Race breakdown

13:25 Perth
Download The Free Racing TV App Now Beginners' Steeple Chase (GBB Race) · Thursday 15 October

Distance2m
GoingSoft
Runners4
Race typeChase · Class 3
Ended

Result

4 ran · updated 17:51
  1. 1stKabral du MathanSP 2/9FWinner
  2. 2ndHold The ServeSP 9/219l
  3. 3rdDream ShadowSP 14/1dist

Runners & Race DNA fit

Informational only · 18+.

No.HorseFormRun styleWgtDNA fitHighest price
1Hold The ServeTrainer Olly MurphyJockey Sean Bowen
01115-–11-5
Questions to answer
45
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2Jabbar Our pick Trainer G. O'LearyJockey Brian Hughes
234-22–11-5
Questions to answer
49
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3Kabral du Mathan Key runnerTrainer Dan SkeltonJockey Harry Skelton
2/114-–11-5
Questions to answer
47
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4Dream ShadowTrainer Fergal O'BrienJockey Jack Hogan
11421-–10-12
Mixed fit
53
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About fit scores: Race DNA compares today's conditions (going, trip and course) with the conditions a horse has shown it handles. It is an analysis aid to help you form your own view – not a prediction, a tip or a recommendation to bet.

Why did it win?

Kabral du Mathan

The soft ground was not its usual preference (good to soft). The 2m trip sits inside its best range. Its Race DNA fit before the race was 47 (questions to answer).

Our read from the result and the race conditions. An explanation, not a prediction.

Case for and against

Hold The Serve

No. 1 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Won 1 of 2 on soft ground
  • Has won at Class 3

The case against

  • 2m is 2½f shorter than its best range (2m2½f–2m5f)
  • Off 187 days

Jabbar

No. 2 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Won 1 of 5 on soft ground
  • 2m is within its best range (1m–3m1f); won 2 of 15 at around this trip

The case against

  • Up in grade: best win Class 6, this is Class 3

Kabral du Mathan

No. 3 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • 2m is within its best range (1m7½f–2m4½f); won 2 of 5 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 1 (this is Class 3)
  • Off 217 days, but has won 2 of 2 after 90+ day breaks

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Dream Shadow

No. 4 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Placed in 2 of 2 on soft ground
  • 2m is within its best range (2m–3m½f); won 1 of 5 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 1 (this is Class 3)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Case for/against points are generated from each horse's own race record. Thin records mean fewer points.