Racecards
16:45 Perth
John Dudgeon Trophy (Grassroots Hunters' Chase) (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 180y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,035
- 2nd: £948
- 3rd: £474
- 4th: £237
- Form P12223
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
led, headed 10th, led again 5 out, clear 3 out, eased flat
- Form P/96PP-1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Mrs L Coltherd
- Jockey Alex Chadwick
keen tracked winner, led 10th until 5 out, outpaced whe hit 3 out, soon struggling, lost 2nd near finish, (awarded 2nd place )
- Form 4-145PP
- Age 13
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Tony Hogarth
- Jockey Miss C Dun
chased clear leading pair, struggling before halfway, went remote 2nd when lost weight cloth near finish (disqualified)
- Form 652658
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer T Reed
- Jockey Mr Kit Alexander
NonRunner
Previous results
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs Sarah Easterby
- Jockey Mr William Easterby
In depth
Verdict
FAGO has won three times over fences and been placed in decent company. He’d lost his way last season but a spell hunting seems to have revived interest as he bolted up in a point on his first run for Harriet Bryce. Alex Chadwick’s claim should help him overcome the consistent but one-paced Cultram Abbey. The other two look to be competing for place money.
Formwatch
Cultram Abbey 11-8 (11-12) Led, headed before 12th, no extra from last, 3rd of 4, 12l behind Duhallow Tornado (12-0) at Kelso 3m 2f (5) hvy in Apr.
Fago (FR) 4-1jfav (12-5) (h) (tt) hdwy 4; went 2nd 8; led 11; clr 4 out; unchall, won at Overton 2m 4f gs in Mar beating Oscar Vespasian (12-5) by 26l, 14 ran.
Molten Brown 4-1 (12-0) (cp) in tch til wknd 15; pu 2 out, at Friars Haugh 3m sft in Feb.
Auldthunder (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, close up 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 31 3/4l behind Le Braye (11-7) at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr.