Perth
14:45
Jock Meikle Handicap Hurdle
Perth Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.30 £1.60 £6.50 Exacta: £22.80 Tricast: £425.18 Trifecta: £403.70
Non-Runners: Colonel Manderson (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 The Longest Day (IRE) 8 G Poor Sophie Leech 140 lbs 11/2 Won In touch with leaders - headway after 8th - going easily when led 3 out - shaken up approaching last - pushed along and kept on run-in(op 5/1)
2nd 4 Dalileo (IRE) 9 G Poor Lisa Harrison 157 lbs 3/1F 2 In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - headway after 4 out - went second after 2 out - challenging last - kept on(op 7/2)
3rd 9 Confelicity (IRE) 5 M Poor Andrew Hamilton 142 lbs 28/1 14 Travelled strongly - prominent - led 4 out - headed 3 out - lost position after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 20/1)
4th 2 Petite Rhapsody (IRE) 7 G Poor Lucinda Russell 162 lbs 14/1 1.5 Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - headway after 4 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - stayed on(op 9/1)
5th 3 Go Bob Go (IRE) 5 G Poor R Mike Smith 164 lbs 9/1 3.75 Reluctant to race - lost many lengths start - in rear - joined main group 3rd - some headway after 8th - no impression after 3 out(op 14/1)
6th 6 Ultra Violet (GER) 5 G Poor N W Alexander 145 lbs 4/1 30 In touch with leaders - reminder after 6th - in rear when mistake 8th - struggling from 4 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 7/2)
7th 10 Lusitanien (FR) 7 G Poor Ewan Whillans 142 lbs 12/1 7 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground quickly on turn after 3 out - soon struggling - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
99th 1 For Jim (IRE) 11 G AVG Jennie Candlish 168 lbs 13/2 - Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake and reminder 7th - struggling from 4 out - tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the last flight on the first circuit and never travelled thereafter)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
99th 8 Doors Breaker (FR) 5 G Poor Tjade Collier 145 lbs 6/1 - Led - mistake 4th - not fluent 8th - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 15/2)