16:20 Perth

Wednesday 1 August 2018

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Crieff Golf Club Ferntower Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 52.75s

Prince Khurram^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 110| C| D

25/1

Winning for the ninth time when victorious in a handicap hurdle over 2m here last month. Raised 3lb for that success and yard are in great form (8/23) at present.

Form: 55P-761

Ruaraidh Hugh^v⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Turner⁽³⁾| T: Julia Brooke| OR: 103| D

3/1

Completed a Worcester double when winning over this trip on good ground last time out. Penalised for that success and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 6/00-511

Simone¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 106| BF

20/1

Good ground bumper winner in Ireland and finished a good second over an extended 1m7f at Musselburgh (good) last November. Pulled up in January on her only subsequent outing. Market support would be interesting on handicap debut.

Form: 64/132P-

Trongate⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 106

4/1

Fair form at Ayr earlier this season but beaten 7½L off this mark at that venue in May. Dropping in trip on debut for this yard.

Form: 14338-4

Green Zone²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Callum Bewley| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 95| CD

20/1

Winner of five races over hurdles but held here on recent starts including over C&D last month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 056695

Kuiper Belt^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: James Bowen| T: G Elliott| OR: 97| BF

5/4

12 race maiden ran well to finish runner-up over C&D in June. Good ground forecast once more and looks a leading player having joined a top yard in in the interim.

Form: 800P-82

Smoking Dixie⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Hicks⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 94WS

8/1

Maiden after eight starts and well beaten over 2m2f at Taunton (good) in a handicap chase in April. Hood worn that day is dispensed with on debut for a new yard following wind surgery.

Form: 644/P35-

Cruachan^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Grant Cockburn| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 94| CD

50/1

Heavy ground C&D winner in September last year. Well beaten in two subsequent outings and is returning from over six months off the track.

Form: 26/P104-

Xpo Universel^t,v³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: R Menzies| OR: 91

33/1

Maiden after 68 starts has placed three times since joining this yard. Back over hurdles following a defeat over fences here in June and likely to find a few too good.

Form: P353-25

Sierra Oscar¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Dale Irving| T: Mrs J C McGregor| OR: 88

40/1

Placed over C&D on good ground in May. Disappointing since but races off a mark 10lb lower than for his sole success.

Form: 7F-3067

Urban Kode^p¹³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁸⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 87| CD

33/1

Placed on good-to-soft ground over an extended 2m2f at Market Rasen last November. Fair fourth there subsequently but more needed on his return from a break.

Form: 5/53424-

Cully Mac^p³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: R D Day| T: A Wilson| OR: 68

100/1

Ten race maiden finished well beaten at Hexham (2m, good) in June and looks likely to struggle in this contest.

Form: P/P00F-6

Forecasts

Kuiper Belt (5/4), Ruaraidh Hugh (3/1), Trongate (4/1), Smoking Dixie (8/1), Green Zone (20/1), Simone (20/1), Prince Khurram (25/1), Xpo Universel (33/1), Urban Kode (33/1), Sierra Oscar (40/1), Cruachan (50/1), Cully Mac (100/1)

KUIPER BELT has joined a top stable and he can register his first victory with a leading conditional booked to ride. The trip and ground should both suit and it can fall to Prince Khurram who represents an in form yard to take second ahead of the hat-trick seeking Ruaraidh Hugh.