Perth Races
Perth
14:05
BetVictor Highland National Handicap Chase (For The Julian Llewellen Palmer Memorial Trophy)
Perth
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023
Distance: 3m6½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £23
Place: £5.70 £3.10 £2.20
Exacta: £264.70
Tricast: £1399.26
Trifecta: £1736.50
Non-Runners: Court Master (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | If Not For Dylan (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
|
Andrew Hamilton | 151 lbs | 22/1 | Won | Jumped left on occasions - midfield - headway to lead 4th - pushed along 2 out - clear when ridden approaching last - kept on but reduced lead run-in - just did enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have appreciated the easy lead on this occasion and the step up in trip from 2m4f to 3m6f)(tchd 20/1) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Silver In Disguise (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Tim Vaughan | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - hit 12th - pushed along 3 out - ridden and went second when bad mistake 2 out - ran on and headway run-in - just held(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Planned Paradise (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(5)lbs
|
Neil Mulholland | 153 lbs | 11/2J | 5.5 | Towards rear - ridden 11th - mistake 4 out - ridden and headway 2 out - went third approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Geryville (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Micky Hammond | 163 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Towards rear - headway 17th - pushed along 2 out - ridden approaching last - went modest fourth run-in | ||
| 5th | 13 | Gentleman De Mai (FR) | N/A | AVG | Rose Dobbin | 153 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Prominent - mistake 5th - lost position 3 out - kept on from 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Return Fire (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Patrick Wadge
(5)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 141 lbs | 17/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - not fluent 4 out - headway 3 out - ridden 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 15/2) | |
| 7th | 10 | Concetto (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Taken down early - led - headed 4th - not fluent 12th - raced in second until ridden and weakened 2 out(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Rath An Iuir (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Rose Dobbin | 157 lbs | 16/1 | 25 | Towards rear throughout - lost touch 4 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Fairlawn Flyer (GB) | 9 G | Good | Peter Bowen | 160 lbs | 12/1 | 19 | Towards rear of midfield - weakened and lost touch 3 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Innisfree Lad (IRE) | 12 G | Poor | David Dennis | 164 lbs | 16/1 | - | Towards rear throughout - ridden 18th - lost touch and pulled up before 4 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Nearly Perfect (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Neil King | 163 lbs | 28/1 | - | Prominent on outer - soon dropped to midfield - weakened and towards rear when awkward jump 19th - soon pulled up (jockey said that he pulled up as he felt something was amiss with gelding; vet reported that a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Just Don't Know (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Paul Robson | 159 lbs | 11/1 | - | Prominent - mistake 15th - ridden and weakened 2 out - pulled up before last(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Destiny Is All (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 156 lbs | 11/2J | - | Midfield - bad mistake 17th - dropped to rear when slow jump 19th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake and was never travelling thereafter)(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) |