16:30 Perth

Wednesday 27 September 2017

All14:2014:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

Weatherbys Private Bank Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 207y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:33  |   Winning time: 6m 31.4s
1st
Horse silk
6
1011-3
4/1
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders, led 2nd, narrowly headed last, led again run-in, stayed on strongly op 9/2 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
9/4f
T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)
Led until 2nd, chased winner, ridden before 2 out, led and went right last, ridden and headed run-in, one pace op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
9
3
911-8
17/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 9/1 tchd 11/1
4th
Horse silk
8
5
22/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, ridden before next, weakened op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson
Held up in last pair, some headway approaching 9th, ridden and beaten before 2 out op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
811-12
8/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Keen, held up last, some late minor headway, never on terms op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
15
8
11/4
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Raced wide and took keen hold early, chased leaders after 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden along and weakened before next op 3/1 tchd 5/2

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Solway Dandy39
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 10
T: Miss L Harrison  J: Callum Bewley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£2.80, £1.40EX:£16.20Trifecta:£88.10Tricast:£68.70SF:£13.18Swingers:£6.40, £16.00, £2.50

Forecasts

Ahead of The Curve (9/4), Woodfort (11/4), Sun Cloud (4/1), Sky Khan (8/1), Tawseef (17/2), Dawerann (11/1), Solway Dandy (20/1), Landecker (22/1)

Verdict

Susan Corbett must be pleased with what Ahead Of The Curve has produced since joining the yard for £24,000 in May, and this improving five-year-old gelding shouldn't be unduly concerned by this step up in trip and looks assured to be on the premises with conditions to suit. Landecker is another with both trip and ground conditions in his favour, but in addition to race fitness being a slight worry, he's yet to win anywhere else other than his beloved Kelso. So, in another open contest, a chance is taken that SUN CLOUD can cope with a drop in trip on his first start since May, and continue to exploit a hurdles handicap mark which remains 5lb below his current mark over fences (4lb higher than for his 3m2f course success in April 2017).
  1. Sun Cloud
  2. Ahead of The Curve
  3. Landecker

Previous Winners

2016
Mango Cap
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 5
J: T Scudamore  |  T: D Pipe
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,256.002nd: £1,848.003rd: £924.004th: £462.005th: £231.006th: £116.00

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