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Perth

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Date 2024-04-26

Distance 2m7f180y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,035

Winning Time 6m 18.17s (slow by 33.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chasing Fire (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	15/8F	Won
2nd	Geryville (FR) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	7/2	3
3rd	Marown (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	8/1	13
4th	African Dance (IRE) Fergus Gregory · Olly Murphy	10/1	49

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cooper's Cross (IRE) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	40/1
P.U.	Readysteadybeau (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	9/4

Runners (7)

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	Chasing Fire Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	—	-14U42	134	141	105	55d	—	—	+6	36.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Prone to untidy jumping but good chance otherwise over a longer trip that could suit
6	Readysteadybeau Chestnut J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	153	v	1-6U15	119	142	110	83d	—	—	+10	30.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Couldn't lead last time; if getting to the front he's not without hope of staying there
7	Geryville Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	153	b	-4P531	119	142	118	27d	—	—	+17	33.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Did well to win so convincingly at Carlisle when 2m4f looked on the sharp side
3	Marown Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	161	p	-22332	127	139	102	19d	—	—	+24	32.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Having a solid season and he finished third in this two years ago when 3lb higher
5	African Dance Brown J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	155	t	4/1/1-	121	142	-	444d	—	—	+29	36.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Unbeaten in two handicap chases some 448 days apart; able when fresh and well handicapped
4	Cooper's Cross Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	159	p	-8PPPP	125	-	57	55d	—	—	+17	19.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
This season hasn't got going at all and there's no sign of him turning things around
NR	Francky Du Berlais Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter Bowen	J:NON-RUNNER T:Peter Bowen	166	t	384250	132	139	-	14d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Best runs this season have come on the cross-country chase at Cheltenham; non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Chasing Fire	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Readysteadybeau	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Geryville	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Marown	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
African Dance	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cooper's Cross	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

African Dance

36.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 17 Odds: 2.1

9/1

2nd

Chasing Fire

36.6

OR: 21 Form: 6.3 Odds: 9.4

13/8

3rd

Geryville

33.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 11.7 Odds: 5

7/2

Marown

32.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 11.1 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Readysteadybeau

30.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Francky Du Berlais

OR: 20.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Cooper's Cross

19.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chasing Fire	134	141	105
Francky Du Berlais	132	139	—
Marown	127	139	102
Cooper's Cross	125	—	57
African Dance	121	142	—
Readysteadybeau	119	142	110
Geryville	119	142	118

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Francky Du Berlais	14d ago	Fit
Marown	19d ago	Fit
Geryville	27d ago	Fit
Chasing Fire	55d ago	Fresh
Cooper's Cross	55d ago	Fresh
Readysteadybeau	83d ago	Fresh
African Dance	444d ago	Long break