Great Perthshire Picnic September 2018 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 6m 10.2s

Island Heights²⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 120| D

40/1

Has only run once since December 2016 so has clearly had some issues. Not on a bad mark and likes cut in the ground so any rain would be a plus. May need this all the same.

Form: 44666/4-

Dawerann^b,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

12/1

Regular here at the back end of last year. Blew away the cobwebs with a spin on the flat four weeks ago so fitness shouldn't be an issue. This trip however does seem to stretch his stamina and may find a couple too good.

Form: 653235-

Loud And Clear²⁶

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

9/4

Shapes as though he needs a test like this having run well enough over shorter here last time. His best recent run came over C&D and he won't be far away off this mark given a stiff test in this; definite player.

Form: 0/325-33

Rightdownthemiddle^p1¹⁰⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott| OR: 114

4/6

From this year has been really poor in Ireland. Mark is in free fall as a result but still hard to make a case for given his recent efforts. Looks stable second string on jockey bookings.

Form: P680P0-

Yes Tom^p⁸⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-0| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 110| D

20/1

Struggled to get is head in front in a series of point-to-point efforts over the winter. Not much better on return to rules at Ayr in May and others have stronger claims.

Form: 33425-6

Simply Mani⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: P D Niven| OR: 110

18/1

Bits and pieces of form in three starts over hurdles so far. This looks a fair mark for handicap debut and this is not a strong race so has fairly sounds claims of showing improved form now.

Form: 390-25

Non-Runners

The Jam Man⁴⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: R McNally J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Rightdownthemiddle (4/6), The Jam Man (7/4), Loud And Clear (9/4), Dawerann (12/1), Simply Mani (18/1), Yes Tom (20/1), Island Heights (40/1)

Not a strong contest to finish the card. Simply Mani makes some appeal on handicap debut and is respected. Clear preference though is for THE JAM MAN who is on a large upward curve and seems to have found another very winnable race here.