01 Aug 2023 21:00 Perth
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £3,974); Distance: 2m 47y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Gran Fondo Finishes At Scone Palace Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Cave Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 20076-9 / 8 | Jump (88) | Mr O McGill | N C Kelly TSM Racing Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders out wide, led 2 out, clear before the last, driven clear run -in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 4 L | Pateen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 572-185 / 13 | Jump (23) | Miss J I Bedi | J Bedi Hill House Racing… | 9/2 | |
| raced keenly out wide in last trio, headway 3 out, went 2nd soon after 2 out, urged along and no impression run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Littel Flour (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 0P-3746 / 6 | Jump (44) | Miss Molly Landau | J Candlish A C O'keeffe | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders, led before 2nd, hit 3 out, hit 2 out and headed, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 4th run-in, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Love Mystery (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 983 / 4 | Flat (318), Jump (28) | Mr James King | O Murphy Premier Plastering… | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out where not fluent, 3rd and one pace run-in, dropped to 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Jack Yeats (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 4) | 235P8-5 / 7 | Flat (20), Jump (70) | Oscar Palmer | W Coltherd Mercer, Stanners… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leader, awkward 4 out, hit 2nd, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1½ L | Wasdell Dundalk (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 577-653 / 10 | Jump (16) | Mr D McGill | Miss L Harrison Abbadis Racing… | 25/1 | |
| led on inside, headed before 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | NK | Prospect House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | P40-826 / 7 | Jump (53) | Mr Paddy Barlow | P D Niven Hard Held Partnership… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened quickly before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Just Dottie (GB) (filly, bay, 11 8) | 554-153 / 7 | Flat (349), Jump (39) | Mr Stephen Connor | R M Smith Mr R Michael Smith | 2/1 | |
| always behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
