July 16 / 16.50 Perth

16.50

Soft

Scottish Racing Academy Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 7f 207y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Scottish Racing Academy Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

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2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 46-8P1 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Cheekpieces last three outings; 12-race maiden before he made his first visit here three weeks ago and won a 2m4f handicap hurdle (good to soft) by just over 5l, leading two out; heavy defeats in all six runs on soft last winter, which is a nagging concern if he faces similar conditions today, but they weren't handicaps; unraced beyond 2m4f but it's well worth a go on that latest evidence.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 185y

15:52 Downpatrick

Themanintheboots

11st 6lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Bagged third career hurdles win at Navan in November (2m4f, soft to heavy) off 98; poor in four starts since; needs to bounce back.

12/1

3rd

4

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 20y

15:52 Naas

Themanintheboots

11st 0lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Bagged third career hurdles win at Navan in November (2m4f, soft to heavy) off 98; poor in three starts since (one over fences); needs to bounce back to his best and others better treated.

8/1

7th

2

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

15:20 Navan

Themanintheboots

11st 10lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Won over 2m4f here in November (heavy), his third career win over hurdles; pulled up off 10lb higher back here next time (3m1f, sft-hvy) and then well beaten in a beginners' chase at Punchestown latest; needs to bounce back.

8/1

16/1

  • Place: £6.00

Form: 5FP-P4 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Probably acts on soft; won here (2m4f, good) for Shark Hanlon in 2021 but went off the boil last summer; two starts for new yard and latest (C&D) was a step back in the right direction, now needs to make another; trainer has enjoyed plenty of success in this race, albeit not in last four renewals.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

12

13th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 127y

Class 4

15:08 Perth

Dalileo

10st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lisa Harrison

Record of 4-56, latest win coming off this mark over 3m here last July (good) on second run after a break; hasn't been out since November; should come on for the run.

20/1

Form: 316-84 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Creditable third over C&D in May 2022 and won off this mark at Southwell (3m) last June, both on good to soft and unraced on worse under rules; right out of form in his three starts since and his usual cheekpieces are now replaced by blinkers; had wind surgery before latest start when also tongue tied first time and weakening quickly from two out; questions to answer.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

19th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 110y

Class 4

12:30 Carlisle

Motion In Limine

11st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

jumped left throughout, led at steady pace, hit 8th, headed 11th

7/1

3

19th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 110y

Class 4

12:30 Carlisle

Motion In Limine

11st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

jumped left throughout, led at steady pace, hit 8th, headed 11th

7/1

2nd

5

22nd Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

16:30 Cartmel

Motion In Limine

11st 6lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

led, not fluent 4th, faced challenge run-in, no extra when hung right and headed towards finish

13/2

Form: 455-33 BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Scored off 2lb higher on stable debut at Newcastle (2m4f, good) last November under a claiming rider; has not lived up to that win but is running respectably and wasn't far away when third of 11 over C&D (good to soft) on latest outing; more to prove on soft.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 83y

Class 3

14:43 Cartmel

Starlyte

10st 8lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Few secrets left after 41 hurdles starts but back below her last winning mark again, and every outing so far this year has suggested that an extended run of races beyond 3m looks in order now; not without interest.

8/1

3rd

6

6th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:55 Kelso

Starlyte

10st 10lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Won over 2m5f here (good to soft) last March but he's 0-11 since and was a well-held fourth behind Kilmore Rock over C&D last month; now back on last winning mark but she's not easy to predict and others are preferred.

7/1

4th

10

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:30 Kelso

Starlyte

11st 3lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Three-time course winner, most recently in valuable series final (2m5f, good to soft) in March 2025; generally disappointing this season but kept on well for huge-odds fourth in mares' Listed race here (3m, good to soft) last month and returns to a handicap on a workable mark.

7/1

Form: 3/341-

Last run: 120 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Some lengthy absences, so he's lightly raced and made his handicap debut when arriving late on the scene to win at Newcastle (2m4f, heavy) in March in a first-time tongue-tie; had wind surgery soon afterwards; 7lb higher today but races on only soft/heavy ground these days (non-runner three times this May/July) and that latest run gives hope for 3m.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(2)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:43 Catterick

Fabuleux Du Clos

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Simon West

Dual winner over hurdles (2m4f/3m) but he's 0-5 on the Flat; plugged on for a modest fourth in a maiden at Carlisle (1m3f, soft) 22 days ago and now steps back up in trip on this return to handicap company.

16/1

4th

1

(4)

9th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 39y

Class 5

18:15 Carlisle

Fabuleux Du Clos

10st 0lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Simon West

A dual winner over hurdles in 2023 (2m4f/3m); struggled over hurdles/Flat since returning from a lengthy absence; beaten 13l when seventh of nine at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in July and now drops back in trip.

100/1

Form: P-U05P D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Sole win in January 2022 (3m, good to soft); bits of form over the last 14 months, including when not far behind Starlyte over C&D on penultimate outing, but other options look much more solid; pulled up when he tried cheekpieces on latest start.
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Verdict Starting price

9

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

14:20 Hexham

Colonel Manderson

10st 11lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: William Young Jnr

towards rear

66/1

9

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

14:20 Hexham

Colonel Manderson

10st 11lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: William Young Jnr

towards rear

66/1

10th

7

8th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

15:55 Hexham

Colonel Manderson

11st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: William Young Jnr

Won a C&D handicap in September 2023; has been pulled up in four of his five starts since, including in a point; plenty to prove.

50/1

Form: 236-U1 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Launched his hurdling career with three wins in 2020 (one on soft); largely disappointing since but won a four-runner (two-finisher) race here three weeks ago, upsides when a rival fell at the last; that was his second chase start but the step up to 3m seemingly played a big part, so he could again have a say in this race back over hurdles.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

26th Sep 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:12 Perth

Petrastar

12st 0lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

led

12/1

9th

8

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

18:20 Market Rasen

Petrastar

11st 1lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Not in much form over fences before finishing tailed off on the Flat in May, but steadied the ship when running respectably from the front back hurdling at Perth (2m4f, good; beaten 7l); stays this far and if as good again he should make presence felt.

8/1

5th

1

4th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:48 Perth

Petrastar

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

C&D winner who was tongue tied when coming in last of eight on the Flat at Salisbury last month; lots more is required back in this sphere.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.10
Straight Forecast £38.18
Trifecta £362.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Starlyte

Daily Mirror:

Petrastar

Telegraph:

Themanintheboots

SPOTLIGHT:

Fabuleux Du Clos

The Star:

Themanintheboots

POSTDATA:

Starlyte

D Express:

Starlyte

The Sun:

Petrastar

Daily Record:

Petrastar