Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Hurdle – Perth

Perth

15:59

Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-24

Distance 2m4f35y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Winning Time 5m 6.91s (slow by 26.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rambo T (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	15/2	Won
2nd	Hidden History (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	10/11F	0.3
3rd	Chasing Fire (GB) Lewis Saunders · Olly Murphy	11/1	3
4th	Florida Dreams (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	100/30	2
5th	Bold Light (IRE) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell	10/1	3.25
6th	Serious Operator (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	25/1	.5
7th	Della Casa Lunga (IRE) Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	25/1	54

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
7	Hidden History b/br J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	152	—	31-721	122	143	133	40d	—	—	-14	34.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Form of Uttoxeter win has been franked and a 7lb rise now looks lenient
6	Florida Dreams Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	154	—	155752	124	140	112	13d	—	—	+9	29.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Runner-up over 2m5f at Ayr behind one who dominated from the outset
2	Rambo T Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	163	—	81-215	133	139	-	135d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+14	23.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won this last year; chasing this season with only one blip; respected back from a break
4	Bold Light Chestnut J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell	157	—	313131	127	137	124	54d	—	—	+33	41.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Low-mileage 8yo who has won both his handicaps; raised a fair 4lb for the latest
3	Chasing Fire Bay J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Saunders(7) T:Olly Murphy	161	—	21-7P9	131	139	112	40d	—	—	+16	21.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Good mark but has shown very little over hurdles or fences this season
5	Serious Operator Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	157	t	1510-0	127	139	114	20d	—	—	+17	20.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Finished tailed off at Aintree only recently after a year on the sidelines
1	Della Casa Lunga Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	168	tp	-P6215	138	137	122	89d	—	—	+29	31.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No show in a Doncaster Grade 2 last time; form is more convincing racing right handed
NR	Fourofakind b/br J:Jamie Hamilton T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Lizzie Quinlan	146	p	911455	116	138	128	117d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	21.5	—	—
Generally done well since joining this yard from Harry Derham, winning twice over C&D

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hidden History	5/6	5/6	5/6
Florida Dreams	3/1	3/1	3/1
Rambo T	8/1	8/1	8/1
Bold Light	9/1	17/2	17/2
Chasing Fire	14/1	14/1	14/1
Serious Operator	25/1	25/1	25/1
Della Casa Lunga	33/1	28/1	28/1
Fourofakind	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bold Light

41.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 20 Odds: 2.5

9/1

2nd

Hidden History

34.3

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

3rd

Della Casa Lunga

31.9

OR: 22 Form: 9.2 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Florida Dreams

29.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Rambo T

23.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Chasing Fire

21.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Fourofakind

21.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Serious Operator

20.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Della Casa Lunga	138	137	122
Rambo T	133	139	—
Chasing Fire	131	139	112
Bold Light	127	137	124
Serious Operator	127	139	114
Florida Dreams	124	140	112
Hidden History	122	143	133
Fourofakind	116	138	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Florida Dreams	13d ago	Quick return
Serious Operator	20d ago	Fit
Hidden History	40d ago	Fit
Chasing Fire	40d ago	Fit
Bold Light	54d ago	Fresh
Della Casa Lunga	89d ago	Fresh
Fourofakind	117d ago	Long break
Rambo T	135d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Della Casa Lunga	Front Runner
Bold Light	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.