14:47 Perth

Sunday 8 June 2025

All13:4014:1214:4715:2215:5716:3217:0717:42

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 3m 55.61s

1^st

The Last Cloud

512-0

2/1f

T: P NevilleJ: B S Hughes

Chased leader on inner, not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, clear when good jump last, easily tchd 9/4

2^nd

Gemini Man

710-13

28/1

T: I JardineJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)

Towards rear, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, held but went second run-in op 50/1

3^rd

Just Dottie

712-0

7/2

T: R M SmithJ: S Bowen

Midfield, ridden and headway 2 out, disputing second last, no extra run-in op 3/1

4^th

5 ½

Trailblazer

611-3

5/1

T: A NicolJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Chased leader, mistake 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 13/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

2 ¾

Bishop Hill

611-8

22/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge

Took keen hold, led, hung right and headed 2 out, soon ridden and weakened op 18/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

Cuban Cigar

711-2

5/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Conner McCann (7)

Always behind tchd 11/2

7^th

Coventry

811-9

40/1

T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Held up in rear, mistake 3 out, ridden and minor headway from 2 out tchd 50/1

8^th

Leopolds Rock

910-10

50/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Craig Nichol

Towards rear, headway on outer from 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out op 40/1

Also Ran

Heart Above

711-6

9/2

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Henry Brooke

Took keen hold, chased leader, headway on inner when hung badly right and ran out 2 out

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Non-Runners

Hourless¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: J E Dixon J: Mr John Dixon

Mack The Man¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: N W Alexander J: Mr Kit Alexander

Simple Star¹⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Henry Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £5.80, £1.50EX:£90.90Trifecta:£488.00Tricast:£194.97SF:£56.86Swingers:£16.40, £2.70, £18.60

Forecasts

The Last Cloud (2/1), Just Dottie (7/2), Heart Above (9/2), Trailblazer (5/1), Cuban Cigar (5/1), Mack The Man (5/1), Simple Star (10/1), Hourless (20/1), Bishop Hill (22/1), Gemini Man (28/1), Coventry (40/1), Leopolds Rock (50/1)

HEART ABOVE signalled he is ready to strike again when runner-up at Kelso last time so is taken to thwart fellow C&D scorer Just Dottie who rates a big danger in her hat-trick bid. Simple Star is another with winning C&D form who can have a say, while The Last Cloud and Trailblazer also need factoring into this competitive handicap.

HEART ABOVE
JUST DOTTIE
SIMPLE STAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Kinbara Firstdraft

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: J J Slevin | T: S R B Crawford

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00