17:20 Perth

Wednesday 22 September 2021

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Scottish Game Fair In Scone Parklands Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 12.3s

Flexi Furlough¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 102

10/1

Fair bumper winner. Best run over hurdles when second on 21f Sedgefield handicap debut in April. Unexposed and a player if primed after a break.

Form: 524P42-

Crackdeloust¹⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 99

40/1

Back to form on debut for this yard when scoring here at Ayr last December but hit and miss subsequently. First outing for 5 months.

Form: 2972F6-

Coral Blue¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: D Bourke| OR: 96

10/1

Didn't offer enough in 3 starts at the start of the summer to be overly positive about his prospects here but his mark has come down and he's worth a betting check back from a break.

Form: 288-405

Esme Shelby²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 95

8/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points but just modest form over hurdles so far, finishing a well-held third at Bangor (2m) last time. Back up in trip now returning to a handicap.

Form: 2/335-43

Jaunty Soria⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 92

2/1

Respectable fourth in a pair of Worcester handicaps at the start of the summer. Could play a part back from a break.

Form: 21/37-44

Brave Bairn^h⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 86

22/1

Modest at best in bumpers for Oliver Sherwood. Similar story in 3 hurdles for current yard (beaten 23 lengths when third latest) but does stand more realistic chance now handicapping. Up in trip.

Form: 75-F63

First Illusion²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 86

13/2

Fell sole start in points. Little impact in maiden/novice hurdles last winter but does need keeping an eye on in the betting now handicapping after a break.

Form: F88P6-

Zara's Universe^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: J Kington| T: A Crook| OR: 81

7/1

Exceeded expectations when runner-up on handicap debut at Market Rasen in June but has failed to back it up twice since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 745-284

Shanbally Rose¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 74

18/1

Much more like it on second start in handicaps when runner-up at Musselburgh in March but she hasn't come close to repeating that in her 3 outings since. Been off 133 days.

Form: 6926F-8

Centenier^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: N W Alexander| OR: 69

11/2

Poor form but he has offered a bit of promise when fourth in course handicaps on his last 2 starts. Is 4 lb out of the weights on this occasion, though.

Form: P-60544

Non-Runners

Serjeant Painter³⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jaunty Soria (2/1), Serjeant Painter (9/2), Centenier (11/2), First Illusion (13/2), Zara's Universe (7/1), Esme Shelby (8/1), Flexi Furlough (10/1), Coral Blue (10/1), Shanbally Rose (18/1), Brave Bairn (22/1), Crackdeloust (40/1)

JAUNTY SORIA wasn't disgraced in a couple of Worcester handicaps in the summer and is chanced back from a break having dipped in the weights. Flexi Furlough should also have a say if returning in the same form as when second at Sedgefield in the spring. A market move for First Illusion would be interesting.