20:05 Perth

Wednesday 16 May 2018

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Lodge At Perth Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 5m 58.60s

Cockley Beck^p1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 100

9/2

Bumper winner on soft ground at Sedgefield 14 months ago and stepped up on her handicap debut when finishing 7L fourth at Carlisle (2m1f, good-to-soft) last time. Interesting with cheekpieces fitted for the first time.

Form: 91/2344-

Solway Palm²⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 96

33/1

Finished third in two small field novice hurdles here last summer but disappointed on handicap debut at Hexham (good) last August and is unraced since then.

Form: 337-

Arizona Bound³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 95

6/1

Beaten 16L into second on debut for this yard at Ayr (soft) in March but held when unseating at Newcastle subsequently and is stepping up in trip for this.

Form: 89552U-

Le Hachette¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 94

12/1

Ran well to finish fourth at Kilbeggan (yielding-to-soft) over an extended 3m on handicap debut just over two weeks ago. Held in maiden company the following day and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 8569-45

Highland Peak¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 92

15/2

Nine race maiden and well beaten in three handicap starts so far including on his first outing since a wind operation last time.

Form: 6/75766-

Shanaway¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 90

7/2

13 race maiden but ran well to finish runner-up over 2m4f on soft ground here last time out. Shapes as if this step up in trip may suit.

Form: 8/F4452-

Border Victor^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 86| BF

7/1

Maiden after 13 starts but has placed on the last three of those including when 4L second at Wetherby (3m, soft) on his penultimate outing.

Form: 7P8322-

Forth Cave^p1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 86

20/1

Ran well in a couple of point-to-points but has struggled since going under rules. Worth a check in the market with cheekpieces applied for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 34/666-

Our Morris¹⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 83

16/1

Yet to win in 11 starts and beaten 58L on heavy ground over 2m4f at Hexham in November. Returning from nearly six months off the track.

Form: 647/5P8-

Dutch Canyon²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 82

20/1

27 race maiden who came within 1¼L of correcting that when finishing runner-up at Musselburgh (3m, good-to-soft) in February. Well held here subsequently.

Form: 653527-

Classical Sound³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 80

8/1

Ten race maiden who has run well in recent starts including when 8L second over 3m3f at Sedgefield (heavy) last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark in this contest.

Form: 8P/9P42-

Honeychile Ryder^b1,h³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 67

33/1

11 race maiden beaten 22L when finishing third on heavy ground over 3m at Newcastle last time. Hood returns and wears blinkers for the first time racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 64/5R83-

Non-Runners

I'll Run With You⁵⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Colm McCormack

Gentleman James¹⁴¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

Shanaway (7/2), Cockley Beck (9/2), Arizona Bound (6/1), Border Victor (7/1), Highland Peak (15/2), Classical Sound (8/1), Le Hachette (12/1), Our Morris (16/1), Dutch Canyon (20/1), Forth Cave (20/1), I'll Run With You (20/1), Gentleman James (20/1), Honeychile Ryder (33/1), Solway Palm (33/1)

SHANAWAY finished good second here last time out and he can take this novices handicap hurdle on his first start over this trip. The selection was staying on over shorter last time out and he can take this with Le Hachette, fourth on handicap debut on her penultimate outing capable of finishing second ahead of Cockley Beck who wears cheekpieces for the first time.