PKAVS Empowering Communities In Perthshire Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 2.39s

Shallow River⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 119

4/6

Low-mileage 7-y-o who got right back on track when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) 21 days ago. Winner has gone in since so he's a big player.

Form: 1/2P4-62

Petite Rhapsody²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R Patrick| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 100| CD

9/2

Seems a less complicated ride than in the past and gained just the second win of his career over C&D in May. Beat only one there since but he could easily bounce back.

Form: 3557-18

Go Bob Go^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 96| CD

15/2

C&D winner but off 10 months before unseated rider 6th in handicap hurdle over C&D (good) 10 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 43413-U

Malangen¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 87| CD

9/2

Temperamental sort but he took this contest 12 months ago and comes here on the back of a good second of 4 over C&D (good) 10 days ago. Must enter calculations despite being 6 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 6-77352

Forecasts

Shallow River (4/6), Malangen (9/2), Petite Rhapsody (9/2), Go Bob Go (15/2)

SHALLOW RIVER still has few miles on the clock and signalled he's ready to go in again when a very good Market Rasen second (form been franked) last month, so he gets the vote. The enigmatic Malangen bids for a repeat win in this event and is next on the list ahead of Petite Rhapsody.