Full Result 2.40 Perth | 23 April 2021

William Hill Highland National Handicap Chase (For The Julian Llewellen Palmer Memorial Trophy)

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (3m6f121yds) 3m6½f Good 23 fences

1st £12,852.56 2nd £5,921.24 3rd £2,959.44 4th £1,482.08 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cyclop (IRE) 12/1 Brian Hughes Matt Sheppard	Brian Hughes Matt Sheppard	10	1111 tp	128	125	140	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Tasmani (FR) (Turgeon)
Raced wide, midfield, steady headway when hit 4 out, soon outpaced and pushed along, rallied when left in third 2 out, ridden and went second 5 lengths down last, kept on strongly final 110yds, led towards finish

2 1	15. Mance Rayder (IRE) 17/2 Danny McMenamin Henry Hogarth	Danny McMenamin Henry Hogarth	8	109 b	112	109	123	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - J'y Viens (FR) (Smadoun)
Prominent, went second 3 out, led going easily before 2 out, 5 lengths ahead last, soon ridden, reduced lead final 110yds, headed towards finish (op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)

3 14 [15]	10. Bafana Blue 16/1 Ross Chapman Maurice Barnes	Ross Chapman Maurice Barnes	10	112 t	119	106	118	–
b g Blueprint (IRE) - Annie-Jo (Presenting)
Led, headed but disputed lead 2nd, led again before 5 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, lost second last, soon weakened (op 22/1)

4 7 [22]	13. Buck Dancing (IRE) 50/1 Aaron Anderson ⁷ Jessica Bedi	Aaron Anderson ⁷ Jessica Bedi	12	104 t	114	97	107	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Polly Anthus (Kahyasi)
Held up in rear, not fluent 9th, steady headway and prominent 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon struggling, beaten when left in fourth last (op 25/1)

5 ¾ [22¾]	9. Tea Time On Mars 5/1F Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	9	112	119	101	114	–
ch g Schiaparelli (GER) - Darjeeling (IRE) (Presenting)
Raced wide, prominent, not fluent 18th, soon outpaced, not fluent and struggling 4 out, beaten when mistake 2 out (tchd 9/2)

6 7 [29¾]	4. Boyhood (IRE) 9/1 Ciaran Gethings Tom George	Ciaran Gethings Tom George	10	1110	127	105	113	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Glen Dubh (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Raced wide, towards rear, ridden after 17th, brief headway after 4 out, weakened from 3 out (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

7 25 [54¾]	5. Duc De Grissay (FR) 11/2 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	8	118	125	85	87	–
b g Denham Red (FR) - Rhea De Grissay (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Towards rear on inner, steady headway into midfield 16th, outpaced after 18th, soon lost position, ridden and weakened from 3 out, tailed off (tchd 13/2)

F	12. Big Difference (IRE) 8/1 Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	8	1012	115	–	113	–
b g Presenting - Roque De Cyborg (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Pressed leader, led narrowly 2nd, headed but pressed leader before 5 out, ridden when mistake and lost second 3 out, soon outpaced, left in fourth 2 out, 6 lengths down and keeping on when fell last (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

F	8. Alminar (IRE) 7/1 Kieren Buckley ⁷ Nigel Hawke	Kieren Buckley ⁷ Nigel Hawke	8	1010 tv	120	–	119	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Classic Magic (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
Chased leaders, not fluent and pushed along 4 out, ridden 3 out, 5 lengths third and outpaced when fell 2 out (tchd 15/2)

PU	6. Lithic (IRE) 12/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	10	118 p	125	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Acoola (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up in rear, hampered 16th, pushed along and struggling 4 out, soon beaten, no chance when pulled up before 2 out (op 16/1)

PU	1. Head To The Stars 20/1 Richard Patrick Henry Daly	Richard Patrick Henry Daly	10	1112	129	–	–	–
br g Kayf Tara - Sail By The Stars (Celtic Cone)
Midfield on inner, not fluent 10th, soon dropped to rear, pushed along and outpaced after 11th, detached before 13th, no chance when pulled up before 16th (tchd 22/1)

PU	16. The Wicket Chicken (IRE) 12/1 Sean Bowen Neil Mulholland	Sean Bowen Neil Mulholland	9	107 p	110	–	–	–
b m Milan - Soniadoir (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent on inner, dropped to midfield when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 13th, soon dropped to rear and eased, pulled up before 16th (op 16/1)

PU	11. Monkey Puzzle 18/1 Jonathan Burke Oliver Sherwood	Jonathan Burke Oliver Sherwood	9	1012 p	115	–	–	–
ch g Sulamani (IRE) - Hunca Munca (IRE) (Presenting)
Midfield, mistake 12th, bad mistake 16th, soon dropped to rear and struggling, pulled up before 17th (op 16/1)

13 ran Off time: 2:40:26 Winning time: 7m 47.84s (slow by 7.84s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Gran Paradiso (self certificate), Overworkdunderpaid (unsuitable ground), Seaston Spirit (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: DD Racing & Professor L P Hardwick (Cyclop) 1st breeder: John Fallon
2nd owner: Hogarth Racing (Mance Rayder)
3rd owner: Hogarth, Morris, Percival & Irving (Bafana Blue)
Tote win: £10 PL: £3.30 £3 £5.40 Ex: £147.30 CSF: £109.02 Tricast: £1,643.85 Trifecta: £2,248.60

2:40 Perth 23 Apr 2021

William Hill Highland National Handicap Chase (For The Julian Llewellen Palmer Memorial Trophy)