16:15 Perth

Thursday 17 May 2018

All14:0014:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:1517:50

Timothy Hardie Diamond Pendant Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 47y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 3m 48.49s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Excellent Result17
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: R Spencer| OR:  125| D
11/2
Group 2 Flat winner who also holds an entry at Newmarket. His previous hurdle successes (novices) have come on good ground on right-handed flat tracks (Huntingdon and Kempton), so Perth should suit if electing to take his chance.
2
Horse silk
Raise A Sparkh38
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  124| D
17/2
Just headed when falling at the last in this race in 2017 (won by Caius Marcius), and should have benefited immeasurably from his sole start since at Ludlow last month (2m soft). Respected.
3
Horse silk
Kelpies Myth19
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  123| D
5/1
Out of his depth in a strong race at Sandown latest (2m good to soft), but faced a difficult task in any case following a hefty rise in the weights for his earlier victories at Musselburgh and Carlisle (soft).
4
Horse silk
Alphabetical Order159
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-7| J: R Johnson| T: R M Smith| OR:  120| D
7/1
Hasn't seen much hurdles action since a productive novice season for Tim Vaughan. Been with various trainers since including David O'Meara (Flat), but off since early December and not even the booking of the Champion Jockey is enough to tempt.
6
Horse silk
Morning With Ivant22
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-0| J: James Corbett(5)| T: S Corbett| OR:  113| CD
11/4
Has blossomed since joining this trainer, winning four of her six starts (2m-2m1f), including from a 5lb lower mark over C&D latest; beating Monfass by 2¼L. More needed on quicker ground, but every chance that she'll deliver.
7
Horse silk
Nendrum62
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-11| J: Alex Chadwick(7)| T: A M Thomson| OR:  110| BF| D
17/2
Posted an absolute stinker at Musselburgh in March, which came as a surprise following a most productive spell; so seemingly has plenty on to reverse placings with the winner Morning With Ivan. Possibly fresher after a short break.
8
Horse silk
Wot A Shot27
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-9| J: R D Day(3)| T: N G Richards| OR:  108| CD
7/2
Hit with a 10lb rise for his decisive Musselburgh victory in December (2m good), and that coupled with a four month absence probably just did for him at Ayr latest (fourth). Solid record at Perth since 2016 (1,2,2,P,4,1).

Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Jet Master22
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 12
T: N W Alexander  J: Lucy Alexander
NR
9
Horse silk
Dakota Grey1
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 7
T: Micky Hammond  J: Alain Cawley
NR

Forecasts

Morning With Ivan (11/4), Wot A Shot (7/2), Kelpies Myth (5/1), Excellent Result (11/2), Alphabetical Order (7/1), Nendrum (17/2), Raise A Spark (17/2), Dakota Grey (10/1), Jet Master (14/1)

Verdict

Not an easy race to assess with the inclusion of the top-weight Excellent Result (also declared to race at Newmarket). Raise A Spark looks like he has been targeted at this race after a pleasing, but ultimately fruitless effort in the 2017 renewal and should be cherry-ripe following a spin around Ludlow. Wot A Shot is a solid performer at Perth and will relish conditions, but we'll opt to look no further than the thriving mare MORNING WITH IVAN who continues to go from strength to strength for Otterburn handler Susan Corbett.
  1. Morning With Ivan
  2. Raise A Spark
  3. Excellent Result

Previous Winners

2017
Caius Marcius
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £8,837.002nd: £2,595.003rd: £1,297.004th: £649.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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