16:15 Perth

Thursday 1 July 2021

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Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 12.5s

Hitman Fred^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 105| CD

3/1

Made it 2-3 over fences here (3-6 overall in this sphere) when clearing away from his rivals over C&D 12 days ago. However, more will be needed having gone up 10 lb for that.

Form: 313-171

For Jim^v¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 100| CD

15/8

Scored over hurdles in May and followed up back in this sphere with blinkers enlisted at Hexham (24.2f) recently. 7 lb rise tolerable and greatly feared as he bids for the hat-trick. Visor refitted.

Form: 401-611

Buckled⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: A M Thomson| OR: 94| C| D

11/1

Hit-and-miss profile and has failed to fire over hurdles the last twice. Still, he was a good second off a 6 lb higher mark on latest chase start at Musselburgh in December, so couldn't rule out.

Form: P5P296-

So Satisfied^p³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 87| D

22/1

Far more bad efforts than good ones since opening chase account at Musselburgh back in February 2019, and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 08365-P

Astute Boy^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: R P McLernon| T: R M Smith| OR: 87| BF

7/1

Remains winless over jumps (0-18) and he was disappointing behind Graystown at Hexham. That said, he put in a good shift when runner-up at Southwell prior to that and is unexposed in this sphere.

Form: 35P-429

Istimraar^h,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 81| CD

4/1

Capable hurdler/chaser, who was runner-up off a 3 lb higher mark back in this sphere at this course in May. However, below par both subsequent starts and he's not the easiest to predict nowadays.

Form: 524-207

Muroor^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: V Thompson| OR: 78

12/1

Has been kept busy since regaining the winning thread at Sedgefield in November, struggling for the most part. Good efforts last 2 starts, but he's not one to rely on and essentially looks vulnerable.

Form: F60723

Non-Runners

Katalystic³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: S Mulqueen

More Buck's⁴⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: P & M Bowen J: S Bowen

Graystown²⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: W Coltherd J: Non Runner

Apache Pilot¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 13

T: M A Barnes J: Thomas Dowson

Forecasts

For Jim (15/8), Hitman Fred (3/1), More Buck's (3/1), Istimraar (4/1), Graystown (5/1), Astute Boy (7/1), Buckled (11/1), Muroor (12/1), Katalystic (16/1), So Satisfied (22/1), Apache Pilot (25/1)

In good form between the flags in recent months, MORE BUCK'S is appealing back over fences off a potentially handy mark. He is a viable alternative to probable favourite, the hat-trick seeking For Jim, who easily brushed Muroor aside at Hexham and is feared greatly. Astute Boy is worth a second look, for all that he was disappointing last time, and Buckled is not without hope either.