14:15 Perth

Saturday 19 August 2023

All14:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:06

Defender Blair Castle Horse Trials Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 47y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:15  |   Winning time: 3m 56.91s
1st
Horse silk
9
8/1
T: A KeatleyJ: B S Hughes
Midfield, headway before 3 out, travelling okay 2 out where 2 lengths down, soon ridden and switched left, headway to press leader approaching last, kept on well run-in, led near finish op 15/2 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
11/4
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Led, 3 lengths clear 3 out, travelling okay when pressed for lead 2 out, soon ridden, held narrow lead approaching last where not fluent, kept on run in, no extra and headed near finish op 3/1 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
5
10/11f
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Midfield, headway to be prominent 3rd, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, pressed leader 2 out, 2 lengths down in 3rd approaching last, no extra run-in op Evens and tchd 11/10
4th
Horse silk
4 ¾
2
9/2
T: I JardineJ: Danny McMenamin
Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, ridden and headway before 2 out where not fluent, kept on same pace approaching last op 5/1 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
12/1
T: P NevilleJ: M M McDonagh (3)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, slowed 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, still in touch with leading group 2 out, soon no extra, weakened approaching last op 10/1 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
23
8
510-11
80/1
T: I JardineJ: Dylan Johnston (7)
Not always fluent, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, tailed off before last op 50/1 tchd 100/1
7th
Horse silk
12
10
80/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, tailed off before last op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
8 ½
7
300/1
T: M A BarnesJ: S Mulqueen
Midfield, bad mistake 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, tailed off 2 out op 200/1
9th
Horse silk
4
6
250/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)
Prominent, dropped to midfield 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off before last op 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
250/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Miss Roisin Leech (7)
Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.00, £1.20, £1.10EX:£35.20Trifecta:£64.10SF:£32.39Swingers:£2.70, £2.10, £1.10

Forecasts

Olivers Travels (10/11), Harel Du Marais (11/4), Call Me Harry (9/2), Belle Of Annandale (8/1), Here Comes Georgie (12/1), Kurphy (80/1), Sing My Story (80/1), Jad Mahal (250/1), Billy Hyatt (250/1), Ile De Memoires (300/1)

Verdict

OLIVERS TRAVELS has impressed in bumpers and looks to have been found a good opportunity to continue his winning sequence on hurdle debut. Harel du Marais has had a fair few chances now but is an obvious threat on form, while Here Comes Georgie isn't dismissed lightly having shown promise in a Kelso bumper back in the spring.

  1. OLIVERS TRAVELS (IRE)
  2. HAREL DU MARAIS (FR)
  3. HERE COMES GEORGIE

Previous Winners

2022
The Wounded Knee
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 5
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00

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