UK Horse Racing Tips: Perth

CHASING CHANCES shaped better the beaten distance suggests when finishing fourth on his hurdling debut over an extended 2m7f at Punchestown earlier in the month and compensation could await Shark Hanlon's gelding now dropped to 2m. His Irish counterpart Gortmillish is an intriguing rival on his return from a 609-day layoff for the Gordon Elliott team and any market support would be worth noting. Kellyiscool will likely need to improve on his latest fifth at Sligo, yet still completes the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Chasing Chances 2nd Gortmillish 3rd Kellyiscool

DRAGON ROCK was far from disgraced when finding only a resurgent Pottlerath too good on his chasing debut at Bangor earlier in the month and the seven-year-old looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to go one place better in this contest. Cardamon Hill boasts a point-to-point background and may offer the biggest threat on his chasing debut, ahead of Petrastar, who wasn't shaping too badly at Huntingdon last month but for falling at the last fence.
Prediction : 1st Dragon Rock 2nd Cardamon Hill 3rd Petrastar

PETITE RHAPSODY capitalised on a declining mark when getting up in the dying strides over C&D last month and a 6lb rise may not prevent Lucinda Russell's charge from completing a double. Minella Youngy was unable to justify favouritism when finding a rampant Belvedere Blast too hot to handle at Hexham last Saturday, but a 1lb nudge up the ratings is unlikely to prevent another bold bid. Balranald and Bella Bluesky also enter calculations.
Prediction : 1st Petite Rhapsody 2nd Minella Youngy 3rd Balranald

An emphatic winner over this trip at Southwell earlier this month, CAPTAIN IVAN could prove tough to peg back if anywhere near that form and an 8lb raised mark may not be enough to stop him following up. He is taken to get the better of the class-dropping Lermoos Legend, who has been knocking on the door of late, while Sao is another to bear in mind.
Prediction : 1st Captain Ivan 2nd Lermoos Legend 3rd Sao

A comfortable winner over C&D last time out, BALLYKEEL is entitled to confirm form with Definite Plan (second), even though the latter reopposes on much better terms here. The gelded son of Presenting saw off his stablemate by three and a half lengths in the aforementioned contest and the pair can land Gordon Elliott a 1-2 in this. Presentandcounting secured a facile success at Ffos Las on his most recent outing and should not be underestimated off 5lb higher.
Prediction : 1st Ballykeel 2nd Definite Plan 3rd Presentandcounting

Russian Virtue beat Garde Des Champs by a length and a half over C&D last time and, despite being 2lb worse off at the weights with that rival today, that form is likely to be confirmed by the former. However, they could be running for second place beind TREBIZOND, who is unbeaten for his new trainer in two starts, with the latest of those victories coming over 2m4f at this track, and he can go in once more off 5lb higher.
Prediction : 1st Trebizond 2nd Russian Virtue 3rd Garde Des Champs

COOL CROI ran with huge credit when third by just under a length over C&D in this grade last time and she was only raised 2lb for that display, which could prove to be lenient and she is fancied to come home in front for the Gordon Elliott stable. The one to give her the most to think about could be Ultra Violet, who had Pammi (sixth) behind when he was far from disgraced when fourth in a class 4 event last time and could have a say off 1lb lower.
Prediction : 1st Cool Croi 2nd Ultra Violet 3rd Pammi