16 May 2019 14:00 Perth
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 47y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Brown & Blacks Even Better Times Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Mister Manduro (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) | U / 11 | Flat (397), Jump (12) | Craig Nichol | Mrs A Hamilton Mr A C Whillans | 10/1 | |
| held up behind, headway and in touch on outside after 3rd, led when not fluent 2 out, ridden clear after last, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 4 L | Ventura Dragon (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 10) | / 5 | Flat (206) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr B T McDonald | 9/4 | |
| held up mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, ridden after last, not pace of winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3¼ L | Zamarkhan (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0/68427- / 9 | Jump (190) | Grant Cockburn | Mrs L B Normile Gold & Green Crowd… | 5/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway on inside 2 out, chased leading pair before last, ridden and kept on same pace flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Gripper (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 8- / 8 | Flat (238), Jump (21) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell Exors Of The Late… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders to after 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden after next, kept on under pressure before last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 6 L | Astute Boy (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 52488- / 8 | Flat (338), Jump (171) | Dale Irving | R M Smith Mr R Michael Smith | 11/1 | |
| led to after 1st, remained prominent, ridden after 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Fourth Of July (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 0396- / 9 | Jump (21) | R P McLernon | R M Smith West Loudoun Racing… | 25/1 | |
| keen early, led after 1st, headed 2 out, soon lost place, no impression before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 16 L | Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4- / 9 | Jump (181) | B S Hughes | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock | 7/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, driven and one pace after 2 out, never on terms, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | ½ L | Bermondsey Belle (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) | P- / 6 | Flat (561), Jump (61) | Callum Bewley | Mrs J Stephen Mrs Jackie Stephen | 80/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out, behind from next | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Falmouth Light (FR) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 7- / 7 | Flat (46), Jump (21) | Ross Chapman | I Jardine R Roisnard | 10/3 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 3 out, wandered approaching next, weakened between last 2, behind when fell last | ||||||||||
