16:12 Perth

Thursday 26 September 2024

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Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 6m 13.25s

Petrastar^t⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 105| CD

12/1

Course winner over fences last summer but largely disappointed since, including when last home in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen latest. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 734F-59

Belle Of Annandale^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: B S Hughes| T: A Keatley| OR: 104| C

9/4

Course winner who wasn't seen to best effect when fourth in Market Rasen handicap hurdle (23.1f, good to firm) last month and arrives on back of creditable fifth of 13 on level at Ayr. Visor back on. Shortlist material.

Form: 3P0-344

Cusack Park^p1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 103

8/1

Placed on the first of 2 starts in bumpers and made the frame in both outings over timber, latest when respectable fourth of 10 in novice at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to firm) last month. Cheekpieces added for handicap debut and could be a player.

Form: 5536-24

Walk On Quest^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 101

9/2

100,000 buy after finishing runner-up in an Irish point and shaped encouragingly when filling same spot in a Kelso maiden hurdle on Rules debut last December. Not in same form either start since but could prove a different proposition now upped in trip on switch to handicapping.

Form: 2/25-4

Ithaka¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring| T: R Potter| OR: 93

28/1

33/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good) 1 day ago. Others preferred.

Form: PP39-75

Size Five⁶⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 92

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden who hasn't been seen since posting encouraging sixth of 16 on handicap debut at Down Royal (17f, soft) 21 months ago. Upped significantly in trip on return and is worth monitoring in market.

Form: 69906/

Reagrove Lord^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 83

6/1

Still looking for first success but has made the frame in a couple of similar handicaps this season and should give another good account. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 435-533

Norse Reiver¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: G Boanas| OR: 76

50/1

Showed little in a brace of bumpers and beaten a long way all 3 starts in novice hurdles. Best watched on handicap debut from 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: 086-79

Non-Runners

Malangen¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: Miss L Harrison J: Peter Kavanagh

Forecasts

Belle Of Annandale (9/4), Size Five (5/2), Walk On Quest (9/2), Reagrove Lord (6/1), Malangen (6/1), Cusack Park (8/1), Petrastar (12/1), Ithaka (28/1), Norse Reiver (50/1)

Preference is for BELLE OF ANNANDALE, who left the impression she was worth another crack at this sort of trip when fourth at Market Rasen last month and has the assistance of Brian Hughes. Walk On Quest is low mileage and could prove dangerous on handicap debut, whilst Reagrove Lord can also make his presence felt.