14:35 Perth

Thursday 26 September 2019

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Heineken UK Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 25.10s

Road To Dubai⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 136| BF

5/6

Off the mark at Ballinrobe in May and has run to a similar level of decent form since and acts on good to soft. Stiff task trying to give the weight away at Downpatrick last time sets the standard here.

Form: 4-1233

Ardglass Star¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

40/1

Poor form in bumpers and pair of novice hurdles and hard to fancy on evidence to date with handicaps to come after this.

Form: 389-8

Darsi In The Park³⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

12/1

Did win a soft ground Point-to-point in 2017 but very lightly raced since, showing little in a Bumper and a novice hurdle and likely one for further down the line.

Form: FU18/8-

Don't Shout¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

3/1

Best of his pair of Bumper runs was on the second start at Bangor in April on good ground when looking a staying type in finishing runner-up. Stable do well here and certainly worth monitoring in market for debut over hurdles.

Form: 62-

Rapid Raider^h1¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| BF

20/1

Did win his only Point-to-point but very disappointing when too keen and tailed off on Bumper run at Kelso in May. Will need to settle much better in first time hood to play a part.

Form: 1-7

Slainte Mhor²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

50/1

Prominent in market but finished last in both his bumper runs last season and will need to show vast improvement to be of interest.

Form: 67-

Walkin In The Rain⁵⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: J S Goldie

66/1

Pulled up in two Point-to-points and tailed off in the other so not one not hard to look elsewhere on hurdling debut.

Form: P4P/

Never Be Enough²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| CD

3/1

Consistent handicapper on the Flat and took well to this game when making winning debut over hurdles over C&D last month. The ground was heavy that day so any further rain won't be a problem and looks a big player.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Ashington²⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J & S Quinn J: Danny Cook

Fast And Friendly²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: F P Murtagh J: Lorcan Murtagh

My Son John²⁴⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Road To Dubai (5/6), Never Be Enough (3/1), Don't Shout (3/1), Ashington (3/1), Darsi In The Park (12/1), Rapid Raider (20/1), Ardglass Star (40/1), Slainte Mhor (50/1), Walkin In The Rain (66/1), My Son John (66/1), Fast And Friendly (100/1)

Little strength in depth and ROAD TO DUBAI and Never Be Enough look to be the pair to concentrate on with narrow preference for the former. Don't Shout should make the grade in this sphere and looks best of the rest on hurdling debut.