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20:30 Perth

Famous Grouse Handicap Chase (Class C) (Class C)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.20s
  • 5 Ran
2
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green sleeves and cap
4/1
  • Form 115434-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11

tracked leader, led 4 out, blundered and headed last, kept on same pace

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 4/2P4P-3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9

led, headed 4 out, outpaced next

5
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 11312-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11

held up in rear, headway 4 out, effort 2 out, led last, stayed on strongly

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve chevrons, halved sleeves, Mauve cap, Dark Blue star
6/1
  • Form F643F-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-8

headway 7th, every chance approaching 3 out, one pace next

7
Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets
  • Form 1P0F2F-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, not fluent and dropped rear 4th, ridden 7th, soon lost touch

1
NR
  • Form 242105-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12

Nonrunner

3
NR
  • Form 1/P511F-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

Even though Cobbet has let his supporters down in his last two starts, there has to be a suspicion that he may have needed the outings and he is given the benefit of the doubt here. There are a number of dangers though, and support for the likes of Chergan and Divet Hill could give a good indication as to whether their connections are confident that this trip will suit. While Bill's Echo looks to be getting the hang of things over fences and cannot be confidently ruled out after his comfortable win at Bangor last month. However, like his fore mentioned rivals, he may lack the required gears when push comes to shove so the biggest danger may come from the ex-Flat horse, Torrid Kentavr, who won his only previous start over fences by a wide margin last year. He arrives here fit and well from a light hurdles campaign and is obviously worth watching in the betting. However, Cobbet showed a real liking for this course when he last made the long journey up from Tom George's Gloustershire base and he is taken to make a happy return to Perth if he puts in anything like his best today.