16:50 Perth

Friday 28 April 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:5017:25

John Dudgeon Trophy (Grassroots Hunters' Chase)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 6m 13.47s

1^st

Close House

1011-12

3/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Mr John Dawson

In touch, chased leaders 3rd, led before 3 out, kept on well op 4/1

2^nd

4 ½

Monsieur Jourdain

1112-2

11/4f

T: W EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (3)

Led, ridden before 4 out, headed before 3 out, mistake last, one pace tchd 7/2

3^rd

1 ½

Wayupinthesky

1011-12

12/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Mr T Hamilton

Behind, headway before 4 out, in 4th before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on to take 3rd place run-in tchd 14/1

4^th

4 ½

Molten Brown

1211-12

18/1

T: Tony HogarthJ: Miss J Walton (3)

In touch, went 3rd before 2 out, pecked badly last soon lost 3rd place, no extra op 16/1

5^th

Quel Elite

1311-12

33/1

T: Miss G WaltonJ: Amie Waugh (3)

Held up mid-division, headway before 7th, weakened before 4 out op 22/1

Also Ran

Top Cat Henry

912-6

7/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander

With leader on outer, lost place from 8 out, went wide after next, pulled up before 4 out, tailed off op 11/4

Hindon Road

1012-2

9/1

T: Mrs C DruryJ: Miss E Todd (3)

Mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, in 3rd when blundered 4 out and rider lost irons, pulled up before 3 out op 12/1

Bollin Buster

711-12

66/1

T: Ms J WilliamsonJ: Mr Nick Orpwood (5)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 4th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

Wind Of Hope

811-12

7/1

T: A J BrownJ: Miss C Walton

Always towards rear, pulled up before 5th tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Bertie Milan³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: N W Alexander J: Mr C J Robertson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £2.00, £2.20EX:£15.20Trifecta:£121.50SF:£12.01Swingers:£4.20, £9.60, £3.50

Forecasts

Monsieur Jourdain (11/4), Close House (3/1), Top Cat Henry (7/2), Wind Of Hope (7/1), Hindon Road (9/1), Wayupinthesky (12/1), Bertie Milan (14/1), Molten Brown (18/1), Quel Elite (33/1), Bollin Buster (66/1)

A race for the National Hunt purists which is certain to be fiercely contested. Plenty of these runners have form in this race at the Perth April Festival previously, and Monsieur Jourdain arrives seeking a fourth success of the campaign. However, he was a shade fortunate that CLOSE HOUSE departed at the last at Charm Park in March, and that former useful rules campaigner for David Pipe looks an interesting stable debutant for Phil Kirby. 2015 Buccleuch Cup winner Wayupinthesky also looks likely to be competitve and comes into the race seeking a hat-trick following Point-to-Point victories at Friars Haugh and Corbridge.