15:25 Perth

Thursday 24 April 2025

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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 21.60s

Lady In The Park^b1⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Power⁽⁶⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108| D

3/1

Encouragement on chase debut but made errors on her next 2 outings over fences prior to a switch back to hurdling. Looked unsuited by a drop in trip at Wetherby last time but the application of headgear rates as a plus back over fences.

Form: 4U5254

Pitwood Road⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Conor Rabbitt| T: C Grant| OR: 105| D

12/1

Good second at Southwell (20.4f, soft) on her final outing for Terence O'Brien and was beginning to look held in fourth when taking a final-fence fall at Leicester last month. Place claims from unchanged mark if none the worse.

Form: P7042F

Court At Slip^b²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Midgley| T: T D Easterby| OR: 105| D

16/1

Winner at Newcastle last season but hasn't offered much in a pair of outings since returning from over a year off. On a feasible mark but has something to prove.

Form: 2/413-P5

Everyday Champagne^p¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 103| D

17/2

Runner-up first 3 starts this season but well held since. Needs to have been freshed up by a 5-month absence to figure.

Form: 22205P

Gris Gris Top^p1,t⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 102

16/1

Very lightly raced for his age. Off for a year prior to going close in a Uttoxeter maiden hurdle in December 2023, his first outing for Donald McCain. Pulled up after another year off last time and has a second crack at chasing in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 327F/2-P

Siberian Star^b,t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 102| D

15/2

Off the mark for present yard in veterans' company at Catterick (25.2f) in January and a couple of narrow defeats since, albeit not always convincing with this attitude. Inadequate test at Wexford last time but he's not out of this with more severe headgear applied.

Form: 163229

Wearelongterm^p,t1¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: P W Wadge| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 91| D

10/1

Showed promise over hurdles when runner-up at Wetherby (24.1f) in January, but has failed to build on that, finishing last at Ayr on his next start prior to being pulled-up on his last 2 outings. Tongue tie now goes on.

Form: P728PP

Tanking Along⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Dylan Johnston| T: P Neville| OR: 89

4/1

Showed ability both starts over hurdles this season but was on the retreat when coming down on handicap/chase debut at Catterick. Looked temperamental when last seen at Newcastle and is probably best watched for the time being, for all the suspicion remains he could outperform this mark.

Form: 6P-34F5

Uptown Harry^v³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Murray Dodd⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 89| CD

6/1

C&D winner almost 4 years ago and turned in his best effort of the season when making the frame at Carlisle last month. Beaten further there since but he's not fully discounted with visor back on.

Form: 0P5646

Mister Bells^b²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁸⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 87

17/2

Fair handicap chaser at best but hasn't threatened to win a race this season despite plummeting in the weights.

Form: 3-P35P4

Ideal De Romay^p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Doyle| T: L Kerr| OR: 67| D

50/1

Irish point winner but only a poor maiden under Rules and faces a very stiff task from long way out of the weights.

Form: 2P5960

Non-Runners

Travail D'Orfevre⁴⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Dominic Hislop

Forecasts

Lady In The Park (3/1), Tanking Along (4/1), Uptown Harry (6/1), Siberian Star (15/2), Mister Bells (17/2), Everyday Champagne (17/2), Wearelongterm (10/1), Pitwood Road (12/1), Travail D'Orfevre (12/1), Court At Slip (16/1), Gris Gris Top (16/1), Ideal De Romay (50/1)

Hard to be bullish about any of these but SIBERIAN STAR will benefit from the return to this sort of trip and may find more severe headgear aiding his application in the finish. Pitwood Road would be of interest if feeling no effects for her fall last time, with Uptown Harry also shortlisted in an open race.