14:10 Perth

Thursday 4 July 2019

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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 4.5s

Ask Cory¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney

40/1

Shown little form to speak off in three starts in Ireland at around this trip. First-time cheekpieces applied for yard with 7% strike rate at this venue.

Form: 3/5P0-76

Cats For Cash¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| BF

11/4

Placed in two bumpers and also runner-up at Kilbeggan in May over hurdles. Represents top Irish trainer and champion jockey booked so should be thereabouts after two solid recent efforts.

Form: 09-8245

Forresters Park²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans

100/1

Gelded son of Scorpion cost just €1,000 as a three-year-old. Pulled up in both point-to-points last season and beaten a long way in two bumpers. Steps up in trip for hurdling bow but is hard to fancy.

Form: PP9-8

Turbo³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J R Finn| OR: 116

6/5

Landed Downpatrick bumper in May 2018 and showed early promise over hurdles before form deteriorated. Has unseated early in two of last three starts and needs a revival to figure here.

Form: 444U9-U

Jaillissant

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

14/1

Gelded son of Le Havre cost €15,000 as a yearling. Represents decent yard going through quiet spell at present and with just 6% strike rate at this track. Wouldn't need to be a star turn though to figure on his racecourse bow.

Form:

Put The Law On You¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: A C Whillans

33/1

Stable companion of Forresters Park. Showed promise when fourth in debut in bumper at Newcastle in January but has looked very modest since in four starts on the Flat and on his recent hurdles debut over course and distance. Much more needed.

Form: 4-3

Shantou City¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon

40/1

€5,000 Shantou gelding, half-brother to winners on Flat and over hurdles. Showed nothing in three starts between the flags and it was a similar story on his debut under Rules last month when tailed off at Downpatrick.

Form: 76-F9

Sunhill Lad³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs A Duffield

80/1

Placed 5-19 starts on the Flat at up to 1m4f but form was generally regressive. Debut over hurdles for yard with 16% strike rate at this track so is worth a market check in a modest event.

Form:

Bermondsey Belle⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs J Stephen

100/1

Very ordinary maiden form on Flat for Lucy Wadham and hasn't appeared to have taken to hurdling in two poor efforts over timber so far. Yard does quite well here but a big step forward is needed to be competitive.

Form: P-8

Mega Double⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: James Moffatt| OR: 104

3/1

Second in Catterick novice hurdle in January and again at Newcastle a month later. Bounced back from poor run to finish third at Cartmel last week and steps up in trip here having looked one paced at 2m1f. Decent claims if seeing it out.

Form: 2622-53

Miss Lanefox²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: Caroline Mccaldin

33/1

Mahler mare who was pulled up in both point-to-point starts but did much better when fourth here on Rules debut last month when wearing first time tongue-tie. Has to step up on that effort but is one of the livelier outsiders.

Form: PP4

Forecasts

Turbo (6/5), Cats For Cash (11/4), Mega Double (3/1), Jaillissant (14/1), Put The Law On You (33/1), Miss Lanefox (33/1), Ask Cory (40/1), Shantou City (40/1), Sunhill Lad (80/1), Forresters Park (100/1), Bermondsey Belle (100/1)

In a weak race it may pay to side with CATS FOR CASH whose form over his last three runs should be good enough with the champion jockey making his mind up for him. Mega Double can pick up a little race and appears the one most likely to take advantage if she stays this new trip, while of the remainder Jaillissant doesn't need to be out of the ordinary to run into a place, and Miss Lanefox hinted at a little ability here last time.