Perth
16:00
Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap Hurdle
Perth Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.70 £1.60 Exacta: £8.80 Tricast: £93.65 Trifecta: £76.70
Non-Runners: Ballycoose (unsuitable ground), Glentruan (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Calico (FR) 5 M AVG Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 3/1 Won Prominent - pressed leader 2 out - edged right and led approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in - just did enough(tchd 11/4 and 16/5)
2nd 8 Scots Poet (GB) 9 G AVG Ewan Whillans 152 lbs 9/4F .5 Towards rear - headway 3 out - pushed along 2 out - not clear run and switched left approaching last - challenging when ridden run-in - kept on - just held(op 2/1)
3rd 6 Palm Beach (IRE) 7 G AVG John Dixon 155 lbs 18/1 13 Prominent - soon towards rear - dropped to last 4 out - kept on from 2 out(op 25/1)
4th 5 Well Planted (FR) 7 G Poor R Mike Smith 162 lbs 13/2 12 Towards rear - headway 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 7/1)
5th 3 Socialist Agenda (GB) 8 G AVG L J Morgan 166 lbs 11/1 7.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - mistake 3rd - weakened from 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
99th 2 Bertie's Wish (IRE) 4 G AVG Jennie Candlish 166 lbs 5/2 - Led - headed and fell last - fatally injured(op 3/1)