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Class 4, 2m4f (2m4f20y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £5,281, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Hombre de Guerra No. 1
Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
✓ Top rated ✓ Trainer in form (4/15, 14 days) ✓ Back from a 181-day break
Hombre de Guerra heads our ratings on 125, four pounds clear of Orderoftheday, and that edge is enough to make him the pick over 20 furlongs at Perth on good to soft. Orderoftheday is the chief danger on 121, while Lermoos Legend (116) and Minella Marathon (114) sit a little further back and would need to improve to reach him. This looks an open contest and confidence is low, but Hombre de Guerra has the best credentials on our figures and is the selection.
Runners
Hombre de Guerra t Tip
181 days
8yo, 12-2, OR 122 /4863-
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/15
Hombre de Guerra signed off with a third last time out and has run over today's trip and going before, though he is yet to win in his last four starts and returns after 181 days off. Our rating of 125 makes him the one to beat, with his official 122 and 170 lb looking manageable.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Lindy Lou (GB) by Hernando
- Owner
- Mrs I Hodge
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 3/19
Winner last time out and again five starts back, with two thirds and a fourth in between, Orderoftheday has run over today's trip and going and sits second of nine on our rating of 121; the one concern is a 152-day absence, with 168 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Jolie Landaise (FR) by Beaudelaire
- Owner
- Mrs Diana L Whateley
- Foaled
- 11 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 14/67
Won twice in his last four starts, taking a first three starts back and another four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; carrying 164 lb, he looks a leading threat, though a 271-day absence after a sixth last time and a seventh before is the key risk.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Saint Goustan (FR) by Zero Problemo
- Owner
- R A Bartlett
- Foaled
- 2 May 2021
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 67 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
- Wind surgery
- w 1
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen 3/22
Lermoos Legend has been second in four of his last six, including a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating has him third of nine. The risk is a quick return, as he was pulled up just one day ago.
- Sire
- Midnight Legend (GB)
- Dam
- Absalom's Girl (GB) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- Jonathan Martin
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2015
- Stable
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville 3/4
Won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, which is a real positive, but he's a seven-from-nine on our figures and carries 158 lb off 110 after just 16 days. That weight and a quick turnaround make a follow-up hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Myska (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Eamon Mcelligott
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Coverham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 4 runs (75%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
223 days
9yo, 11-3, OR 109 62322-
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/15
Heads Or Harps has been in the frame in four of his last five, with a second last time out and another second two starts back, yet he's winless in that spell. He has run over today's trip and going, but 223 days off and 157 lb are hurdles, and our rating of 113 puts him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Dametori (FR) by Vettori
- Owner
- Mark Blandford
- Foaled
- 23 Jun 2017
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Danny McMenamin
Sandy Thomson 0/4
Bridge Court was a fourth last time out and a winner two starts back, but he returns after 208 days off and carries 155 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 108 still ranks him only eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- The Wounded Cook (IRE) by Muroto
- Owner
- Mrs Wilma Duffus
- Foaled
- 20 May 2019
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
632 days
7yo, 10-13, OR 105 2222P/
J: Gregor Walkingshaw (10) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Gregor Walkingshaw (10)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 4/15
Tommys Law was second in four straight runs before being pulled up last time out, and he returns after 632 days off, so fitness is a real question. He has run on today's going and our rating of 112 ranks him sixth of nine, but 153 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Ciara's Oscar (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- The Falcon Partnership
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Robert Dunne
Olly Murphy 3/19
Unseated last time out and off a 154-day break, Moyganny Phil is hard to fancy, though he won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 149 lb off an official mark of 101, he looks up against it, and our figures rank him last of nine.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Moyganny Lass (IRE) by Stowaway
- Owner
- Premier Plastering Uk Limited
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
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.