15:25 Perth

Thursday 18 May 2023

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Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 51.6s

Trebizond^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: R M Smith| OR: 114

15/2

Off 10 months and first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when winning 10-runner selling hurdle (5/4) at Hexham (16.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Not discounted stepping up in trip.

Form: 219/6F-1

Neigh Botha^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

5/1

Still a maiden in this sphere but he bettered recent efforts in first-time tongue strap/cheekpieces when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 46 days ago. Not ruled out if building on that effort.

Form: 384604-

Aurora Thunder²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 109| D

17/2

Yet to hit top form this term, respectable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, good) 27 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 2P7043-

Haribo Collonges^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 107| CD

11/10

On the up for his new yard, hooded when stylish winner of 12-runner handicap hurdle over C&D 20 days ago. Big shout despite having a 7 lb rise to overcome.

Form: 6/55361-

Enemy Coast Ahead^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 107| D

25/1

Landed a hat-trick of novice events in summer 2020 for Olly Murphy. Sold for just £3,000 and has offered little in 4 outings for current yard. Mark in freefall but can only be watched.

Form: 42/9685-

Kajaki^v²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 104| CD

8/1

Capitalised on a falling mark to land 14-runner handicap hurdle over C&D 21 days ago, responding well. Can give another good account back up 5 lb.

Form: 127561-

Rickety Gate²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 98| D

28/1

Dual scorer last autumn at Kelso and Musselburgh. Off 4 months before fading tenth of 14 to Kajaki in handicap hurdle over C&D 21 days ago. Needs to step forward now.

Form: 2/811F0-

Darkest Day^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 84

17/2

Made all at Wetherby in March and backed it up with a very good second in 2m handicap here 21 days ago. Must enter calculations despite racing off a 6 lb higher mark (including 4 lb out of the handicap).

Form: 0/PP612-

Placedela Concorde^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: M A Barnes| OR: 76| C

80/1

Course winner. 40/1, not disgraced when third of 10 to Trebizond in selling hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, soft) 12 days ago. It's now 26 runs since his last win in 2018, though.

Form: 4378/6-3

Non-Runners

Nowinittowinit¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr Stephen Connor

Born Famous¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: I Jardine J: C O'Farrell

Forecasts

Haribo Collonges (11/10), Neigh Botha (5/1), Nowinittowinit (5/1), Trebizond (15/2), Born Famous (15/2), Kajaki (8/1), Darkest Day (17/2), Aurora Thunder (17/2), Enemy Coast Ahead (25/1), Rickety Gate (28/1), Placedela Concorde (80/1)

HARIBO COLLONGES impressed with how he travelled when scoring over C&D recently so is fancied to defy a 7 lb rise in the weights and make it 2-3 since joining Patrick Neville. Fellow C&D winner Kajaki is weighted to have a say, while in-form Darkest Day can't be discounted either despite being 4 lb out of the handicap.