Racecards
14:50 Perth
St Fillans Hidden Gem Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,431
- 2nd: £1,309
- 3rd: £654
- 4th: £328
- Form 39P-PB6
- Age 12
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey R Johnson
in touch on outer, dropped to rear after 5th, blundered 7th, lost touch next, tailed off
- Form 90/6-005
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Mrs P Dobbs
- Jockey C O'Farrell
tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last, tailed off
- Form 6U2212
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up in touch, headway after 4 out, chased front pair after next, kept on under pressure flat, just failed for 2nd, no impression with winner
- Form P3P1-11
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs J Stephen
- Jockey Craig Nichol
led, not fluent 4 out, joined 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, no impression with winner flat, just held on for 2nd
- Form 30/P-232
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss P Robson
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, upsides 2 out, led narrowly last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well
- Form 67-64P7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer W Young Jnr
- Jockey S Mulqueen
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off
- Form 3/19-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
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Verdict
Welcome Ben has won his last three and goes from strength-to-strength. But he didn’t have much to spare over MARTILOO here last month and Pauline Robson’s charge, 4lb better off, can reverse the placings and finally get off the mark. Muwalla has been in good form lately and has already been placed around here several times so can’t be ignored, though collateral form suggests there is little between him and Argentix on today’s terms.
Formwatch
Yes Tom (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Behind, not always fluent, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Kilbree Kid (11-3) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Carried (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Prominent, soon 3rd, slight mistake 7th, lost place and slight mistake 3 out, soon no impression, 5th of 10, 25 1/2l behind Our Dougal (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Muwalla 4-1 (10-13) Well in touch, headway 6th, close 3rd going well approaching 4 out, 2nd after 4 out, upsides from next, every chance last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Cut The Corner (12-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Welcome Ben (IRE) 6-4fav (11-3) Made all, ridden and edged right flat, stayed on, won at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Martiloo (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Martiloo (FR) 9-4 (11-2) Chased leaders, bumped 3rd, ridden before 2 out, went 2nd flat, switched left and stayed on, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Welcome Ben (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Here Comes Love (IRE) 50-1 (11-9) Mid-division, lost place before 3rd, behind after 8th, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Flying Eagle (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 5f (4) sft in Jul.
Argentix (FR) 22-1 (11-4) Jumped right at times, led until 2nd, led before next, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Tangolan (11-10) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.