14:10 Perth

Thursday 23 April 2026

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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 59.76s

A King Of Magic^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 117| BF

11/4

Left first hurdle start well behind (in first-time tongue strap) when staying on strongly from an unlikely position to land 2m maiden at Taunton (heavy). Ran at least as well in defeat under a penalty at Sedgefield and remains with potential on handicap debut.

Form: 3-4512

King Jon Oliver²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 116| BF| D

7/2

Turned over an odds-on Willie Mullins rival to make a winning start for Olly Murphy at Fakenham and got back on track when fourth in 23f handicap at Uttoxeter last month. Still unexposed for yard which has an excellent record at this track.

Form: 30-21P4

Bois Guillbert⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 110

33/1

Lost his way over fences and again ran poorly reverting to hurdling at Musselburgh (2½m, good to soft) in February. Plenty to prove.

Form: 156-560

Joeybottles^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 109| D

4/1

Put his tame finishes behind him following a breathing operation when winning 10-runner handicap at Bangor (2½m, good) last month, readily. More to come and a 10 lb higher mark may not be enough to prevent the follow up.

Form: 3-7451

La Vish²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 108

18/1

Improved to get off the mark in 3-runner novice hurdle (20/1) at Warwick (21f, good to soft) 28 days ago, readily. That form isn't the easiest to pin down and further progress possible now handicapping.

Form: 8331

Bel Ombre^t⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108

9/2

Fair in bumpers and matched that level sent handicapping when landing a gamble in 13-runner event at Taunton (19f, soft) in January, pushed out. Open to further improvement.

Form: 65-7941

Platin Moon⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 104

8/1

Doubled his tally in hard-fought fashion in 7-runner handicap hurdle at Ayr (2m, soft) in March, all out. Step back up in trip not guaranteed to suit though given his free-going tendencies.

Form: 465131

Largy Meadow^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny McMenamin| T: R M Smith| OR: 98

10/1

Headstrong sort who improved a chunk on his second handicap start when runner-up in 12-runner event at Newcastle (2½m, good) 12 days ago. Task is to now back that up in a stronger race here.

Form: 2846F2

Non-Runners

Kingston Narcissus³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Non Runner

Monaco Rules¹⁵⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: Micky Hammond J: James Bowen

Forecasts

A King Of Magic (11/4), King Jon Oliver (7/2), Joeybottles (4/1), Bel Ombre (9/2), Monaco Rules (9/2), Platin Moon (8/1), Largy Meadow (10/1), La Vish (18/1), Kingston Narcissus (20/1), Bois Guillbert (33/1)

JOEYBOTTLES put some tame finishes behind him when scoring convincingly on his handicap debut at Bangor last month and is fancied to defy a 10 lb rise in the weights. A King of Magic, Bel Ombre and King Jon Oliver all retain plenty of upside and should be taken very seriously.