14:50 Perth

Wednesday 2 August 2017

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

St Fillans Hidden Gem Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 53.8s

1^st

Martiloo

710-11

2/1f

T: Miss P RobsonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, upsides 2 out, led narrowly last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well op 5/2

2^nd

Welcome Ben

811-2

9/4

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Craig Nichol

Led, not fluent 4 out, joined 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, no impression with winner flat, just held on for 2nd op 5/2

3^rd

nse

Muwalla

1011-3

5/2

T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Held up in touch, headway after 4 out, chased front pair after next, kept on under pressure flat, just failed for 2nd, no impression with winner

4^th

Here Comes Love

710-4

25/1

T: W Young JnrJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off op 20/1

5^th

Carried

711-8

16/1

T: Mrs P DobbsJ: C O'Farrell

Tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last, tailed off tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1

6^th

Yes Tom

1212-4

12/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: R Johnson

In touch on outer, dropped to rear after 5th, blundered 7th, lost touch next, tailed off op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Argentix²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.40, £1.40EX:£7.50Trifecta:£14.00SF:£6.94Swingers:£1.40, £1.40, £2.10

Forecasts

Martiloo (2/1), Welcome Ben (9/4), Muwalla (5/2), Argentix (5/1), Yes Tom (12/1), Carried (16/1), Here Comes Love (25/1)

Competitive fayre here for a relatively small field, with Martiloo, Muwalla and Welcome Ben all likely to be high on short-lists given their recent form, but the suggestion is ARGENTIX, who looks very interesting over this shorter trip if Derek Fox can employ similar tactics to last time. Yes Tom drops in class and has the champ up, which are two reasons why we should probably have a cursory glance at the market, although this trip really ought to place too much emphasis on speed for the old boy.