Racecards
18:10 Perth
Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 1P3/252-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
contested lead, bumped 2nd, headed before 3rd, led 5th, joined 7th, headed and ridden 3 out where jumped left, went left again 2 out, kept on
- Form 332341-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in rear, took closer order 5th, joined leader 7th, clear lead 3 out and soon ridden, headed 2 out, rallied late on to almost join leader, just failed
- Form 241645-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
contested lead, bumped 2nd and rider briefly lost irons, clear lead 3rd, headed before 5th, niggled after 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, dived at last, almost rejoined late on, all out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Second at Chepstow and Hereford last season, Fabrique En France should be winning soon over fences. Spark Of Madness was a winner over hurdles in the autumn but BOB’S BAR won a shade cosily at Bangor last month and should cope with a 3lb rise.
Formwatch
Fabrique En France (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Close up, led 10th, pressed before 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened quickly run-in, 2nd of 6, 13l behind Keep Rolling (12-2) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Bob's Bar (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Made all at modest pace early, ridden after 2 out, mistake last, pressed run-in, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Harry Du Berlais (10-11) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Spark Of Madness (FR) 10-1 (10-7) Raced wide prominent, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 6 3/4l behind The Navigator (10-6) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Mar.