15:00 Perth

Thursday 25 April 2019

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Glenearn Flooring Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.00s

Haasab^v²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 106

6/1

Raised 6lb for a 2¼L win at Market Rasen (2m2f+, good) but it's possible that there's plenty more to come - relatively early days post wind surgery; slight drop back in trip isn't a concern; chance.

Form: 5-P2231

Las Tunas^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: R M Smith| OR: 105| D

8/1

In the form of his life over fences of late (a rejuvenated character); bounded clear on a sound surface at Wetherby a fortnight ago; first start over hurdles since December 2018 seeking to exploit a more lenient (albeit a rising) mark.

Form: F12311

Captain Courageous¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

9/2

Three-time Flat winner for Ed Walker in 2017 (1m-1m2f); some signs that he is beginning to sharpen up over hurdles (0-6); the tongue-tie worn at Fairyhouse (2m) latest isn't declared today.

Form: 000005

Imperial Focus⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Callum Bewley| T: S Waugh| OR: 103

40/1

Excelled himself when finishing a close-up fourth to Wot A Shot at Musselburgh (2m, good) in January, albeit was possibly flattered by that showing; twice placed over C&D as a novice.

Form: 238456

Contre Tous^p,t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 103| D

15/2

Has mixed hurdling with chasing since scoring at Southwell (2m, soft) in February 2018; plummeting down the weights after a number of largely unappealing performances; well handicapped if he fancies putting his best foot forward.

Form: 776674

Viscount Wilson^b,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

9/1

20-race maiden (0-9 over hurdles); runner up on a couple of occasions in early 2019 (Naas and Wexford), but his latest showing at Fairyhouse implies that he has plenty to find with Captain Courageous.

Form: 000220

Golan Cloud¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 102

25/1

Ex-Irish; five-race maiden for former handler Michael Winters; mildly interesting to see how he figures in the market on debut for Jennie Candlish with the UK handicapper allocating an opening mark of 102.

Form: 509-00

Make It Happen^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 99

28/1

Bounced right back to form in a small-field affair at Kelso (2m2f, good to soft) earlier this month, in a race where stablemate and hot favourite Royal Reserve flopped; 6lb higher here; has run well at Perth in the past.

Form: 73P0P1

Buachaill Beag^t⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Cook| T: M G Rimell| OR: 96

25/1

Seven-race hurdles maiden; best effort came when finishing second at odds of 66/1 at Newton Abbot (2m1f novices') in September 2018; weakened rapidly after setting a strong early pace at Kempton 87-days ago.

Form: 27F547

Sense Of Urgency^h¹⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 91| D

22/1

She has the ability to win a race of this nature as shown when beating Red Ochre by a neck at Hexham (2m, good) in June 2018; disappointing since; hopes pinned on her being rejuvenated by a five-plus month absence.

Form: 340766

Oromo^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: K Thornton| OR: 90| BF

7/1

35-race maiden; attracted market support (9/2f) when finding only Side Of The Road stronger at Musselburgh (2m, good) in late March; couldn't be dismissed in a broadly similar low-grade contest.

Form: 968402

St George's Oval^p,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: L Egerton| OR: 89

13/2

17-race maiden; upped his game when finishing a staying on third at Carlisle (2m1f, good) on Easter Saturday; has no issues with a 2m trip on a right-handed track; can he back up?; risky.

Form: 4F7503

Dance Of Fire²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 78

9/1

Flat winner for Andrew Balding in the more distant past; has struggled over hurdles for this trainer (0-13) dropping a whopping 29lb in the weights; beaten just over 8L (fourth) at Newcastle (2m, good to soft) latest.

Form: 0-60794

My Valentino^p,t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 72

40/1

0-18 on the Flat, and 0-8 over hurdles; started at odds of 50/1 when comfortably held (sixth) by today's rival the longstanding maiden Oromo at Musselburgh (2m, good) last month.

Form: 647/00-6

Byronegetonefree⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 71| D

66/1

11-race hurdles maiden (dual AW scorer in 2016); off the track for 18-months until returning with a moderate effort at Carlisle (33/1) recently; not the solution.

Form: 6796/8-4

Non-Runners

Wot A Shot³⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: N G Richards J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Captain Courageous (9/2), Haasab (6/1), St George's Oval (13/2), Oromo (7/1), Contre Tous (15/2), Las Tunas (8/1), Dance Of Fire (9/1), Viscount Wilson (9/1), Wot A Shot (16/1), Sense Of Urgency (22/1), Golan Cloud (25/1), Buachaill Beag (25/1), Make It Happen (28/1), My Valentino (40/1), Imperial Focus (40/1), Byronegetonefree (66/1)

A race which is best summed up by a single word; tough! A couple of the more obvious candidates would include the recent Market Rasen winner Haasab, and the rejuvenated chaser Las Tunas who seeks to exploit a marginally lower hurdles rating. Oromo is a 35-race maiden who attracted market support when going close in a similar race at Musselburgh, whilst both Wot A Shot and Make It Happen could feasibly play a positive role. However, we'll take a shot in the dark with the handily-weighted mare SENSE OF URGENCY. She has the ability to win another race of this nature, and is selected in the hope that a five-plus month break from racing sees her well.