2:40 Perth Tips

Soldiers Leap finished second last time out in a Class 4 over 19 furlongs at Stratford. The horse was only beaten by a length.

Letterston Lily has a big chance to bounce back here. She's got a perfect 2-from-2 class record, strong stats on soft and good ground, and was placed here at C&D before, so this setup suits her perfectly. That Cheltenham flop was well below par up in grade, but the visor, on for the first time, could sharpen her up. The longer trip is a bonus. She's a solid contender if fit and ready.

Trainer Olly Murphy runs two horses in this race with number one jockey Sean Bowen on Karton Plein, but my choice in this race finished second on the latest run at Southwell ahead of his stablemate. Kept on well over the 2,000 metres. A win and one place from two runs at this track. All three career wins came in Class Four races, and on going similar to that forecast for today. Each-way chance.

Was a winner over this course and distance in May last year and followed that with a 2nd place at Kelso in October. Not as good in two races since, but these conditions should suit and it holds an each-way chance.

Gentleman Bill, a bumper winner, is back over the hurdles and is now tried in new headgear to try to get the horse back into form after some disappointing displays of late.

BUY SOME TIME was mixing it in some pretty tidy handicaps when winning a big-field race in Punchestown last year, and has dropped significantly through the grades since then. With that ability in the locker, there's some potential for him to bounce back at this level soon. He has now had a run after a lengthy break, so might come on and is considered each-way.