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17:25 Perth

Famous Grouse End Of Season Ball Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.20s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap
13/2
  • Form 211154
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

led, narrow leader when ran out 3 out

3
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK spots and cap
  • Form 005264
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

held up in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next

4
Silk - Crazy Quilt
  • Form 430/003
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway 4 out, left close 2nd next, chance last, hung right and one pace flat

5
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap
10/1
  • Form B11066
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10

held up, headway 4 out, ridden next, soon beaten

6
Silk - White, Red cap, White spots
7/2
  • Form 11-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

held up in touch, not fluent 4 out, ridden and one pace from next

7
Silk - Yellow, black diamond, black sleeves, yellow armlets
10/1
  • Form F33214
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-1

tracked leader, left in lead 3 out, mistake next, ridden out

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and EMERALD GREEN STRIPES, royal blue sleeves, white cap
  • Form 34B013
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

held up in rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden and no impression from the next

2
NR
  • Form 0-20500
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

The main question here is how fit Athenian Law will be after an absence of 16 months. A winner of a bumper at Hereford, Philip Hobbs' gelding bolted up on his only start over hurdles, at Market Rasen, and appears to have been leniently assessed by the handicapper, although he has clearly had some problems since then. Edmo Heights has been in good form for most of this season, and was not disgraced when fourth in a better race than this at Aintree last time, so is expected once again to give a good account. However, he is now four pounds worse off with Property Zone for having finished two lengths behind him at Wetherby last month and Chris Grant's gelding, who had earlier won nicely at Doncaster, is fancied to score here. Tony Martin's Soundz of Music is not very easy to assess, and although his horses have to be respected when making the journey over from Ireland, the fact that he is four pounds out of the handicap means that Property Zone is preferred.