GB - Perth - Race 5

Thoroughbred

8 Runners

16.2f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Good

34.0K

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Verdict

PURE GOLD looked ready to peak again when third here last month and appeals most at the weights. Summer Hurdle third Squeezebox and dominant Cartmel winner Filibustering are feared, while Useful Flat performer Nap Hand isn't taken lightly on second hurdle start for Chris Gordon.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
8	In top form when winning 3 times in 4 starts between July/October last year, including a smooth C&D success. Much more like it when 1½ lengths third in course handicap (2½m) latest. Up in class but she still appeals in a race that could be run to suit. 1st Pick 8 Pure Gold Jockey: Peter Kavanagh Trainer: Lisa Harrison J: Peter Kavanagh T: Lisa Harrison	100	-	-	-	16%	11/2
Analysis In top form when winning 3 times in 4 starts between July/October last year, including a smooth C&D success. Much more like it when 1½ lengths third in course handicap (2½m) latest. Up in class but she still appeals in a race that could be run to suit.
3	Free-going sort when successful on 2 of his 3 starts in novice company last summer/autumn. More amenable this season and followed his stylish reappearance success with a solid 6¼ lengths third in a briskly-run Summer Hurdle last time. Could be more to come on just third handicap start. 2nd Pick 3 Squeezebox (Ire) Jockey: Stan Sheppard Trainer: Tom Lacey J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey	96	-	-	-	17%	5/1
Analysis Free-going sort when successful on 2 of his 3 starts in novice company last summer/autumn. More amenable this season and followed his stylish reappearance success with a solid 6¼ lengths third in a briskly-run Summer Hurdle last time. Could be more to come on just third handicap start.
2	Strong travelling type. Arrives on the up for his excellent yard, landing his third successive hurdle success in emphatic fashion at Cartmel in late-June. A 7-lb rise may just be enough to end his winning sequence. 3rd Pick 2 Filibustering Jockey: Paul O'brien Trainer: Harry Derham J: Paul O'brien T: Harry Derham	96	-	-	-	20%	4/1
Analysis Strong travelling type. Arrives on the up for his excellent yard, landing his third successive hurdle success in emphatic fashion at Cartmel in late-June. A 7-lb rise may just be enough to end his winning sequence.

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