16:40 Perth

Thursday 5 July 2018

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Turcan Connell Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 3.1s

Loud And Clear³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 117

9/4

Dual bumper winner. Yet to score over hurdles. Drops 1lb and also back to what looks an ideal sort of trip after a decent run here when 8L third over 3m (good) last time. Enters calculations.

Form: 10/325-3

The Detainee^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 112| BF

5/1

Triple Flat winner at around 1m4f, on good/fast ground. Disappointed when 6-4 favourite for latest novices' hurdle run at Wincanton in May. Initial handicap mark looks fair based on his best form and he is respected.

Form: 43-3

Gold Chain^p⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Ellam| OR: 110| CD

25/1

Loves it here, with six course wins (four over C&D) to her name, the latest last season coming from 1lb higher when with Dianne Sayer. Lost her way a bit since then and had wind surgery prior to three Flat runs. Bit to prove.

Form: 53436P-

King's Wharf¹⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Steven Fox| T: A M Thomson| OR: 109| D

16/1

Conditions are ideal for this six-time winner, who has scored once over this far, though has been more successful over shorter. Now 20lb lower than when scoring over fences at Kelso in May last year, and could come into this on recent hurdles form.

Form: 505746-

Politeness^h¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: R Dobbin| OR: 108| CD

7/4

Scored over C&D last time (good). Front pair were over 4L clear there, so a 6lb rise looks within range. Previous wins have come in back-to-back sets of two and he looks to have claims of doing that for a third time.

Form: 268/2-51

Porto Du Sud¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: R Menzies| OR: 106

16/1

2lb lower here than when comfortably accounted for on his handicap debut over 2m here last month. Fell early on when stepped up to a similar trip to this last time. Probably has races in him, but might need a drop before the first one comes.

Form: 5362-7F

Green Zone¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 98| CD

8/1

Triple C&D winner who has conditions to suit and is well treated on his best efforts. Was not beaten far from 9lb higher as recently as May, so is not written off despite a 10-race losing run.

Form: 4-05669

Non-Runners

The Trigger¹²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: R McNally J: R D Day

Forecasts

Politeness (7/4), Loud And Clear (9/4), The Trigger (4/1), The Detainee (5/1), Green Zone (8/1), King's Wharf (16/1), Porto Du Sud (16/1), Gold Chain (25/1)

Another where several of them have claims and the suggestion is POLITENESS, who has a habit of winning two in succession and looks capable of handling a 6lb rise for his latest C&D win. The Trigger looks an obvious threat to that record, while Loud And Clear and The Detainee can also show up well.