18:05 Perth

Wednesday 15 May 2019

All18:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:05

Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 4m 58.6s

1^st

Skiddaw Valleys

711-0

1/1f

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, left in lead 2nd, mistake 6th, drew clear last, very easily (1 hurdle omitted) op 5/6 tchd 11/10

2^nd

Lake Baikal

511-0

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, 2nd after 3rd, driven to challenge 2 out, soon outpaced by easy winner op 8/1

3^rd

Miss Batten

510-7

50/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened op 40/1 tchd 80/1

4^th

Ian's Gift

611-0

100/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Prominent, hampered 1st, lost place after next, soon in rear, detached 4th, beaten 3 out, tailed off, modest 4th op 80/1

Also Ran

I'm Wiser Now

511-0

11/10

T: F O'BrienJ: R Johnson

Led, very green and unseated rider 2nd op 6/4 tchd 13/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £3.40EX:£9.40Trifecta:£61.30SF:£10.60

Forecasts

Skiddaw Valleys (1/1), I'm Wiser Now (11/10), Lake Baikal (10/1), Miss Batten (50/1), Ian's Gift (100/1)

I'm Wiser Now is an interesting hurdles newcomer for Fergal O'Brien and Richard Johnson, but the Nicky Richards-trained SKIDDAW VALLEYS sets a reasonable overall standard. Placed on all four starts over hurdles, he found only the Gordon Elliott-trained Braid Blue stronger in a similar C&D maiden last month. If able to reproduce that form under similar conditions, this race represents a decent opportunity to break his duck at the fifth time of asking.

Skiddaw Valleys
I'm Wiser Now
Miss Batten

Previous Winners

2018

Champ

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

1/14

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00