17:10 Perth

Thursday 26 April 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:10

Lodge At Perth Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 5m 4.65s

1^st

Lord Napier

511-13

4/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen (3)

Held up in touch in last pair, headway chasing leaders going well before 2 out, 2nd soon after 2 out and ridden, led last, driven out op 9/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

4 ½

Craiganboy

910-10

40/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up in rear, good headway on inside before 2 out, led 2 out, headed last, one pace run-in op 25/1

3^rd

Mighty Thunder

511-0

7/2j

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)

Chased winner until after 1st, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced in rear after 7th, rallied after 2 out, went 3rd towards finish op 4/1

4^th

1 ½

Reivers Lodge

610-8

6/1

T: S CorbettJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, going well before next, 3rd and one pace soon after 2 out, weakened into 4th towards finish op 7/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1

5^th

Loud And Clear

711-12

9/2

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Hung right most of way, chased leaders, went 2nd after 1st, hit next, went right 5th, pushed along and lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened hung badly right and eased after next tchd 4/1

6^th

Royal Mandate

610-3

13/2

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Led, reminder and went clear after 3rd, ridden 7th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened rapidly op 11/2

7^th

Henry's Joy

511-11

7/2j

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, 2nd after 3 out, led before 2 out until 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before mistake last tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

An Fear Ciuin¹⁸⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: R M Smith J: Dale Irving

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.50, £7.00EX:£124.10Trifecta:£317.10Tricast:£606.42SF:£95.41Swingers:£0.00, £2.50, £18.60

Forecasts

Mighty Thunder (7/2), Henry's Joy (7/2), Lord Napier (4/1), Loud And Clear (9/2), Reivers Lodge (6/1), Royal Mandate (13/2), An Fear Ciuin (20/1), Craiganboy (40/1)

Not a race in which a strong opinion prevails with the top-weight Lord Napier vulnerable from his current mark. Both Mighty Thunder and Royal Mandate appear capable of better over hurdles than they've shown so far and could step out of the background eventually, whilst recent Sedgefield scorer Henry's Joy should continue to progress. However, we'll take a swipe at the mare REIVERS LODGE. She stays very well and is belatedly being cut some slack by the assessor following her October Kelso victory. Otterburn handler Susan Corbett likes a Perth winner (5 from 44; 11%) and she can feasibly add to that tally here.

Reivers Lodge
Henry's Joy
Loud And Clear

Previous Winners

2017

Stick To The Plan

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,265.002nd: £1,252.003rd: £626.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00