16:10 Perth

Tuesday 21 October 2025

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 29.57s

Ailt An Chorrain^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 111| BF| C| D

4/1

Made a winning start to her Rules career in 2m course maiden and improved again when adding to her tally in 2½m Newcastle novice in March. Run best excused when only seventh of 9 on handicap debut over C&D last time, folding after mistake 3 out.

Form: 2/16217-

Kap Boy¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 109| BF

11/8

Fairly useful bumper winner who got closer than previously over hurdles upped in trip when second of 9 in a maiden at Ffos Las (20f, soft) in April, better placed than most. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul Nicholls. Much respected on handicap debut.

Form: 13/P442-

Pergamon^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 107

16/1

Fair Flat winner in France who has taken well to hurdling, defying a penalty at the first attempt in 7-runner novice at Kelso (16.2f) in May. However, appeared to have his limitations exposed under a double penalty at Hexham next time and has been handed a stiff-looking mark. Fit from the Flat.

Form: 114

Feach Amach^p,t¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 105| CD

10/1

Scored twice from 5 starts last season and got back to winning ways when taking 7-runner handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, good) in May. Needs more from a 4 lb higher mark back in open company after a break.

Form: P411-31

Fostered Phil^t¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 102| CD

7/1

Veteran was picked up cheaply by current connections and was backed at long odds when successful in a C&D handicap last month, building on promise of previous efforts this season. Confirmed return to form when third at Kelso since.

Form: 4-43613

She's Notjoeking³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 96| BF

11/2

Expensive to follow last season but looked and shaped as if better for the run after 5 months off fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Kelso (18.1f, good) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Entitled to strip fitter here.

Form: 9234P-4

Brief Statement^t⁶⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 89

25/1

Easy winner of sole outing in Irish points. Failed to better poor form in a trio of novice hurdles in late 2023 but there's plenty to like about her both physically and on paper to suggest that she's capable of better now handicapping.

Form: 1544/

Tread Softly Now^p¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: I A Duncan| OR: 87

25/1

Dual winner last season who looked back in form when ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, good to soft, 12/1) in June, unsuited by emphasis on stamina. Off since.

Form: 9210-69

Malangen¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 87| CD

22/1

4-time course winner who again ran below form when third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, heavy) 18 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 472883

Non-Runners

Bridge Court²¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Kap Boy (11/8), Ailt An Chorrain (4/1), She's Notjoeking (11/2), Fostered Phil (7/1), Feach Amach (10/1), Pergamon (16/1), Malangen (22/1), Tread Softly Now (25/1), Brief Statement (25/1), Bridge Court (33/1)

KAP BOY got closer than previously over hurdles when runner-up in a Ffos Las maiden in April and, having transferred to another good yard, he's taken to make a successful handicap debut. Brief Statement returns from a long lay-off but there's plenty to like about her both physically and on paper to suggest that she's capable of better now handicapping, with in-form veteran Fostered Phil completing the shortlist.