April 26 / 13.30 Perth

13.30

Soft

AK Bets Best Price Every Runner Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7921.5
  • 2m 0f 47y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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AK Bets Best Price Every Runner Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £14.80
  • Place: £3.90

Form: 242S10 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Consistent and not had all that much racing for an 8yo; won well at Musselburgh on New Year's Day (1m7f, soft) and just never gave his running back there three weeks ago in Mack The Man's race; hard to discount.
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1st

5

24th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

17:22 Kelso

Scots Poet

10st 7lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Ewan Whillans

Gained a first win for two years at Sedgefield (2m1f) in April and backed it up with a good second of nine in 2m Hexham handicap 15 days ago when set a lot to do; this veteran is not taken lightly eased 1lb.

7/2

2nd

5

9th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

18:15 Hexham

Scots Poet

11st 5lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Ewan Whillans

Mainly in good form this year, gaining a well-deserved win at Sedgefield last time (2m1f, good; blinkers on for fourth time); up 4lb; could go well again.

3/1

1st

6

10th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

16:45 Sedgefield

Scots Poet

11st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Ewan Whillans

C&D winner (good); third on his last three starts, all at around 2m; chance but will need to raise his game to win this.

10/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 419334 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 10l by Mack The Man at Musselburgh three weeks ago in a race he'd won the previous season off 10lb lower; it's never going to be easy off his current mark.
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5th

10

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

17:05 Perth

Cuban Cigar

10st 2lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Stuck in a bit of a rut right now and he's at his best with some give underfoot; others preferred from 2lb out of the weights.

12/1

5th

2

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

16:53 Perth

Cuban Cigar

11st 3lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Regressive 7yo who never really got competitive when sixth over C&D (good) last month; far too well handicapped to rule out but needs to stage a revival.

5/1

10

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:47 Perth

Cuban Cigar

11st 2lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Not really firing on all cylinders since the winter but has slipped to a very tempting mark and, with blinkers refitted, was not beaten far when fifth in recent C&D handicap fought out by Just Dottie and Mack The Man.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: -67821 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Had dropped to a good mark and he's got back on track in the visor, following his second at Ayr with a decisive win at Musselburgh (Class 2 over 2m1f, soft); up 8lb but fully entitled to have a say if continuing the good work.
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4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

18:20 Hexham

Mack The Man

11st 3lb

J: Mr Kit Alexander

T: N W Alexander

Regressive and inconsistent veteran; seemingly perked up by change of headgear when close second in refitted visor at Perth (2m, good) last month and remains on a very good mark but it's not easy to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again here.

8/1

4

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

15:53 Perth

Mack The Man

11st 4lb

J: Mr Kit Alexander

T: N W Alexander

Exposed; goes well on testing ground but latest win (off 10lb higher) was on good ground at Ayr in November (2m) when returning from a break; beaten 20l when eighth over C&D last month (good to soft; blinkers replaced regular visor); visor back on today; well handicapped, but a bit to prove.

33/1

Form: P56312 D BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Took a while to find his form for these connections but it's there now after three competitive efforts in heavy-ground handicaps; however, drying ground might not be ideal for him and this is a rise in class.
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4

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 1f 109y

Class 4

15:08 Exeter

Polisud

10st 13lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

Won a handicap hurdle for Micky Hammond, whom he left for £4,000; respectable first run for this yard at Lingfield (2m hurdle, soft) but he may still be a shade too high in the weights on this belated return to fences (won in France).

7/2

4

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 1f 109y

Class 4

15:08 Exeter

Polisud

10st 13lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

Won a handicap hurdle for Micky Hammond, whom he left for £4,000; respectable first run for this yard at Lingfield (2m hurdle, soft) but he may still be a shade too high in the weights on this belated return to fences (won in France).

7/2

Form: 432126 CD BF

Last run: 228 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Didn't run great here in September (final hurdle run) nor on his return to the Flat last month; runs this track well as a rule but would prefer drier ground.
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12th

15

(13)

20th Sep 2024

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 5

17:20 Ayr

Well Planted

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: R Mike Smith

Last three wins have come over hurdles, but his last three efforts in that sphere have been moderate; look elsewhere.

25/1

8th

5

9th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:05 Perth

Well Planted

11st 5lb

J: Derek Fox

T: R Mike Smith

C&D scorer who was tried in cheekpieces when coming in last of 12 over C&D 23 days ago; he needs to bounce back.

20/1

12th

10

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 2

18:35 Perth

Well Planted

11st 3lb

J: Derek Fox

T: R Mike Smith

Headed close home (Castel Gandolfo third) in this race last year; doesn't arrive in anywhere near the same kind of form this time around after finishing tailed off (beaten 50l) over 2m4f here last month; easing mark isn't enough to make a viable threat.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4F2714 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Now exposed but arrives here on the back of an excellent run two weeks ago at Aintree when fourth of 19 (2m, soft); should feature.
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5th

2

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Lively Citizen

11st 12lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: D J Jeffreys

Long in the tooth and no longer the force of old but bounced back from two poor chase runs with respectable effort over hurdles at Haydock (1m7f, good) last month and is now 5lb lower than when going close in this race a year ago; could have a say.

