Racecards
16:50 Perth
Lilburn Estates Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 868-154
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Miss Faye Bramley
held up, headway and every chance 3 out, ridden approaching next and soon weakened
- Form P0/1-263
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey Miss P Robson
led and soon clear, headed after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 132P/90
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J I A Charlton
- Jockey Ann Stokell
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on flat
- Form 746-016
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Allan
- Jockey Miss R Davidson
held up, headway and close up 3 out, ridden next, soon one pace
- Form 606848
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Miss C Metcalfe
tracked leader, ridden after 3 out and every chance, one pace approaching last
Mystic Glen
411- Form 4584/66-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey Miss J Riding
held up in touch, headway and every chance 3 out, soon ridden, led last, kept on gamely flat
In depth
Verdict
Fiddlers Creek gets a narrow vote over Royal Glen, with Supply And Fix and Mezereon also likely to be in the shake-up. Fiddlers Creek has won plenty of times on the Flat, but gained his first success over jumps in battling fashion at Kelso in May, outgunning the more fancied Kiwijimbo. He lines up fit from two runs on the Flat of late, most recently behind handicap good thing Alambic at Musselburgh, and with the fast ground in his favour, Rose Davidson's mount is expected to go close. Royal Glen likes the fast ground as well and was successful at Hexham in June. However, he has crept up the weights since and has it to do with the selection. Irish raider Supply And Fix has topweight, and if setting out to make the running, is there to be shot down, while Mezereon has a good girl on board in Pauline Robson but was too keen when beaten in a seller at Hereford and needs to show more to figure. Fiddlers Creek is the pick.
Formwatch
Royal Glen (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and chased leaders 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 12l behind Sun King (10-2) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Mezereon 10-3 (10-6) Keen, led after 1st to after 3rd, stayed prominent, ridden approaching last, soon weakened, 3rd of 15, 9l behind Airgusta (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f sll hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Mana-Mou Bay (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Led, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, 11th of 13, 38l behind Gabor (11-0) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jun.
Fiddlers Creek (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Held up, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 29l behind I'm Your Man (10-11) at Perth 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
Tinian 8-1 (11-5) Held up, hit 3rd, headway 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when badly hampered and rider lost iron briefly 2 out, 8th of 16, 23l behind Nuzzle (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd sll hcp hdl (5) gf.
Mystic Glen 6-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out, 6th of 13, 10l behind Casterflo (10-10) at Hexham 2m amt nov hcp hdl (F) gf in May '05.
Supply And Fix (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Led, strongly pressed and headed before 4 out where mistake, soon no extra and kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 16l behind Oyez (10-8) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-109 frm.