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17:00 Perth

Barr Construction City Of Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 49.00s
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Grey, Pink stars, Pink cap, Grey star
  • Form 6851-33
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 134

in touch, every chance approaching 3 out, ridden and blundered next, gradually weakened

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
13/2
  • Form F1133-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 127

in touch, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
6/1
  • Form 2F22-12
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 121

behind, headway to chase leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on

4
Silk - White, royal blue diamond, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, red cap
  • Form 2114P-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 112

towards rear, headway and every chance 3 out, soon ridden, disputing 3rd and held when blundered last

6
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, WHITE braces and armlets, RED cap

Aelred

8 p D
20/1
  • Form 841-893
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 111

led until headed 11th, soon weakened

7
Silk - Brown and Grey (quartered), Grey sleeves, Grey cap, Brown spots
9/4
  • Form 121F3-2
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 109

tracked leader, smooth headway to lead 11th, ridden 2 out, kept on well

5
NR
  • Form 11U4-21
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 111

Nonrunner

8
NR
  • Form 0P/4PPP-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 102

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The day's feature race at the Scottish track can go to Osiris, with Kock De La Vesvre, Isard III, Parisian Storm and Emperor Ross making for an interesting affair. Quite a few of these would prefer faster ground, but Osiris will not mind any give underfoot and is selected after his excellent second to Monterey Bay at Punchestown in April. He was campaigned against animals of the calibre of War Of Attrition when trained in Ireland but was sent to Evan Williams as his owner thought there would be more opportunities on less testing going over here. That said, he still likes to get his toe in and off just 10st 1lb, he looks ready to run another big race. Kock De La Vesvre made a mistake two out behind Ballycassidy at Kelso that did not help his cause, but this course and distance winner has topweight to overcome today. Isard !!!'s stable won this last year, but he needs fast ground to be seen to best effect. Emperor Ross won a hunter chase well enough last time but this is tougher, while Andrew Thornton is an interesting booking for the other Williams runner Parisian Storm, but nothing will sway us from Osiris.