| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st |
9y 168 lbs |
Sean Bowen Gordon Elliott |
105 | 7/4F | |
| 5 |
7y 168 lbs |
Miss Becky Smith(7) R. Mike Smith |
105 | 20/1 | |
| 🥈 2nd |
11y 164 lbs |
Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards |
101 | 10/1 | |
| 8 |
11y 163 lbs |
Peter Kavanagh Lisa Harrison |
100 | 14/1 | |
| 7 |
9y 153 lbs |
Joshua Thompson Sandy Thomson |
90 | 7/1 | |
| 4 |
10y 149 lbs |
Sean Quinlan Noel C. Kelly |
86 | 4/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
5y 142 lbs |
Derek Fox Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore |
79 | 4/1 | |
| 6 |
9y 142 lbs |
Toby Wynne R. Mike Smith |
78 | 11/1 |
Down Around arrives here on a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come, making a narrow 2 lb deficit to the joint top-rated pair of Midnight Moonshine and Sauce Of Life easier to overlook than the bare figures imply. Those two, along with Le Grand Vert, represent the chief dangers in a competitive Class 5 contest over this marathon 24-furlong trip at Perth, and neither of the top-rated runners can be dismissed lightly on good ground. However, a horse continuing to improve is often a sounder proposition at this level than one that has already reached its ceiling, and Down Around looks the one most likely to outrun his current rating. Down Around is our selection.