Perth Races
Perth
13:30
AK Bets Best Price Every Runner Handicap Hurdle
Perth
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £14.80
Place: £3.90 £2.30 £1.70
Exacta: £130.70
Tricast: £429.96
Trifecta: £497.40
Non-Runners: Dominic's Fault (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Scots Poet (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 158 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - still plenty to do when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and good headway - not clear run approaching last - kept on well to lead final 110yds - won going away (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Cuban Cigar (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 158 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Towards rear - stumbled after 2 out - good headway before 2 out - led last - edged right run-in - no extra and headed final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Mack The Man (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Mr Kit Alexander
(5)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 153 lbs | 4/1J | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - led going easily 2 out - headed last - lost second run-in - rallied towards finish | |
| 4th | 12 | Polisud (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 148 lbs | 12/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - bit short of room before 2 out - outpaced 2 out - rallied run-in(op 9/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Well Planted (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Ben Smith
(7)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 161 lbs | 18/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after halfway - challenging after 2 out - edged right and no extra run-in(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Lively Citizen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Cian Chester
(10)lbs
|
D J Jeffreys | 158 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - some headway on outer after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - no extra run-in(op 7/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Rascal (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Tom George | 157 lbs | 9/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Jason The Militant (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Joe Williamson
(3)lbs
|
Philip Kirby | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 17 | Prominent - weakened from 2 out(op 18/1) | |
| 9th | 11 | Can't Stop Now (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | Led - not fluent and headed 2 out - soon lost ground - weakened run-in(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Forcing Bull (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 166 lbs | 50/1 | - | Pulled hard - prominent - lost position before 2 out - lost ground quickly and pulled up before last(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Old Gregorian (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 156 lbs | 4/1J | - | In rear - mistake 3 out - soon struggling - detached when not fluent 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 9/2) |