Coretrax Handicap Hurdle – Perth

Perth

14:25

Coretrax Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-06-11

Distance 2m47y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (12)

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	Garde Des Champs Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Brian Hughes T:Keith Dalgleish	166	—	42324-	108	112	103	79d	—	—	+11	25	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-10 over hurdles but has made the frame five consecutive times; another good run likely
9	Just Dottie b/br J:Richie McLernon T:R Mike Smith	J:Richie McLernon T:R Mike Smith	155	h	U554-1	97	110	105	24d	—	—	+13	25.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Came good with clearcut C&D win last month and could still have more to offer
3	Ballinlough Gale Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	165	t	400-35	107	107	70	12d	—	—	+4	18.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Comes here after two very respectable runs at Ballinrobe last month; one to consider
8	Kilbrainy Brown J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	160	—	2834-2	102	114	78	19d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.50/1	7 14%
0-12 but kept on well for second at Hexham last month and this track also suits
12	Darkest Day Bay J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:William Young Jnr	J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:William Young Jnr	150	tp	P612-2	92	109	93	24d	—	—	+9	18.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Runner-up twice here since his Wetherby win in March; can't be ignored
11	Malangen Bay J:Thomas Dowson T:Lisa Harrison	J:Thomas Dowson T:Lisa Harrison	151	—	3476-7	93	120	77	19d	—	—	+3	13.6	1.75/1	8 13%
Dual course winner last summer and back on a very tempting mark now; interesting
4	Russian Virtue Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	165	—	114-33	107	112	84	14d	—	—	+7	16.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Triple hurdle and dual Flat winner since December; still in good form this spring; player
1	Well Planted Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	168	—	1296-4	110	115	74	24d	—	—	+10	17.1	2.75/1	12 8%
C&D winner last spring; didn't fire here last month but still enters calculations
5	Balkalin Chestnut J:Conor Rabbitt(7) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt(7) T:Maurice Barnes	163	t	463-18	105	112	104	19d	—	—	+7	16.3	2.00/1	9 11%
Late-maturing 11yo who doubled his tally last month; held since but not ruled out
7	Excelcius Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	163	tp	56P6-4	105	115	94	36d	—	—	+10	15.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Didn't find much for pressure in Hexham seller last month; headgear switched again here
6	Faron Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Henry Brooke T:Stuart Coltherd	163	—	7PP60-	105	-	120	81d	—	—	+11	14.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Well handicapped on last year's Irish form but badly out of sorts since the autumn
10	Willy Nilly Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lisa Harrison	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lisa Harrison	151	—	366/8-	93	113	71	302d	—	—	+9	11.3	12.25/1	50 2%
Well beaten in C&D maiden on last summer's stable debut and not seen again since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Garde Des Champs	5	5	5	9/2	5
Just Dottie	6	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Ballinlough Gale	11/2	13/2	13/2	9/2	13/2
Kilbrainy	7	7	7	7	7
Darkest Day	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Malangen	8	7	7	13/2	7
Russian Virtue	7	17/2	9	9	9
Well Planted	12	11	10	10	11
Balkalin	9	8	15/2	8	8
Excelcius	18	16	14	16	16
Faron	25	20	18	20	20
Willy Nilly	33	50	40	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

Just Dottie

25.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Garde Des Champs

OR: 14.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Kilbrainy

20.9

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

Ballinlough Gale

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Darkest Day

18.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Well Planted

17.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Russian Virtue

16.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Balkalin

16.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Excelcius

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Faron

14.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Malangen

13.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Willy Nilly

11.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Well Planted	110	115	74
Garde Des Champs	108	112	103
Ballinlough Gale	107	107	70
Russian Virtue	107	112	84
Balkalin	105	112	104
Excelcius	105	115	94
Faron	105	—	120
Kilbrainy	102	114	78
Just Dottie	97	110	105
Malangen	93	120	77
Willy Nilly	93	113	71
Darkest Day	92	109	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballinlough Gale	12d ago	Quick return
Russian Virtue	14d ago	Fit
Kilbrainy	19d ago	Fit
Malangen	19d ago	Fit
Balkalin	19d ago	Fit
Just Dottie	24d ago	Fit
Darkest Day	24d ago	Fit
Well Planted	24d ago	Fit
Excelcius	36d ago	Fit
Garde Des Champs	79d ago	Fresh
Faron	81d ago	Fresh
Willy Nilly	302d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Just Dottie	Hold Up
Balkalin	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.