Racecards
16:40 Perth
Fonab Castle Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 47y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,061 added
- Winner: £2,505
- 2nd: £1,154
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £350
- Form 442-F66
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Ross Chapman
midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out
- Form 0-6530
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
held up, headway into midfield 3 out, ridden along before 2 out, made no impression
- Form 1343P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
led, headed after 3 out, pushed along and lost second before 2 out, ridden approaching last, rallied to go second last, kept on flat
- Form 72972F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A B Hamilton
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
midfield, pushed along 3 out, soon struggling
- Form 02064
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten
- Form P743
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Henry Brooke
prominent, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, lost second last, plugged on one pace
- Form 5/97-268
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs J Stephen
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 3 out, made headway to go fourth 2 out, plugged on one pace flat
- Form 24-5P07
- Age 12
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
mid-division, nudged along after 3 out, soon faded
- Form 337373
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up towards rear, good headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out where led, ran on well from last
- Form 376F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey B S Hughes
sweated up, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden next, no extra from last
- Form 7565/PF
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G Bewley
- Jockey Jonathon Bewley
held up in rear, headway 4th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
CRACKDELOUST gave notice of better to come when runner-up at Wetherby and was taking on much better class when falling when in the lead two out at Musselburgh. If none the worse, he could take some catching. Cancan has gradually improved since arriving from France and made a very encouraging handicap debut at Carlisle where she was narrowly beaten into third. Calliope, who was engaged in the 4.10 here yesterday, won here in August but is 10lb higher while Wor Verge's only victory in 26 starts came on heavy ground.
Formwatch
Argent Et Or (FR) 18-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, jumped left when 4th 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Hello Judge (11-0) at Kelso 2m 2f (4) gd in Apr.
Spark Of Madness (FR) 20-1 (11-8) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st or 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Breguet Boy (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Calliope 7-1 (10-9) Prominent, hit 6th, not fluent 7th, led before 2 out, headed last, 3rd and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Bollingerandkrug (11-1) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Crackdeloust (FR) 12-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, headway up the inside rail and disputed lead 3 out, every chance when fell 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Mar.
The Electrician (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Prominent, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place before 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Leostar (11-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Cancan (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, under pressure towards last when challenging, ran on, just lacked pace of front pair flat, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Old Jewry (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Kilfinan Bay (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Held up, brief headway 3 out, pushed along and weakened 2 out, 8th of 14, 28l behind Raymond (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Titus Bolt (IRE) 200-1 (11-4) Keen in midfield, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, drifted right and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 17 3/4l behind The Steward (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Wor Verge 17-2 (11-1) Raced keenly towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders between last 2, kept on in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Peltwell (11-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Goodtimes Badtimes (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Midfield, headway to chase leaders 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
War At Sea (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway for pressure after 4 out, went 4th 3 out, no extra when fell last, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.