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Perth

7:05

Date 2024-08-17

Distance 2m7f207y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Defence Witness br Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	160	—	33-973	97	105	86	26d	—	—	+1	16.2	5/1 17%
Forced to settle for minor honours at Cartmel (2m6f, soft; beaten 16l) four weeks ago.
15	Unspeakable br Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	146	t	6PP7-2	83	112	95	94d	—	—	+3	17.3	5/1 17%
Runner-up over fences at Ffos Las (3m; beaten 9l) in May; off for three months since.
3	Bayonetta b Alex Harvey(5) · Gerald Stephen Quinn	Alex Harvey(5) · Gerald Stephen Quinn	162	—	238-54	99	109	89	44d	—	—	+3	15.9	6/1 14%
Still seeking her first win (0-8 rules); fourth on handicap debut here (2m4f) last month.
10	Bullion Boss b Conor Rabbitt(5) · Nicky Richards	Conor Rabbitt(5) · Nicky Richards	152	v	96-621	89	108	66	41d	—	—	+3	12.3	17/2 11%
Still nicely weighted on peak form despite a 6lb rise for Market Rasen; obvious chance.
5	Dalileo b Peter Kavanagh(3) · Lisa Harrison	Peter Kavanagh(3) · Lisa Harrison	159	—	4-123F	96	107	83	26d	—	—	+6	13.6	11/1 8%
C&D winner (from 6lb lower) in June; fairly reliable since; capable of being competitive.
1	Western Run b Ben Smith(7) · R Mike Smith	Ben Smith(7) · R Mike Smith	168	p	645-74	105	107	81	34d	—	—	+8	15.9	12/1 8%
Keeping on into a never dangerous fourth over 2m4f here (good) last month; tempting at 3m.
2	Nowinittowinit b Mr S Connor(7) · S R B Crawford	Mr S Connor(7) · S R B Crawford	165	—	5P-P44	102	107	-	34d	—	—	+8	14.9	14/1 7%
Dual course winner (2m4f-3m); ran well (fourth) in 3m Cl3 handicap chase here last month.
7	Starlyte b Patrick Wadge(3) · Lucinda Russell	Patrick Wadge(3) · Lucinda Russell	159	t	-9532P	96	108	98	26d	—	—	+11	16.6	14/1 7%
Twice placed during June (Southwell and Cartmel); soft ground as an excuse latest.
9	Pateen b/br Joshua Thompson(7) · Jessica Bedi	Joshua Thompson(7) · Jessica Bedi	155	tv	4-3184	92	108	85	26d	—	—	+6	12.1	16/1 6%
Sprung a 16-1 surprise at Cartmel (2m6f, good) in May; has failed to build on that since.
13	Pammi b Harry Reed · Jim Goldie	Harry Reed · Jim Goldie	149	b	84-638	86	109	65	44d	—	—	+6	10.2	18/1 5%
Multiple C&D winner; fourth (beaten 16l) in this last year; is yet to really fire in 2024.
12	She's A Rocca b Brian Hughes · Nicky Richards	Brian Hughes · Nicky Richards	149	p	81-PP7	86	107	65	44d	—	—	+5	10.4	20/1 5%
Nowhere near her best this year; trainer has a much better chance with Bullion Boss.
8	Diamond State b Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	159	tp	9-3U34	96	109	72	34d	—	—	+9	12.6	20/1 5%
Broadly consistent this summer, keeping on into fourth (behind Dalileo) over C&D latest.
6	Jake Stevens b Henry Brooke · Patrick Neville	Henry Brooke · Patrick Neville	159	t	5F24-0	96	107	101	101d	—	—	+9	12.4	28/1 3%
Undergone wind surgery (tongue-tie on) for second attempt (down 4lb) in handicap company.
14	Iturgeon Du Breuil gr Lorcan Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	Lorcan Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	146	p	8P3-26	83	102	42	55d	—	—	+6	9.2	25/1 4%
Narrowly beaten at Hexham (3m) in May; slightly disappointing since; needs to bounce back.
16	Western Glen b Nathan Moscrop · Gillian Boanas	Nathan Moscrop · Gillian Boanas	145	—	-040P6	82	110	105	41d	—	—	+5	9	33/1 3%
11-race maiden; well beaten by today's rival Bullion Boss at Market Rasen; look elsewhere.
NR	Solway Molly b William Maggs(5) · Lisa Harrison	William Maggs(5) · Lisa Harrison	152	—	26P-P2	89	107	96	50d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Went down fighting at Cartmel (2m6f, beaten a neck); 3lb higher; claimer W Maggs is booked

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Defence Witness	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Unspeakable	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1
Bayonetta	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Bullion Boss	8/1	17/2	15/2	8/1	17/2
Dalileo	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Western Run	12/1	12/1	11/1	9/1	12/1
Nowinittowinit	14/1	12/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Starlyte	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Pateen	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Pammi	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
She's A Rocca	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Diamond State	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Jake Stevens	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Iturgeon Du Breuil	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Western Glen	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Unspeakable

17.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Starlyte

16.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Defence Witness

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Bayonetta

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Western Run

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Nowinittowinit

14.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Dalileo

13.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Diamond State

12.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Jake Stevens

12.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Bullion Boss

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Pateen

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

She's A Rocca

10.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Pammi

10.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Solway Molly

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Iturgeon Du Breuil

9.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Western Glen

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western Run Top Rated	105	107	81
Nowinittowinit	102	107	—
Bayonetta	99	109	89
Defence Witness	97	105	86
Dalileo	96	107	83
Starlyte	96	108	98
Diamond State	96	109	72
Jake Stevens	96	107	101
Pateen	92	108	85
Bullion Boss	89	108	66
Solway Molly	89	107	96
Pammi	86	109	65
She's A Rocca	86	107	65
Unspeakable	83	112	95
Iturgeon Du Breuil	83	102	42
Western Glen	82	110	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Defence Witness	26d ago	Fit
Unspeakable	94d ago	Long break
Bayonetta	44d ago	Fit
Bullion Boss	41d ago	Fit
Dalileo	26d ago	Fit
Western Run	34d ago	Fit
Nowinittowinit	34d ago	Fit
Starlyte	26d ago	Fit
Pateen	26d ago	Fit
Pammi	44d ago	Fit
She's A Rocca	44d ago	Fit
Diamond State	34d ago	Fit
Jake Stevens	101d ago	Long break
Iturgeon Du Breuil	55d ago	Fresh
Western Glen	41d ago	Fit
Solway Molly	50d ago	Fresh

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