Lucinda Russell Racing Double National Winners Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Perth

18:30

Date 2023-05-17

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 3m 54.91s (slow by 8.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lively Citizen (IRE) Tom Bellamy · D J Jeffreys	2/1F	Won
2nd	Fostered Phil (IRE) Danny McMenamin · James Ewart	7/1	.75
3rd	Somewhat Cloudy (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	7/2	8
4th	Our Marty (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	13/2	0.3
5th	Thistlebuffs (IRE) Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	14/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Glentruan (IRE) Alan Doyle · Patrick Neville	100/30

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Glentruan Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Patrick Neville	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Patrick Neville	168	tp	P6253-	115	-	-	20d	—	—	+5	28.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Good 3rd over hurdles here latest; must enter calculations on his second go over fences
3	Lively Citizen Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	160	—	07804-	107	-	-	28d	—	—	-1	20.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Hinted at revival with Cheltenham hurdles 4th latest; needs to build on it now chasing
4	Somewhat Cloudy Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	154	—	34213-	101	119	98	47d	—	—	+14	30.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won at Market Rasen and solid third at Wetherby since; good claims off an unchanged mark
5	Our Marty Bay J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Lucinda Russell	153	—	1870P-	100	-	-	53d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Arrives below par, pulled up on his chasing debut at Bangor in March; more is needed
2	Fostered Phil Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:James Ewart	J:Danny McMenamin T:James Ewart	161	t	1/234-	108	-	-	100d	—	—	+16	23.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Arrives in good nick over hurdles; has belated chasing debut but still much respected
6	Thistlebuffs Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	146	t	449-	93	-	-	20d	—	—	+6	12.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Beat one over hurdles here latest; may still do better in this sphere; no forlorn hope

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Glentruan	5/2	5/2	11/4	9/4	9/4
Lively Citizen	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Somewhat Cloudy	4	4	4	7/2	4
Our Marty	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Fostered Phil	10	10	10	10	10
Thistlebuffs	12	11	11	11	11

Predictor

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

1st

Somewhat Cloudy

30.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 13.1 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Glentruan

28.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 5.2 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Fostered Phil

23.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

Lively Citizen

20.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Our Marty

17.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Thistlebuffs

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glentruan	115	—	—
Fostered Phil	108	—	—
Lively Citizen	107	—	—
Somewhat Cloudy	101	119	98
Our Marty	100	—	—
Thistlebuffs	93	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glentruan	20d ago	Fit
Thistlebuffs	20d ago	Fit
Lively Citizen	28d ago	Fit
Somewhat Cloudy	47d ago	Fresh
Our Marty	53d ago	Fresh
Fostered Phil	100d ago	Long break