16:40 Perth

Thursday 27 April 2023

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BetVictor Gamble Responsibly Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 0.70s

Thistlebuffs^t1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 95

9/2

Run with credit both starts thus far, latest when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap now added for handicap debut and remains open to improvement.

Form: 44

Duyfken³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 101

4/1

Fair form on the Flat in France and posted best effort in this sphere when second of 13 in juvenile handicap at Musselburgh (17.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 4342

Jackhammer³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 92| CD

16/1

Won pair of handicaps here last year before scoring on level at Carlisle. However, not been at same level in either code since and makes limited appeal.

Form: 1-17486

Just Dottie^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 92

14/1

Yet to trouble the judge in 4 starts to date, including on handicap debut at Wetherby last month. Still early days, though.

Form: 0-5U55

Ingleby Mackenzie^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 88| D

25/1

Fair handicap chaser in Ireland for Henry de Bromhead but yet to threaten for new yard, beaten a long way at Carlisle over timber earlier this month.

Form: 484639

Jack Yeats¹⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 85

9/1

Modest strike rate on the Flat and winless following 14 attempts over hurdles. Let down by jumping on chase debut in October and best watched back over the smaller obstacles here.

Form: 4-7235P

Darkest Day^p,t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 82| D

9/1

Back to winning ways when making all at Wetherby (16f, good to soft) 52 days ago, always holding on. 4 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 80-PP61

El Jefe^h,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Dowson| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 79

9/2

Been operating below his best this season but shaped better than distance beaten at Sedgefield latest and is too well handicapped to dismiss. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 909774

My Macho Man^b1,t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 77

6/1

Yet to score after 22 attempts over hurdles but he arrives in good nick, third in 2m Ayr handicap last month. Could make his presence felt in first-time blinkers.

Form: 534533

More To Follow^h¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: D Bourke| OR: 69

17/2

Has yet to achieve much, including in handicaps on last 3 outings. Readily opposed from 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: 877P87

Non-Runners

Lord Caprio⁶³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Jessica Rabbit²¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: S Corbett J: Sam Coltherd

Forecasts

Duyfken (4/1), El Jefe (9/2), Thistlebuffs (9/2), My Macho Man (6/1), Lord Caprio (13/2), More To Follow (17/2), Darkest Day (9/1), Jack Yeats (9/1), Just Dottie (14/1), Jackhammer (16/1), Jessica Rabbit (16/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (25/1)

There should be more to come from THISTLEBUFFS, who has acquitted himself well in a couple of novices and starts handicapping on a feasible mark. Duyfken and El Jefe head the list of dangers.