14:20 Perth

Saturday 22 June 2019

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Nicola Drysdale's Not Quite Fifty Yet Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 3m 54.43s

1^st

Witness In Court

1211-4

5/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, headway before 8th, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden run-in, kept on well op 6/1

2^nd

Welcome Ben

1011-6

9/4

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Craig Nichol

Led, ridden and headed last, kept on and no chance with winner op 5/2

3^rd

Roachdale House

811-5

11/2

T: P W FlynnJ: P Merrigan (3)

Held up in rear, headway before 3 out to go 3rd, ridden after last, kept on run-in op 5/1

4^th

Old Salt

710-12

4/1

T: Stef KeniryJ: S Bowen

Tracked leader, lost place, pushed along after 8th, soon outpaced op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

Cesar Du Gouet

711-12

2/1f

T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 6th, weakened after 4 out op 7/4

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Non-Runners

No Such Number²⁷⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 11

T: M A Barnes J: Dale Irving

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.60, £1.30EX:£21.80Trifecta:£58.20SF:£17.78Swingers:£23.10

Forecasts

Cesar Du Gouet (2/1), Welcome Ben (9/4), Old Salt (4/1), Witness In Court (5/1), Roachdale House (11/2), No Such Number (33/1)

Given the recent success of seemingly well handicapped Irish raiders on the Scottish circuit a positive mention has to go to the Paul Flynn-trained handicap debutante Roachdale House who has the once top-notch claimer Paddy Merrigan in the saddle. However, despite a sizeable rise in the weights since his emphatic win at Ayr (2m4f), a preference is for the 'home-trained' 10yo WELCOME BEN who shouldn't be hindered by dropping back in trip with a past C&D chasing record of 112. It's doubtless that Cesar Du Gouet will be a popular option among punters for the Murphy/Johnson combination, but we'll opt to tread carefully with him for now (hasn't totally convinced).

Welcome Ben
Roachdale House
Old Salt

Previous Winners

2018

Honourable Gent

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 10

J: Craig Nichol | T: R Dobbin

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,888.002nd: £2,022.003rd: £1,011.004th: £506.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00