Royal Caledonian Hunt Creevytennant Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Perth

14:30

Date 2023-04-27

Distance 2m7f180y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 9yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 6m 10.10s (slow by 25.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Victory Echo (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · Maurice Barnes	11/2	Won
2nd	Flying Verse (GB) Lilly Pinchin · David Dennis	9/1	2.75
3rd	Smuggler's Blues (IRE) Finn Lambert · Tom George	18/1	.5
4th	Caboy (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	6/4F	5
5th	Wolfcatcher (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Jackie Stephen	50/1	19
6th	Knocknamona (IRE) Joshua Thompson · Micky Hammond	9/2	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Niceandeasy (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	100/30

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Caboy Bay J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	155	tv	642212	97	121	98	29d	—	—	+6	37.8	7/4 36%
Long time since he ran over this far but he comes here at the top of his game
1	Niceandeasy Bay J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	170	p	1-5FP4	112	121	68	40d	—	—	+10	27.7	7/2 22%
Jumping let him down when a well-held fourth of six finishers at Newcastle
5	Knocknamona Bay J:Joshua Thompson(10) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(10) T:Micky Hammond	153	—	051165	95	115	78	19d	—	—	+8	23.7	9/2 18%
Has struggled the last twice after edging up the weights; has been running over shorter
7	Victory Echo Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:Maurice Barnes	151	t	35P537	93	117	59	19d	—	—	+4	15.7	13/2 13%
Has finished third and nowhere in his three runs since returning to fences
3	Flying Verse Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:David Dennis	J:Lilly Pinchin T:David Dennis	168	tb	5P3316	110	113	101	31d	—	—	+19	26	11 9%
Poor last time; goes without Ned Fox's claim here and he'll need to be right on it
2	Smugglers Blues Bay J:Finn Lambert T:Tom George	J:Finn Lambert T:Tom George	168	b	4-4FP7	110	115	81	31d	—	—	+11	16.6	12 8%
Unpredictable and tries blinkers, but he's slipped back to his last winning mark
6	Wolfcatcher Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Jackie Stephen	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Jackie Stephen	152	tb	2526-P	94	-	-	67d	—	—	+8	12.2	20 5%
Failed to show any of his old spark when pulled up at Musselburgh after a long absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Caboy	7/4	13/8	6/4	13/8	13/8
Niceandeasy	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Knocknamona	4	9/2	9/2	9/2	4
Victory Echo	13/2	6	13/2	6	6
Flying Verse	10	11	11	11	11
Smugglers Blues	12	12	12	12	12
Wolfcatcher	20	18	16	18	18

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Caboy

37.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 16 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Niceandeasy

27.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Flying Verse

OR: 15 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.9

Knocknamona

23.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 8 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Smugglers Blues

16.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Victory Echo

15.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 1.7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Wolfcatcher

12.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Niceandeasy	112	121	68
Flying Verse	110	113	101
Smugglers Blues	110	115	81
Caboy	97	121	98
Knocknamona	95	115	78
Wolfcatcher	94	—	—
Victory Echo	93	117	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Knocknamona	19d ago	Fit
Victory Echo	19d ago	Fit
Caboy	29d ago	Fit
Flying Verse	31d ago	Fit
Smugglers Blues	31d ago	Fit
Niceandeasy	40d ago	Fit
Wolfcatcher	67d ago	Fresh