12/1

5th

7

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 3

17:35 Haydock

Lively Citizen

11st 6lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: D J Jeffreys

Very capable over fences but pulled up in that discipline on his last two starts following a break of 217 days; he did go close over hurdles at Aintree three runs ago so there's a big effort in him if he can get his act together.

25/1

Form: 6-3192 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Offered little in his first handicap but was clear of the rest behind a lightly raced novice in his second at Huntingdon (2m, good); softer ground shouldn't be a big deal on pedigree and, up just 3lb, he enters the reckoning.
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6th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:32 Perth

Rascal

11st 11lb

J: Mr Rian Corcoran

T: Tom George

in touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out

13/2

6th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:32 Perth

Rascal

11st 11lb

J: Mr Rian Corcoran

T: Tom George

Record of 0-6 in handicaps but is bred to be suited by this new trip and the first-time headgear looks another possible help; interesting.

13/2

4

24th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

15:00 Wincanton

Rascal

11st 1lb

J: Mr Tommie M O’Brien

T: Tom George

Lightly raced 7yo who returned from a layoff with a fairly encouraging 2m run last month; needs that outing to have brought him on but he's on a workable mark, will be suited by the forecast good ground and is unexposed over this sort of trip.

5/1

Form: -0955P D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Was always up against it at the Cheltenham Festival last month but his good days for Henry De Bromhead are a fading memory; remains opposable.
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8th

3

26th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

13:30 Perth

Jason The Militant

11st 13lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Was always up against it at the Cheltenham Festival last month but his good days for Henry De Bromhead are a fading memory; remains opposable.

25/1

8th

3

26th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

13:30 Perth

Jason The Militant

11st 13lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Was always up against it at the Cheltenham Festival last month but his good days for Henry De Bromhead are a fading memory; remains opposable.

25/1

22

15th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

17:30 Cheltenham

Jason The Militant

10st 4lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Capable of very useful form for Henry de Bromhead; however, record for current stable is far from convincing and latest defeat came in lower grade at Newcastle; hopes of revival are pinned on first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces worn the last twice).

100/1

Form: 410-62 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Two-time hurdle winner and on the Flat; second at Ayr last month before finishing tailed off on the AW, since when he's had wind surgery; could go well off this mark if back in good order.
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2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

12th

1

(3)

10th Oct 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 12lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Iain Jardine

took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

6/1

Form: 8110-P D

Last run: 153 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won his first two hurdle races (after wind surgery) but those were minor novices at Sedgefield (soft) and he has struggled since, in a handicap and a Grade 2; unconvinced that he's particuarly well treated.
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3rd

1

26th Aug 2024

Soft

2m 1f 61y

Class 4

17:50 Cartmel

Forcing Bull

12st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Made a winning chasing debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) last month when racing prominently throughout; up 4lb, he was unable to lead when below form over C&D (soft) 13 days later; races off the same mark and may be able to dominate here.

7/2

5th

3

22nd Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

15:55 Cartmel

Forcing Bull

11st 1lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

prominent

100/30

1st

7

9th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:35 Uttoxeter

Forcing Bull

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

The winner of two soft-ground hurdles but his recent efforts in that discipline weren't his best; goes chasing with a bit to prove, though pointing background bodes well.

12/1

Form: 52-1P3 D

Last run: 81 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a bumper at this meeting last year; won on hurdles debut at Kelso (soft) and probably better again under a penalty at Carlisle in early February; had wind op and now tongue tied; should have more to offer in handicaps.
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5th

3

25th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

17:11 Cartmel

Old Gregorian

11st 5lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Finished alone in a match race on chase debut in October; not beaten far when last of four at Kelso (2m5f, good to soft) in February but ran poorly over that C&D last month and needs a boost from the new cheekpieces.

8/1

6th

1

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

15:00 Kelso

Old Gregorian

12st 2lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Dual course winner over hurdles; finished alone in a match race on seasonal/chase debut in October then wasn't beaten far when last of four over C&D (good to soft) in February; eased in grade today and could still have potential over fences.

5/1

Non-runners

Dominics Fault

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £130.70
Straight Forecast £99.17
Tricast £429.96
Trifecta £497.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Mack The Man

WEST COUNTRY:

Rascal

SPOTLIGHT:

Old Gregorian

TOPSPEED:

Polisud

Daily Record:

Lively Citizen

The Times:

Rascal

D Express:

Rascal

Daily Mail:

Old Gregorian

The Star:

Old Gregorian

POSTDATA:

Polisud

The Guardian:

Polisud

Telegraph:

Mack The Man

Daily Mirror:

Mack The Man

The Sun:

Mack The Man