September 24 / 16.15 Perth

16.15

Good To Soft

Paul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow David Whitaker Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £13202.5
  • 2m 7f 180y
  • Class 2
  • 5 runners
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Paul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow David Whitaker Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 032-10 CD

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Five-time course winner, most recently in Perth Gold Cup over today's trip in June (good ground); didn't really fire in Market Rasen's Summer Plate in July but this race is much less competitive, and the return to this track is an obvious plus.
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1st

3

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Statuario

11st 3lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Six-time course winner who was runner-up in this race last year (good to soft); has since gained two C&D wins on good ground, latest in September; has plenty going for him; leading contender.

100/30

6

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 2

14:05 Fontwell

Statuario

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Gained all six chase wins at Perth, most recently when scrambling home by a short head (3m, good) last month; may not be seen to quite the same effect over this C&D but is only 2lb higher today and evidently in good nick.

4/1

1st

4

24th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

16:15 Perth

Statuario

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Five-time course winner, most recently in Perth Gold Cup over today's trip in June (good ground); didn't really fire in Market Rasen's Summer Plate in July but this race is much less competitive, and the return to this track is an obvious plus.

9/4

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2/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: F-U53C BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Very useful handicap hurdler on his day but yet to make any further progress over fences since winning Listowel beginners' chase (2m6f, soft) a year ago; below form when only third of four at Tramore (2m6f, good) last month and will need to up his game here.
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4

2nd Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 19y

14:25 Leopardstown

Yeats Star

10st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

All three wins came on soft over shorter trips; has looked in the handicapper's grasp over both hurdles and fences of late; cheekpieces now tried.

40/1

9

19th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:15 Limerick

Yeats Star

11st 2lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Very useful handicap hurdler on his day but yet to make any further progress over fences since winning Listowel beginners' chase last season; went close at Perth last time, faces a much harder task in a handicap of this standard.

14/1

Form: 440-00

Last run: 54 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Safely held in valuable races on last three appearances and comes here with something to prove but kept on for very creditable fourth off today's mark at Cheltenham Festival (2m4f, good to soft; stays further) in March and is sure to appreciate this ease in grade.
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6th

3

23rd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 2

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Mars Harper

11st 4lb

J: Jamie Gambin

T: Sarah Humphrey

Left Gordon Elliott after disappointing hurdle run last autumn; well beaten again on stable debut in March but, after wind surgery, he returned to chasing with a good second at Fakenham (3m, good) 19 days ago; has possibilities if he can build on that but his last win was in 2023.

7/1

2nd

2

4th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 2

16:03 Fakenham

Mars Harper

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Gambin

T: Sarah Humphrey

Left Gordon Elliott after disappointing hurdle run last autumn and was again well beaten when returning for new stable in March; given a wind op since and reverts to chasing on a workable mark but still looks risky.

20/1

6th

3

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:13 Warwick

Mars Harper

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sarah Humphrey

Best known as a chaser these days and was tailed off back over hurdles on his final run for Gordon Elliott, whom he left for £30,000; on a good mark but there's much to prove on first sighting since October.

9/1

Form: -822P8 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Four-time C&D winner (good-heavy), including this race in 2023; has questions to answer after disappointing on last two appearances but was second on consecutive C&D starts in June/July and can't be ruled out.
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6th

5

14th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:43 Perth

Wasdell Dundalk

11st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lisa Harrison

No win over hurdles since July 2021, and was a remote last of eight in this last year; solid record over fences here - four wins at 3m - which does at least offer some hope, even if he has struggled for form (P84) in his last three starts; might need this off a 232-day absence.

33/1

4th

5

24th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

16:15 Perth

Wasdell Dundalk

10st 9lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Lisa Harrison

Four-time C&D winner (good-heavy), including this race in 2023; has questions to answer after disappointing on last two appearances but was second on consecutive C&D starts in June/July and can't be ruled out.

10/1

8th

1

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:40 Perth

Wasdell Dundalk

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Lisa Harrison

Very disappointing last time at Uttoxeter but was runner-up over C&D in his two previous starts and he's bidding for a hat-trick in this race; nothing wrong with his mark if back on song.

11/4

Form: 115P5- D

Last run: 152 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Ended last season with a disappointing C&D run but was a dual winner (2m7f/3m, soft) during that first campaign over fences; reappears on a workable mark and with first-time blinkers fitted; can make his presence felt if back on song.
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12th

4

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 127y

Class 3

14:40 Perth

Whistle Stop Tour

11st 9lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Well beaten/pulled up over fences on his last two starts but has each-way claims on the pick of his form over hurdles this season and Gregor Walkingshaw gets a tune out of him.

16/1

8

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

4m 1f 56y

Class 2

14:43 Newcastle

Whistle Stop Tour

10st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Wore cheekpieces on last four starts, to be placed twice over hurdles but not faring so well in two chases, including behind Val Dancer at Lingfield (upped markedly to 3m5f) last time; given wind surgery since and now has tongue tied first time; he's now 9lb below last winter's peak mark (even from out of the handicap) so has his chance if back on song.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.00
Straight Forecast £9.83
Trifecta £30.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

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TOPSPEED:

Whistle Stop Tour

D Express:

Yeats Star

POSTDATA:

Mars Harper

Daily Mail:

Wasdell Dundalk

The Times:

Whistle Stop Tour

The Guardian:

Whistle Stop Tour

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