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Perth

15:47

Distance 2m4f35y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Weather Clear

Temp 5.7°C

Wind 5mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 4.21s (slow by 24.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Dog Thief (IRE) Miss Gina Andrews · T Ellis	2/1	Won
2nd	Jack Hyde (IRE) Tom Broughton · Fergal O'Brien	15/8F	3.5
3rd	Nells Son (GB) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	12/1	1.25
4th	Bold Light (IRE) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	11/1	.5
5th	Go Dante (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	13/2	8
6th	Skyjack Hijack (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	14/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Serious Operator (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	15/2

Runners (10)

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	The Dog Thief Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:T Ellis	154	—	121	116	128	108	40d	—	—	+12	45.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Second to Grade 2 winner before seeing off next-time-out winners at Market R; promising
3	Jack Hyde Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	166	—	552291	128	131	124	25d	—	—	+15	41.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fourth hurdle win when shading close finish at Ludlow latest; should go well again
2	Go Dante Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	169	tp	-610P7	131	133	100	48d	—	—	+12	26.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Below par since win in December but potential class act for yard with good record in this
4	Serious Operator Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	164	t	-43120	126	132	101	55d	—	—	+23	30.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well held in Morebattle over 2m but in good form over 2m4f prior to that; should be in mix
5	Nells Son Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	163	p	-545P8	125	133	117	41d	—	—	+13	20.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below par back hurdling latest but had wind op since and stable enjoying a cracking spring
9	Bold Light Chestnut J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	154	—	484U43	116	135	110	24d	—	—	+14	20.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not at best this term but not disgraced latest and well treated if staging revival
1	Skyjack Hijack Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	170	—	1115-P	132	131	-	55d	—	—	+16	22.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won six on the spin in 2024 but pulled up on belated reappearance in February
NR	Flying Fortune Brown J:TBC T:Mickey Bowen	J: T:Mickey Bowen	160	—	11-494	122	133	102	2d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Best run since returning from absence when fourth over C&D on Wednesday; more needed now
NR	King Jon Oliver b/br J:TBC T:Olly Murphy	J: T:Olly Murphy	154	—	021P4P	116	126	103	1d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Weakened quickly and pulled up over C&D on Thursday
NR	Letterston Lily Bay J:TBC T:Mickey Bowen	J: T:Mickey Bowen	157	—	3U40-1	119	129	-	1d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Returned from absence to win over C&D on Thursday; 7lb penalty if out again quickly

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
The Dog Thief	15/8	2/1	15/8
Jack Hyde	9/4	2/1	9/4
Go Dante	11/2	5/1	11/2
Serious Operator	9/1	9/1	9/1
Nells Son	12/1	11/1	11/1
Bold Light	11/1	11/1	11/1
Skyjack Hijack	16/1	16/1	14/1
Flying Fortune	-	-	-
King Jon Oliver	-	-	-
Letterston Lily	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Dog Thief

45.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 10.6

2/1

2nd

Jack Hyde

41.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 14 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Serious Operator

30.6

OR: 19 Form: 9.4 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Letterston Lily

27.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Go Dante

26.2

OR: 20.3 Form: 2 Odds: 4

11/2

Skyjack Hijack

22.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Nells Son

20.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Bold Light

20.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.3 Odds: 1.9

11/1

King Jon Oliver

18.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 1.8 Odds: 0

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Flying Fortune

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Skyjack Hijack	132	131	—
Go Dante	131	133	100
Jack Hyde	128	131	124
Serious Operator	126	132	101
Nells Son	125	133	117
Flying Fortune	122	133	102
Letterston Lily	119	129	—
The Dog Thief	116	128	108
Bold Light	116	135	110
King Jon Oliver	116	126	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Jon Oliver	1d ago	Quick return
Letterston Lily	1d ago	Quick return
Flying Fortune	2d ago	Quick return
Bold Light	24d ago	Fit
Jack Hyde	25d ago	Fit
The Dog Thief	40d ago	Fit
Nells Son	41d ago	Fit
Go Dante	48d ago	Fresh
Serious Operator	55d ago	Fresh
Skyjack Hijack	55d ago	Fresh