Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap Hurdle – Perth

Perth

15:50

Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-05-16

Distance 2m47y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 3m 55.86s (slow by 13.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mack The Man (IRE) Mr Kit Alexander · N W Alexander	4/1C	Won
2nd	Dance Thief (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	4/1C	6
3rd	Cuban Cigar (GB) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell	15/2	0.3
4th	Scots Poet (GB) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	11/2	.5
5th	Slugger (GB) Sean Quinlan · Iain Jardine	13/2	1.5
6th	Liverpool Knight (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	4/1C	8.5
7th	Inferno Sacree (FR) Tom Buckley · Nigel Hawke	11/1	6.5
8th	Accidental Rebel (GB) Derek Fox · Leonard Kerr	80/1	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Can't Stop Now (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Iain Jardine	33/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Dance Thief Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	151	—	20313-	106	127	120	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+14	31.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ended last season with two good efforts (one win) at Ayr; likely contender here
8	Mack The Man Bay J:Mr Kit Alexander(5) T:N W Alexander	J:Mr Kit Alexander(5) T:N W Alexander	155	v	78213-	110	125	122	20d	—	—	+18	31.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
No longer the force of old but is enjoying a mini-revival; must be considered
2	Liverpool Knight Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	—	14212-	121	125	113	184d	—	—	+24	38.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Did well in early part of last season; still on workable mark if ready to roll after break
4	Slugger Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Iain Jardine	J:Sean Quinlan T:Iain Jardine	159	t	46544-	114	128	119	27d	—	—	+8	19.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Creditable fourth in competitive handicap at Ayr last month; one to consider
6	Scots Poet Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	157	t	2S101-	112	123	121	20d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+24	34.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Kept on strongly for C&D win last month; 3lb rise demands even more from him today
3	Cuban Cigar Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	160	tb	93342-	115	125	123	20d	—	—	+17	26.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Largely in good form last season, and looked as good as ever when second here last month
7	Inferno Sacree Bay J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	156	b	43P30-	111	127	114	46d	—	—	+12	19.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Free-going front-runner; has become inconsistent, but takes some catching on his good days
9	Can't Stop Now Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	151	h	0/629-	106	123	116	20d	—	—	+12	14.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Good second at Ayr in March but well beaten twice since (Flat/hurdle); hard to predict
1	Accidental Rebel Bay J:Derek Fox T:Leonard Kerr	J:Derek Fox T:Leonard Kerr	168	t	218/P-	123	-	-	21d	—	—	+17	18.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Seen only twice since Grade 2 novice win in 2022 and has a lot to prove at present
NR	El Jefe Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	158	ht	81271-	113	121	94	34d	—	—	—	31.3	—	—
Came from a long way off the pace for Aintree festival win last month; 4lb higher here
NR	Wolfburg Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	151	—	0341-P	106	124	95	2d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Pulled up on handicap debut on Tuesday; needs to bounce back quickly
NR	Polisud Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	147	t	63124-	102	124	120	20d	—	—	—	22.4	—	—
Not beaten far when fourth over C&D three weeks ago and remains of interest
NR	Malangen Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lisa Harrison	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lisa Harrison	142	h	44543-	97	124	101	176d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Runs this track well but has fitness to prove and might find this race too competitive

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dance Thief	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Mack The Man	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Liverpool Knight	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Slugger	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Scots Poet	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Cuban Cigar	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Inferno Sacree	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Can't Stop Now	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Accidental Rebel	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Liverpool Knight

38.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Scots Poet

34.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 16 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Dance Thief

31.5

OR: 14 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5

7/2

Mack The Man

31.5

OR: 15 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4

9/2

El Jefe

31.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 0

—

Cuban Cigar

26.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 7.4 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Polisud

22.4

OR: 13 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0

—

Inferno Sacree

19.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.3 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Slugger

19.3

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Accidental Rebel

18.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Malangen

14.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Can't Stop Now

14.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Wolfburg

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Accidental Rebel	123	—	—
Liverpool Knight	121	125	113
Cuban Cigar	115	125	123
Slugger	114	128	119
El Jefe	113	121	94
Scots Poet	112	123	121
Inferno Sacree	111	127	114
Mack The Man	110	125	122
Dance Thief	106	127	120
Can't Stop Now	106	123	116
Wolfburg	106	124	95
Polisud	102	124	120
Malangen	97	124	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wolfburg	2d ago	Quick return
Mack The Man	20d ago	Fit
Scots Poet	20d ago	Fit
Cuban Cigar	20d ago	Fit
Can't Stop Now	20d ago	Fit
Polisud	20d ago	Fit
Accidental Rebel	21d ago	Fit
Dance Thief	27d ago	Fit
Slugger	27d ago	Fit
El Jefe	34d ago	Fit
Inferno Sacree	46d ago	Fresh
Malangen	176d ago	Long break
Liverpool Knight	184d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Inferno Sacree	Front Runner
Slugger	Hold Up
El Jefe	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 13 runners classified.