17:50 Perth

Wednesday 23 September 2020

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Haste Ye Back Derek Halley Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 5m 18.15s

Nye Bevan²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 102

9/4

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests from what had looked a stiff opening mark on his handicap debut at Wetherby when last seen on Boxing Day. Down in grade on return and has more to offer.

Form: 0/3658-

Harbour Force^v⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 101| CD

6/1

Struck in C&D handicap that worked out really well on return and he ran respectably under a penalty at Market Rasen a week later. Back from a break and can figure with Scudamore taking over.

Form: 0354-14

Leeswood Lily⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 100WS

18/1

Modest form in bumpers/novice hurdles. Well held over this trip at Uttoxeter last time and work to do on handicap bow following a wind op.

Form: 1326-85

Karamoko³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 97

17/2

Showed plenty in handicaps in 2018-19 and should have come on for Stratford return, his first start for 20 months. One to keep an eye on.

Form: 73433/P

Tomorrow's Angel^p1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 96

28/1

Yet to score on Flat or in this sphere and showed nothing on last month's return on the level. Cheekpieces now reached for.

Form: 52/24-

Apache Creek²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 95

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden who was well held on his return/handicap debut at Newton Abbot (16.8f) 3 weeks ago and probably needs his mark to fall a bit further. Steps up in trip here.

Form: 70694-7

Folks Like Us^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 91

7/1

Modest maiden hurdler who has finished well held both runs back this summer but should be suited by return to this longer trip.

Form: 3683-60

Clonmonarch^t²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 89WS

16/1

Mark looks stiff based on what he showed in novice hurdles last season but he is bred to be better. First run for 8 months now going handicapping after wind op.

Form: 44P690-

Gripper^b,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 87

25/1

Just 1 Flat win in a 3-runner affair to his name and he again failed to complete tried over fences last week. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4P7-FPP

Schiehallion Ridge¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 82

125/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdles (first run for 8 months here latest). Hard to fancy on handicap bow.

Form: 7/05-4

Golden Chancer²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Ross Chapman| T: D Bourke| OR: 77

20/1

Entitled to come on for last month's return/handicap debut here (extended 2m) and step back up in trip will suit. Probably no lost cause.

Form: 5770P-7

Non-Runners

No Cruise Yet²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: P J Brennan

Cilluirid⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: T D Easterby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Nye Bevan (9/4), Apache Creek (3/1), Cilluirid (3/1), Harbour Force (6/1), No Cruise Yet (6/1), Folks Like Us (7/1), Karamoko (17/2), Clonmonarch (16/1), Leeswood Lily (18/1), Golden Chancer (20/1), Gripper (25/1), Tomorrow's Angel (28/1), Schiehallion Ridge (125/1)

NYE BEVAN might not be on as stiff a mark as first thought judged by his good run in a stronger race at Wetherby when last seen. This looks a fair bit easier and he gets the vote over Harbour Force, who won a C&D handicap on his return which worked out tremendously well. Karamoko is another to keep an eye on.