AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle – Perth

Perth

14:48

AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-07-04

Distance 2m47y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 3m 46.21s (slow by 4.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Simple Star (IRE) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	4/1	Won
2nd	Annie Agnew (GB) Sean Bowen · Gerald Stephen Quinn	4/1	2.75
3rd	Well Planted (FR) Gavin Sheehan · R Mike Smith	8/1	9
4th	Max Of Stars (FR) Brian Hughes · Ollie Pears	11/4F	2.25
5th	Burgundy Man (FR) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	28/1	1.5
6th	Sergeant Wilson (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · R Mike Smith	9/1	.5
7th	Carrarea (IRE) Charlotte Jones · Hannah McMahon	66/1	3
8th	Darkest Day (IRE) Derek Fox · William Young Jnr	4/1	18

Runners (8)

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
2	Max Of Stars Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	164	—	2427-2	115	112	107	32d	—	—	+9	26.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Record of 4-11 over hurdles and was runner-up behind an improver at Fakenham last time
5	Annie Agnew Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	J:Sean Bowen T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	155	—	21-	106	113	101	307d	—	—	+15	32.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed 4yo who won last time and needs close look now switched to a handicap on return
6	Simple Star Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	151	—	22008/	98	119	-	—	—	—	+5	18.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Out of sorts in last three Flat runs and has something to prove back over hurdles
8	Darkest Day Bay J:Derek Fox T:William Young Jnr	J:Derek Fox T:William Young Jnr	144	tp	668-02	91	119	99	25d	—	—	-2	15.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Back to form with second over C&D last time and he's a big player if he can back that up
1	Well Planted Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	168	—	1265-4	115	117	114	50d	—	—	+6	20.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual C&D winner but he looks weighted near best and was well held over fences last time
4	Sergeant Wilson Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:R Mike Smith	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:R Mike Smith	155	—	2448-5	102	120	106	53d	—	—	+5	16.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Record of 1-13 over hurdles and he's not been easy to predict; first run for new yard
7	Burgundy Man Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	148	—	0/34/7	95	117	66	25d	—	—	+9	12.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has struggled in Britain including when back from a massive absence over C&D last month
3	Carrarea Chestnut J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:Hannah McMahon	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:Hannah McMahon	156	t	5079-9	103	115	114	25d	—	—	+12	13.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has lost his way and was beaten 46l over C&D latest; needs a major turnaround

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Max Of Stars	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Annie Agnew	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Simple Star	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Darkest Day	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Well Planted	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Sergeant Wilson	7/1	7/1	6/1	6/1	7/1
Burgundy Man	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Carrarea	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Annie Agnew

32.5

OR: 14 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Max Of Stars

26.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Well Planted

20.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Simple Star

18.5

OR: 12 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4

5/1

Sergeant Wilson

16.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Darkest Day

15.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Carrarea

13.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Burgundy Man

12.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Max Of Stars	115	112	107
Well Planted	115	117	114
Annie Agnew	106	113	101
Carrarea	103	115	114
Sergeant Wilson	102	120	106
Simple Star	98	119	—
Burgundy Man	95	117	66
Darkest Day	91	119	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Darkest Day	25d ago	Fit
Burgundy Man	25d ago	Fit
Carrarea	25d ago	Fit
Max Of Stars	32d ago	Fit
Well Planted	50d ago	Fresh
Sergeant Wilson	53d ago	Fresh
Annie Agnew	307d ago	Long break
Simple Star	—	—