17:10 Perth

Thursday 24 September 2020

All13:1013:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Happy 60th Birthday Tomorrow Donald Gow Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 6m 34.57s

Gangster²³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 122| D

10/1

Off the mark for this yard over fences at Musselburgh (26.6f) in February. However, has offered little both runs since, going with little fluency at Newton Abbot on return. Questions to answer now.

Form: 6591P-5

Craigmor^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 120| D

9/2

Enhanced very good strike when making light of 14-month absence in Market Rasen handicap hurdle in July. Fine second here since but unseated rider first back chasing here. Worth another chance.

Form: 11P-12U

Charmix²⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 117| D

13/2

Fairly useful at his best but his form has dipped for new yard after an encourging start. Has bit to prove now after 6-month absence.

Form: 68/3345-

Cage Of Fear³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 115| BF

13/8

Low-mileage 6-y-o who made a promising start over fences when second of 7 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (21.4f), still in front when hitting final fence. One to beat raised just 3 lb.

Form: 63/32-62

Trongate²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 114

11/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018, and below-par fourth of 10 in handicap chase (25/1) over C&D 25 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 827-234

Cesar Collonges²¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 114| D

9/1

Lightly raced and little show since winning Market Rasen handicap chase on Boxing Day 2018. Has first run for now since leaving Evan Williams and easily opposed.

Form: 17/P8PP-

Late Date²¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 103| CD

16/1

Latest win in chase at Sedgefield last November but not seen out since pulled up in handicap chase (22/1) at Catterick (25.2f) 7 months ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31P36P-

Non-Runners

Craiganboy²⁰¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Forecasts

Cage Of Fear (13/8), Craigmor (9/2), Trongate (11/2), Craiganboy (11/2), Charmix (13/2), Cesar Collonges (9/1), Gangster (10/1), Late Date (16/1)

CAGE OF FEAR has few miles on the clock and almost made it a winning start over fences at Market Rasen last month so is taken to go one better here for the in-form Fergal O'Brien yard. Craigmor got no further than the first here last time but had been in excellent form over hurdles prior to that so is still feared most. Craiganboy appeals as the pick of the remainder.