Racecards
14:00 Perth
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 21-6225
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, ridden and headed 2 out, still pressing winner last, stayed on, held flat
- Form 34U42P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, hit next, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form U1-6022
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led 2 out, ridden out
- Form 1/000
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C A McBratney
- Jockey B P Harding
held up in last pair, lost touch from 7th, tailed off
- Form 2-P9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
held up in last pair, mistake 6th, lost touch next, tailed off
- Form 333382
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
prominent, not fluent 7th, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, weakened 2 out
- Form 50
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey Ryan Mania
held up in 5th, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, ridden and weakened approaching 7th, pulled up before 3 out
Verdict
Blazin White Face found this trip too far on heavy ground at Ayr last month but was second over 2m2f at Kelso last time. Avenging Ace needs to bounce back from a poor run at Ayr in February and Four Fiddlers was pulled up over further at Kelso last time and is starting to look exposed. Nigel Twiston-Davies' runners are always worth noting here and KRUZHLININ should get his raiding party this week off to a winning start as he need only reproduce the form of his latest second at Ascot to get the better of these.
Formwatch
Avenging Ace (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Tracked winner until 6th, weakened from next, 5th of 7, 42l behind The Tracey Shuffle (11-4) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Four Fiddlers (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 7th, soon weakened, pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Scotswell (11-4) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar, 13 ran.
Kruzhlinin (GER) 9-2 (11-0) Led until 2nd, led next, headed approaching 5th, soon led again, went left and not fluent 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Kings Bayonet (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (3) gd.
Quinfromcloonbunny (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 7th 3 out, soon no extra, 13th of 20, 35l behind Time To Work (11-0) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl sft in Mar.
Settledoutofcourt (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Always behind, 9th of 13, well behind Red Rocco (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Mar.
Blazin White Face (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, lost place before 7th, headway before 2 out, left 2nd from last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Royal Opera (10-13) at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Local Quine (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Prominent, weakened halfway, 14th of 15, well behind Special Catch (11-4) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.