Perth
15:35
bet365 Handicap Chase
Perth Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £1.80 £2.70 Exacta: £23.80 Trifecta: £83.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Cedar Hill (IRE) 10 G AVG Sandy Thomson 159 lbs 13/2 Won Pulled hard - prominent - pulled way into lead 6th - shaken up after 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 4/1)
2nd 2 Golden Taipan (IRE) 9 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 167 lbs 11/2 .5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent 4 out - headway from 3 out - kept on well after last - went second towards finish(op 7/1)
3rd 5 Sword Of Fate (IRE) 11 G Poor Leonard Kerr 147 lbs 7/2 2 Took keen hold - led - headed but raced in second from 6th - not fluent 10th - pressed leader from 4 out - ridden and no extra run-in - lost second towards finish(op 9/2)
4th 4 Hidden Commander (IRE) 9 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 157 lbs 11/5F 5 Pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - soon lost ground - not fluent 8th - headway and pressed leader 2 out - not fluent last - soon weakened gradually(op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
99th 1 Happy d'Ex (FR) 8 M AVG Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 5/2 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - mistake 10th - dropped to last and struggling from 11th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said mare was never travelling; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 3/1)