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16:50 Perth

Sterling Assurance Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class _)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.40s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Show No Fear

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hernando's Boy

    11/4

      3
      Silk -

      Quarry Island (IRE)

      10/1

        1
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Nocatee (IRE)

        27 b
        4/1
        • Form 143
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-5

        prominent, ridden and outpaced approaching last

        2
        Silk - White, Black star and star on cap

        Bargain Hunt (IRE)

        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        3
        Silk - Black, Yellow triple diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow diamond

        Hernando's Boy

        67
        11/4
        • Form 3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd approaching last, soon hung right, one pace

        4
        Silk - WHITE, royal blue stars, white sleeves, check cap

        Pass Go

        47
        12/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up mid division, effort after 4 out, weakened from 2 out

        5
        Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond and armlets, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN star

        Schinken Otto (IRE)

        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up and keen, never dangerous

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue, Orange epaulets

        Show No Fear

        25
        5/1
        • Form F
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        made all, ridden approaching last, kept on well

        7
        Silk - Black and White check, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap

        Valiant Air (IRE)

        32 b
        100/1
        • Form P
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division until lost place halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last

        8
        Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Black sleeves, White armlets and cap

        Ciacole

        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        in touch, lost place from 4th

        9
        Silk - Maroon and Grey diabolo, Maroon sleeves, Maroon cap, Grey star

        Duncanbil (IRE)

        25
        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        always behind

        10
        Silk - Red, Pale Blue hoops, Red sleeves and cap

        Holly Walk

        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        held up behind, some late headway, never dangerous

        11
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Middleham Rose

        54
        20/1
        • Form 33
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching last

        12
        Silk - Red and White stripes, chevrons on sleeves

        Quarry Island (IRE)

        25
        10/1
        • Form 244
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        held up and keen, effort approaching 2 out, soon beaten

        13
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Resonance

        9/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        chased and keen until weakened 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Nocatee, Hernando's Boy and Quarry Island are likely to go well here and we will take Nocatee to land the prize. The selection has to give weight away all round, but has every chance of doing so based on what we have seen so far. A winner on the Flat at Redcar in June, he followed up on his hurdling debut at Stratford and although he has not won since, he has blinkers on for the first time here and under a typically strong McCoy drive we can see him getting up. Neither Hernando's Boy nor Quarry Island should be far away. If they reproduce their running behind Desert Tommy at Market Rasen earlier in the year then Quarry Island has five lengths in hand on his rival at these weights. However, he has not quite matched that level of form in subsequent outings, while Hernando's Boy has not been seen since, so both are slightly risky propositions. Little else makes appeal and we will take Nocatee to produce another winner for Tony McCoy.