav (11-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra in 5th before next, left moderate 4th last, 4th of 9, dist behind Cooldine Bog (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f gd in May.
John Mor 15-2 (10-13) Pulled hard, held up last, hit 8th (2 out), ridden and outpaced on long run to last, went modest 3rd near finish, 3rd of 4, 13l behind Quickasyoucan (10-13) at Perth 3m (4) sft in May.
Nietzsche 16-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, hit 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened between last 2, 11th of 17, 20 1/2l behind Le Patriote (11-12) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) gd in May.
West Coast Lass (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Led until 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, dist behind Lady Samback (10-10) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
St George's Oval (IRE) 7-2fav (11-0) Prominent until blundered and lost place 2nd, soon behind, struggling 4th, lost touch when hampered by loose horse 4 out, pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.