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16:50 Perth

Sterling Assurance Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm Places Chase,Hurdles Good to Firm,Good places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.00s
  • Off Time: 16:51:06
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mr Crystal (FR)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fushe Jo

    5/4

      3
      Silk -

      Cornell Precedent

      20/1

        1
        Silk - Purple, Yellow triple diamond, Purple cap, Yellow diamonds

        Casco Bay (IRE)

        9
        7/1
        • Form 76
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, gradually weakened

        2
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED chevron, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED and YELLOW quartered cap

        Cornell Precedent

        30
        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, headway from 3 out to chase leaders, ridden next and kept on

        3
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Delightfully (FR)

        84 D
        9/2
        • Form 1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, headway and every chance 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

        4
        Silk - Yellow and Light Blue (quartered), Light Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Fushe Jo

        34
        5/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear and raced keenly, headway to chase winner 2 out, ridden and soon one pace

        5
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, WHITE braces and armlets, RED cap

        Hair of The Dog

        30
        40/1
        • Form F
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind, lost touch 4th, pulled up before next

        6
        Silk - Black and Yellow check, Black sleeves, Yellow star on cap

        Laragh Hill (IRE)

        17 t
        8/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, hit 3 out, soon weakened

        7
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds on cap

        Mr Crystal (FR)

        32
        5/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, driven out

        8
        Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves

        Patavian (IRE)

        24
        25/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, lost place half way, soon behind, weakened from 3 out

        9
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Polish Star

        98 t
        33/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders, ridden 3 out and soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        In the novices' hurdle. Delightfully is selected ahead of Laragh Hill and Fushe Jo. The Len Lungo-trained winning French import Delightfully should be noted in the betting and, in fairness, would not have to be outstanding to land this run-off-the-mill affair. Accordingly, he gets the vote. Others that should be noted are Howard Johnson's Fushe Jo - who achieved a rating of 80 on the Flat - and Irish raider Laragh Hill, whose Fontwell run behind Tension Point last time was not too bad. Finally, Mr Crystal showed enough at middle distances on the Flat to be given some thought on his hurdling debut, and Tony McCoy being booked for another Irish raider Casco Bay attracts some interest but the gelding does need to improve on what he has so far shown if he is to feature. The selection, once again then, is Delightfully.

        Formwatch

        Casco Bay (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, progress into 4th after 4 out, 5th next, soon no extra, 6th of 17, 15l behind Queen Althea (10-8) at Listowel 2m 3yo hdl gf.

        Cornell Precedent 12-1 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 9l behind Double Banded (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug (Flat).

        Delightfully (FR) (10-3) won at Clairefontaine 2m mdn stk in Jul beating Astaricaine (10-3) by 8l, 15 ran.

        Fushe Jo 50-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten, 18th of 19, 30l behind Speed Gifted (8-11) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug (Flat).

        Hair of The Dog 14-1 (10-9) Chased leaders when fell at the 3rd in race won by Callisto Moon (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Aug, 11 ran.

        Laragh Hill (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Led to 2nd, stayed prominent, ridden 3 out, kept on 2 out, drifted right and no extra flat, 4th of 14, 5l behind Tension Point (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo nov hdl (4) gf.

        Mr Crystal (FR) 9-2 (8-11) Prominent, effort when not much room over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final 2f, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sonara (9-4) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug (Flat).

        Patavian (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Held up, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, well behind Kanonkop (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gf.

        Polish Star 14-1 (8-9) refused to race in race won by Surprise Pension (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jun, 12 ran (Flat).