Racecards
16:20 Perth
Parks Renault Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft
- Form 6DP-2P0
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
led, soon clear, ridden approaching 2 out, head approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 510-002
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Lambe
- Jockey D C Costello
chased leader, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 4-P3305
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
held up in touch, headway when hit 3 out, ridden approaching next, led approaching last, kept on
In depth
Verdict
This three-runner affair can go to Drift Away, who might be able to get the better of Your Advantage. Your Advantage is now rated 17 pounds higher than when scoring at Warwick in March and, much as he clearly has ability, has been disappointing in his last two runs, on both occasions when attracting money. He has to be considered, though, as he faces just two opponents. These are Irish raider Drift Away, who scored in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal in November, and Volcano Snow, who has been placed in three of his nine career starts but has yet to score. Given that the assessor has rated Drift Away's win at around the 94 mark and he is receiving eight pounds plus his rider's seven-pound allowance form Your Advantage, whose winning mark was 94 when he scored at Warwick, then it might pay to side with the Irish raider.