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14:52 Perth
Billy Duncan's 65th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 35y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,520
- 2nd: £2,082
- 3rd: £1,041
- 4th: £521
- Form 14733-1
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
held up in rear, headway on outside after 2nd, hit 4th, not fluent 7th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 75330-6
- Age 12
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
pressed leader, not fluent 5th or 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 7452-44
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey William Shanahan
chased leaders, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression 2 out, weakened flat
- Form F0P7/P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
mid-division, not that fluent, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 865-313
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer L Kerr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led until before 2 out, soon no impression on winner, being closed on by 3rd towards finish
- Form 55286-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D Bourke
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, lost place 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 912686-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon well held
- Form 5641-62
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on flat, closed on 2nd, no impression on winner
- Form 70058-9
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
mid-division, headway before 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, eased towards finish
- Form 2/76P0-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey Edward Austin
in rear, pushed along after 5th, mistake 7th, headway before 3 out, beaten 2 out, weakened before last
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Verdict
Celtic Flames and Sword Of Fate are both course and distance winners but the former isn’t getting any younger and the latter is better over fences nowadays. Though second over 2m here last time, Cliffs Of Dooneen weakened approaching the last over this trip earlier when unplaced behind WOLFSPEAR. Rose Dobbin’s charge is 6lb better off but will likely struggle to reverse the placings with the top weight.
Formwatch
Wolfspear (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Led until 2nd, led next, headed 4th, led 5th, clear when jumped left 2 out, hung left after last, held on, won at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May beating Petite Rhapsody (11-8) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Celtic Flames (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) In rear, pushed along after 5 out, plugged on, never involved, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Bells Of Stamford (10-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Fathers Advice (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Midfield, headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, close up approaching last, one pace flat, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Restitution (12-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
A Place Apart (IRE) 300-1 (10-5) In rear of mid-division, ridden and became detached from 3 out, soon pulled up, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in May.
Sword Of Fate (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 3rd after last, ridden and no impression, 3rd of 5, 10 3/4l behind Lermoos Legend (11-6) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Presentedwithwings (IRE) 18-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out until last, lost 3rd and one pace flat, 4th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Wolfspear (11-13) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Three Castles 16-1 (9-6) Slowly away in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 19 1/2l behind Haven Lady (9-10) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Cliffs Of Dooneen (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Held up in 6th, improved after 3 out, went 2nd and awkward last, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Well Planted (12-0) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Gonfalonier (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Towards rear, not fluent 8th, soon pushed along and lost touch, 9th of 10, 25l behind Isle Of Aron (10-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Lockdown Leader (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) In rear of mid-division, driven along before 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out, never a factor, 7th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Jackhammer (10-7) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in May.