Racecards
17:00 Perth
Taittinger Champagne Champion Stayers Hunters' Chase (For The Fife Hunt Club Challenge Cup) (Class H)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 7f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 131-21U
- Age 12
- Weight 12-8
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
soon in touch, join leaders 18th, ridden 4 out, weakened before next, 4th and behind when blundered 2 out
Go Nomadic
18- Form 133232
- Age 9
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer D Atkinson
- Jockey Mr P Atkinson
tracked leaders, led 17th, made rest, ridden and hard pressed from 3 out, stayed on gamely flat
- Form P5/56-P1
- Age 11
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer Mrs V Makin
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
held up in touch, struggling 16th, soon lost touch
- Form P11124
- Age 12
- Weight 12-3
- Trainer Mrs Sarah L Dent
- Jockey Mr L Bates
held up, headway 16th, pushed along 5 out, headway to chase winner after next, every chance 3 out, one pace approaching last
Kelly Canyon
19- Form 0P-3U14
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer A Thomson
- Jockey Mr C Storey
held up in rear, mistake 12th and 14th, struggling 16th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 533631
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs F Needham
- Jockey Major R Alers-Hankey
led to 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form PSP14P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Major General C Ramsay
- Jockey Mr W B Ramsay
tracked leader, led 7th to 17th, every chance when mistake 4 out, weakened next
In depth
Verdict
Only seven runners go to post for this hunter chase. Go Nomadic and Hazle Reilly would have a chance on there best form, but they appear to have it all to do with Torduff Express in nthe field. The gelding from the Paul Nicholls yard will find this a lot easier than when when contesting the national on his last run. He has conditions in his favour and is hard to oppose. Go Nomadic rates the main danger but his best form is with more cut in the ground. Hazle Reilly could also go well but she needs to better her best to defeat Torduff Express. The remainder need to improve on all known form to take a hand in the finish.