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Class 3, 3m (2m7f180y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, £7,605, 6 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Thunder Rock is our selection and sits a commanding 14 lb above the next best on our ratings, a gap that should count for plenty over this marathon 24-furlong trip on good to soft ground at Perth. Dubai Days is the most credible danger as the second-highest rated, while Chasingouttheblues and Major Fortune, both on 127, are best placed to pick up the pieces if the leader falters. None of that trio can match Thunder Rock on our figures, and he looks well equipped to dominate a six-runner field. Thunder Rock is the confident choice.
Runners
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 3/19
Thunder Rock arrives with back-to-back wins two and three starts back, plus a second four runs ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 189-day absence and an unplaced latest run are the reservations, but our 146 rating makes him the one to beat.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- La Belle Sauvage (GB) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Mcneill Family Ian Dale
- Foaled
- 7 May 2016
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 146
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 14/67
Major Fortune arrives a last-time-out winner, with a second two and three starts back and another win four runs ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The big risk is a 194-day absence, carrying 166 lb.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Numero Huit (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Major Fortu
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 67 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford 0/10
Chasingouttheblues has won three of his last five, including two starts back and three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 127 backs him as a leading threat. The risk is a 180-day absence after a fifth last time out, with 164 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Sea Moon (GB)
- Dam
- Bally Tutu (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Cw Racing Club Ursa Major Racing
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander 0/0
Dubai Days won three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while carrying 163 lb off an official mark of 124; our rating of 132 ranks him second of six. The main risk is a 181-day absence, with a fifth last time and a sixth before that.
- Sire
- Dubai Destination (USA)
- Dam
- Comeragh Girl (IRE) by Imperial Ballet
- Owner
- Alexander Mcgarrity Morris Parker
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2014
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
I Wish You p D
180 days
6yo, 11-5, OR 120 24313-
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/15
I Wish You has solid recent form, with a third last time out and a win two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. However, a 180-day layoff and 159 lb are hard to overlook, and our figures rank him fifth of six.
- Sire
- Night Wish (GER)
- Dam
- Native Story (FR) by Kapgarde
- Owner
- R B H Young
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
215 days
7yo, 11-2, OR 117 /511P-
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/15
Hard to fancy after being pulled up last time out and returning from 215 days off, with 156 lb to carry; our figures rank her last of six. In her favour, she won two starts back and three starts back, and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Bathyrhon (GER)
- Dam
- Diteou (FR) by Buck's Boum
- Owner
- Julian And Karenina Morrison Bell
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.