August 13 / 17.25 Perth

17.25

Good

Christmas Party At Perth Racecourse Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3168.6
  • 2m 0f 47y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Christmas Party At Perth Racecourse Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63

Form: 38

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Took backward step when safely held in midfield at Cork (good) in June but his close third at Ballinrobe (good to yielding) in May was a promising debut and his stable has a very good record in British bumpers.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

3

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 56y

Class 4

14:00 Wetherby

Finnthemagician

11st 11lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear on inner, awkward jump 2nd

10/1

4th

9

8th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

15:34 Hexham

Finnthemagician

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent on outer, pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and went second approaching last, lost second run-in, no extra and lost third final 110yds

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to two French jumps winners (one Listed-placed); strong in the betting at 100-30 and ran pretty well from the front when fourth of six in C&D event won by Illusion Of Time 17 days ago; needs to build on that performance today, but has potential.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:18 Downpatrick

Invictus World

11st 12lb

J: James Smith

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Bumper winner was a course winner over hurdles in 2023; won a handicap at Perth last month but was below form there since; needs to find more on handicap debut.

6/1

8th

2

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

17:05 Perth

Invictus World

11st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Headed here last month with much to prove but bounced back for a first handicap success by just under 3l (2m4f, good; raced prominently); 5lb higher with a different 7lb claimer enlisted and has to be considered.

13/2

Form: 11 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal from a 7f Group 3 winner; too good for a previous winner when scoring on debut at Stratford in June and followed up with fairly comfortable C&D success (also on good) last month; has 10lb penalty to shoulder today but still an obvious contender.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

13th Aug 2022

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

17:25 Perth

Illusion Of Time

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: L J Morgan

held up in rear, some headway and went second back straight, pushed along from over 2f out, soon ridden and no response, weakened from over 1f out, soon held

6/4

Form: 94

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred mare; unable to land a significant blow on debut at last month's Galway festival and was 19l adrift of the winner when fourth at Downpatrick (2m3f, good to yielding) on Sunday; may benefit from addition of tongue-tie here but stable's other runner Finnthemagician makes more appeal.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

5

17th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 110y

Class 3

14:15 Newton Abbot

Great Schema

11st 4lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Syd Hosie

Won two points (good to firm/good) towards end of last year but has struggled on all three hurdling starts since switching to current stable; big leap of faith required to support him here.

50/1

7th

4

4th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

18:10 Stratford

Great Schema

11st 4lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Syd Hosie

2-2 in points but he was well held in three bumpers for Gordon Elliott last summer and has pulled up in both his hurdles; perhaps wind surgery can make a difference but he's not hard to take on.

16/1

4

31st May 2023

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

15:00 Newton Abbot

Great Schema

11st 4lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Syd Hosie

2-2 in points but he was well held in three bumpers for Gordon Elliott last summer and was pulled up at 100-1 on his hurdling/stable debut at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft) in December; has something to prove on return and he needs a transformation.

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.60
Straight Forecast £11.97
Trifecta £18.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Illusion Of Time

RP Ratings:

Finnthemagician

The Times:

Illusion Of Time

Telegraph:

Illusion Of Time

Daily Mail:

Illusion Of Time

Daily Express:

Illusion Of Time

Daily Mirror:

Illusion Of Time

The Star:

Illusion Of Time

Daily Record:

Illusion Of Time

POSTDATA:

Finnthemagician

The Guardian:

Finnthemagician

The Sun:

Finnthemagician