Racecards
15:55 Perth
NMU Scotland Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form P2143-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up in rear, struggling 13th, went 3rd 4 out, plugged on to take remote 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
- Form 5153-45
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
led to 4th, chased clear and easy winner, lost place 12th, struggling after next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 31212-6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
keen early, tracked leaders, mistake and dropped to rear 8th, soon struggling, lost touch and pulled up before 12th
- Form 778-6P4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 12th, no chance with easy winner when mistake 3 out, lost remote 2nd next, tailed off
- Form P/2U-211
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
raced keenly, soon tracked leader, led 4th, clear when not fluent next, made rest, blundered 14th, well in command when not fluent 3 out, eased down flat, very easily
- Form P/P33-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Ruttan Lake, successful twice in point-to-points this year, could well improve now with Tim Vaughan but would need to having been pulled up in seven of his 12 previous runs under Rules. TARQUINIUS won at Lingfield in February when with Charlie Mann. He had a sighter over hurdles for new connections at Kilbeggan last month and will strip fitter here and, in first-time blinkers, may be good enough to defy top weight against these. Colditz still looks a shade high in the weights and Hurricane Jack looked very one-paced over C&D last time.
Formwatch
Tarquinius (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, weakened and in rear from 5 out, 11th of 16, well behind Excellent As Usual (11-7) at Kilbeggan 3m hcp hdl 80-102 in Jul.
Hurricane Jack 8-1 (11-3) Led until 4th, chased leader until 12th, chased leading pair until hit 3 out, weakened soon after, plugged on from last, 5th of 7, 10l behind Fog Patches (11-10) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft.
Colditz (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Mid-division in touch on inside, chased leaders under pressure when hit 7th, weakening when mistake next, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Red Kingdom (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jul.
Secret Desert 12-1 (10-5) Towards rear, plugged on from 3 out, went poor 4th before last, no impression, 4th of 13, 22l behind Silver Coaster (10-13) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Ruttan Lake (IRE) 4-6 (12-0) (tt) made all; clr aft blun 3 out, won at Bredwardine 3m ptp gd in May beating Ease And Grace (11-7) by 8l, 12 ran.
Barr Head (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, struggling 11th, soon behind, pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Shoegazer (11-12) at Southwell 3m nov chs (4) gd in Jul, 11 ran.