Perth
14:25
Coretrax Handicap Hurdle
Perth Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.40 Place: £2.80 £2.70 £4.30 Exacta: £48 Tricast: £584.55 Trifecta: £796.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Russian Virtue (GB) 8 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 165 lbs 8/1 Won Travelled strongly - midfield - not fluent 4th - steady headway from 5th - went second after 3 out - shaken up and led narrowly before 2 out - mistake last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 9/1)
2nd 2 Garde Des Champs (IRE) 9 G Poor Keith Dalgleish 166 lbs 13/2 1.5 In touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden run-in - no extra towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 1 Well Planted (FR) 7 G Poor R Mike Smith 168 lbs 11/1 1.25 Midfield - headway from 3 out - jumped slightly left and not fluent 2 out - soon went third - kept on from last
4th 8 Kilbrainy (IRE) 8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 160 lbs 6/1 6.5 Towards rear of midfield - hit 4th - steady headway from 5th - on outer after 3 out - not fluent when prominent 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 7/1)
5th 9 Just Dottie (GB) 7 M AVG R Mike Smith 155 lbs 13/2 3.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - weakened gradually after last(op 11/2)
6th 7 Excelcius (USA) 7 G Poor Iain Jardine 163 lbs 20/1 1.25 Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway before 2 out - stayed on but never on terms(op 16/1)
7th 11 Malangen (IRE) 10 G Poor Lisa Harrison 151 lbs 9/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - soon towards rear - no chance approaching last(op 7/1)
8th 5 Balkalin (FR) 11 G AVG Maurice Barnes 156 lbs 10/1 4 Led - clear before 3rd - reduced lead after 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1)
9th 12 Darkest Day (IRE) 10 G Poor William Young Jnr 143 lbs 13/2 2.5 Raced in second - lost position after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/2)
10th 3 Ballinlough Gale (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 9/2F 2.25 Midfield - shaken up when not fluent 2 out - soon no extra - lost shoe (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise; vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
11th 6 Faron (IRE) 5 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 163 lbs 28/1 9.5 Always behind(op 20/1)
12th 10 Willy Nilly (IRE) 7 G Poor Lisa Harrison 151 lbs 80/1 36 Took keen hold - always behind(op 50/1)