Perth Races
Perth
16:25
Simon Dunning Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Perth
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.50 £2.60 £1.50
Exacta: £22.20
Tricast: £52.89
Trifecta: £69.40
Non-Runners: Luminaries (unsuitable ground), The Three J'S (withdrawn; vet's advice, loose before start)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Scorsese (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 165 lbs | 9/4J | Won | Took keen hold - made all - clear 2 out - went well clear approaching last - easily(op 10/3 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Burning It Up (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | N W Alexander | 160 lbs | 9/1 | 14 | Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied and went modest second after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/1 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Tramuntana (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 164 lbs | 9/4J | 1.25 | In rear - mistake 4th - not fluent 4 out - outpaced 3 out - no chance but rallied and went third last - kept on(op 15/8 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Paddy The Panda (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Daragh Bourke | 142 lbs | 66/1 | 10 | Raced in second - lost ground 2 out - soon lost second - weakening when lost third last(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Aire Spray (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Peter Kavanagh
(3)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 163 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - not fluent 6th - outpaced 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Upfordebate (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Patrick Neville | 157 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - outpaced 3 out - hung right after 2 out - no chance but kept on approaching last(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Lightning Flash (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
James Turner
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - outpaced 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Caramelo Rapido (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 168 lbs | 12/1 | 0.05 | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - mistake 4 out - some headway after 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Marty McFly (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 14 | Catcha Flight (GB) | 4 F | Poor |
Charlie Maggs
(5)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 137 lbs | 33/1 | 29 | Midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened 3 out - mistake and eased 2 out(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Foreva Alfie (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Paul Robson | 148 lbs | 80/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - lost position after 5th - struggling when mistake 4 out - soon pulled up(tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Zainy Champ (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 168 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - struggling before 3 out - slow jump then pulled up 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) |