Perth

Murrayshall Country Estate Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m

Going: Good

Prize: £5,281

Runners: 5

Winning time: 4m 2.10s (slow by 16.10s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Schmilsson

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 112

SP: 8/11F

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - chased clear leader from 3rd - headway before 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - clear when not fluent last - eased run-in - readily(tchd 4/6 and tchd 4/5)

2 5½

4 Nathan Wells

J: Alan Doyle(5)

T: Andrew Hamilton

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 11lbs

OR: 98

SP: 14/1

Chased clear leader - headway before 2 out - went second just before last - kept on(op 18/1)

3 9½ 15

1 Garde Des Champs

J: Jack Power(5)

T: Lucinda Russell

Age: 9

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 115

SP: 4/1

Chased clear leader - headway before 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)

4 8½ 23½

3 Disco Annie

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 109

SP: 16/5

Took keen hold - led - soon clear - not fluent 5th - reduced lead before 4 out - headed then weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

5 37 60½

5 Darkest Day

J: Sean Quinlan

T: William Young Jnr

Age: 10

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 89

SP: 50/1

Jumped left throughout - chased clear leader - dropped to last 4th - detached before 4 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.73

Tote place: £1.10 £3.60

Exacta: £8.30

Trifecta: £17.80

CSF: £10.03