15:50 Perth

Friday 26 April 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 18.17s

1^st

Chasing Fire

712-0

15/8f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, headway to midfield after 4th, closed on leaders setting out on final circuit, went second and pulled clear with leader before 3 out, led before 2 out, asserted before last, reduced lead run-in, kept on final 110 yards, always doing enough near finish op 6/4

2^nd

Geryville

810-13

7/2

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Raced in second, led 4 out, soon pulled clear with one other rival, pushed along after 3 out, headed 2 out, outpaced before last, rallied and stayed on again run-in, kept on but not reach winner final 110 yards op 10/3

3^rd

Marown

1011-7

8/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Raced in third, lost position setting out on second circuit, weakened from 3 out op 9/1

4^th

African Dance

911-1

10/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Held up last, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 5 out, struggling from 4 out, ridden after 3 out, tired jump when tailed off last, weakened run-in op 9/1

Also Ran

Cooper's Cross

911-5

40/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Towards rear, struggling after 5 out, lost ground quickly from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 28/1

Readysteadybeau

810-13

9/4

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Soon led, set good tempo, not fluent 4th, headed when landed awkwardly 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 3/1 tchd 85/40

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Non-Runners

Francky Du Berlais¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: P & M Bowen J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.60, £1.90EX:£8.50Trifecta:£31.60SF:£8.80Swingers:£1.80, £3.00, £3.40

Forecasts

Chasing Fire (15/8), Readysteadybeau (9/4), Geryville (7/2), Marown (8/1), African Dance (10/1), Francky Du Berlais (20/1), Cooper's Cross (40/1)

AFRICAN DANCE has clearly had his share of problems but he's looked pretty talented when making the track and given he's won after 15 months off in the past, this latest absence isn't a major worry. Readysteadybeau won this race last year and is a threat, as is Chasing Fire, a stablemate of the selection, if his stamina holds.

AFRICAN DANCE (IRE)
CHASING FIRE
GERYVILLE (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

The Wolf

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 9

J: Adrian Heskin | T: O Murphy

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,922.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00