Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle – Perth

Perth

15:08

Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-09-25

Distance 2m47y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 1.00s (slow by 19.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nathan Wells (GB) Alan Doyle · Andrew Hamilton	13/2	Won
2nd	Cosmic Soul (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	11/2	2.75
3rd	Top Flight Century (FR) Charlie Maggs · Adam Nicol	2/1F	1.75
4th	Clan Chieftain (GB) Dylan Johnston · Jackie Stephen	3/1	0.2
5th	Burning It Up (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	4/1	15
6th	The Geordie Ginge (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Hannah McMahon	100/1	.5
7th	Just Winging It (IRE) Sean Quinlan · R Mike Smith	33/1	17
8th	Solway Staree (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Lisa Harrison	100/1	25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Willy Nilly (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Lisa Harrison	22/1

Runners (9)

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
6	Top Flight Century Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Adam Nicol	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Adam Nicol	154	p	851254	85	96	89	17d	—	—	-5	22.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Has held his form pretty well since game 2m4f course win in July; cheekpieces on today
4	Clan Chieftain Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Jackie Stephen	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Jackie Stephen	155	tp	06-533	84	98	87	8d	—	—	-5	14.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
0-6 over hurdles but placed twice off today's mark this summer (once over C&D)
1	Burning It Up Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	166	—	55432-	95	96	78	153d	—	—	+8	22.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Second over 2m4f here on handicap debut in April; drop back to 2m may not be ideal
2	Nathan Wells Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	163	p	436P44	92	101	84	8d	—	—	+1	14.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-20 overall but reverted to hurdling with two pretty good recent efforts; each-way claims
3	Cosmic Soul Brown J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	157	t	750/	86	91	-	—	—	—	+1	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Didn't show a great deal over hurdles in early 2024 but won on the Flat this summer
8	Willy Nilly Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Lisa Harrison	J:Danny McMenamin T:Lisa Harrison	145	—	40-0P0	74	88	62	17d	—	—	+2	7.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Unable to get seriously competitive on any of his three appearances this year
7	Just Winging It Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:R Mike Smith	J:Sean Quinlan T:R Mike Smith	145	p	08077-	74	87	68	153d	—	—	+4	6.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not beaten far when seventh on h'cap debut in March but not the most obvious answer here
5	The Geordie Ginge Chestnut J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Hannah McMahon	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Hannah McMahon	155	—	4247-0	84	93	71	8d	—	—	+7	9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Tailed off at Kelso last week, after a layoff, and difficult to enthuse over
9	Solway Staree Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	145	—	0058-0	74	86	59	14d	—	—	+5	6.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Struggled at Uttoxeter this month and is now 0-10 over hurdles; 8lb wrong; look elsewhere

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Top Flight Century	2/1	2/1	2/1
Clan Chieftain	3/1	3/1	3/1
Burning It Up	9/2	5/1	5/1
Nathan Wells	5/1	5/1	5/1
Cosmic Soul	6/1	13/2	13/2
Willy Nilly	18/1	16/1	16/1
Just Winging It	33/1	28/1	33/1
The Geordie Ginge	100/1	66/1	100/1
Solway Staree	125/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Top Flight Century

22.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 8.5

2/1

2nd

Burning It Up

22.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Clan Chieftain

14.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Nathan Wells

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Cosmic Soul

12.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

The Geordie Ginge

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Willy Nilly

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Just Winging It

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Solway Staree

6.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Burning It Up	95	96	78
Nathan Wells	92	101	84
Cosmic Soul	86	91	—
Top Flight Century	85	96	89
Clan Chieftain	84	98	87
The Geordie Ginge	84	93	71
Willy Nilly	74	88	62
Just Winging It	74	87	68
Solway Staree	74	86	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Clan Chieftain	8d ago	Quick return
Nathan Wells	8d ago	Quick return
The Geordie Ginge	8d ago	Quick return
Solway Staree	14d ago	Fit
Top Flight Century	17d ago	Fit
Willy Nilly	17d ago	Fit
Burning It Up	153d ago	Long break
Just Winging It	153d ago	Long break
Cosmic Soul	—	—