15:30 Perth

Sunday 5 June 2022

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Coretrax Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

Well Planted²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith| OR: 107

2/1

Looked exposed before causing a 25/1 upset in a 4-runner novice at Musselburgh in March. Proved that was no fluke with pair of placed efforts in C&D handicaps since (finished just behind A Mere Bagatelle latterly). Likely to figure again.

Form: 45813-3

Roma Bangkok^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes| OR: 105

20/1

Lightly-raced Flat winner who sprung 100/1 surprise in Sedgefield novice in May 2021. Off 12 months, pulled too hard when well held in C&D handicap 24 days ago. Hopefully that will have knocked the freshness out of him and he'll settle better now.

Form: P6/1-0

Flighty Bride²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 95

17/2

Good efforts when runner-up in mares novice/maiden last summer but season but she failed to make an impact on Kelso handicap debut when last seen in the autumn. Will need to return with an improved performance to gain a first success here.

Form: 0/72246-

A Mere Bagatelle²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 94

7/4

Stepped up on any of her efforts in Ireland when returning from 7 months off to finish runner-up (Well Planted third) in C&D handicap 24 days ago. Might be capable of going one better if showing up in similar form.

Form: 57700-2

Chosen Flame⁵¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 92| CD

20/1

Winning pointer who opened his account over hurdles in C&D handicap in August 2020 but more miss than hit subsequently and has been off since finishing well held in a jumpers' bumper in January 2021.

Form: 153078/

Cliffs Of Dooneen^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 89| D

7/2

Useful on the Flat in 2020. Nothing like that level over hurdles since returning from an absence but he did make a winning handicap debut in this sphere at Carlisle in April. Didn't get home over 2½m here since and now back at 2m with a tongue strap refitted.

Form: 5641-6

Non-Runners

Moore Clouds²⁴²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: A Wilson J: Callum Bewley

Jack Yeats¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: D R Fox

Forecasts

A Mere Bagatelle (7/4), Well Planted (2/1), Cliffs Of Dooneen (7/2), Moore Clouds (11/2), Jack Yeats (8/1), Flighty Bride (17/2), Chosen Flame (20/1), Roma Bangkok (20/1)

A MERE BAGATELLE was back from a break to finish an improved second over C&D last month and may be capable of going one better now if showing up in similar form. Well Planted was only 2½ lengths behind the selection in third on that occasion and can provide the chief threat ahead of Cliffs of Dooneen.