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Sam's 80th Birthday Bash Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)
Kelso Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £19 Place: £3.80 £1.50 £2.20 Exacta: £85.40 Tricast: £350.57 Trifecta: £668.50
Non-Runners: Be The Difference (travel problems), Final Reminder (unsuitable ground), Tartan Cookie (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m6½f 3m2f 2m6½f 2m7½f
1st
Raced wide - midfield - headway 3 out - went fourth but pushed along home turn - ridden and stayed on from 2 out - led and went clear approaching last - tiring and reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 14/1)
10 M AVG
Sandy Forster 140 lbs 18/1 Won
2m6½f 2m6½f 3m2f 2m6½f 2m4½f
3m 2m5f 2m4½f 2m6f
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - smooth headway before 3 out - went second home turn - made challenge going easily before 2 out - led 2 out - soon ridden and carried head high - headed and outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - always held
9 G Poor
Sandy Thomson 153 lbs 3/1F 3.5
2m6½f 2m5f 2m5f 3m1½f 2m5f
2m5f 2m6½f 3m½f 2m6½f 2m7½f
3rd
Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along before 3 out - hit 3 out - well held 2 out - stayed on approaching last - went third final strides(op 6/1)
8 G AVG
Lucinda Russell 166 lbs 11/2 11
3m 2m7½f 3m 2m7½f 3m½f
3m2f 3m 2m4f 2m6½f 2m6½f
4th
Chased leader - pushed along and lost position before 3 out - well held 2 out - stayed on approaching last - went remote fourth towards finish(op 20/1)
10 G AVG
N W Alexander 153 lbs 25/1 1.25
2m7½f 2m6½f
3m 2m6½f 2m5f 2m6½f 2m4½f
5th
Midfield - prominent 4 out - pushed along 3 out - headway on outer home turn - ridden before 2 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 11/1)
8 G Poor
N W Alexander 133 lbs 10/1 1
2m3½f
2m1f 2m 2m 2m6f
6th
Tracked leaders - mistake 6th - pushed along and weakened home turn(op 50/1)
10 M Poor
Donald Whillans 155 lbs 66/1 1.5
2m5½f 2m4½f 3m2f 3m1f 3m
2m4f 2m6½f 2m7½f 2m5f
7th
Led - pushed along home turn - ridden and hard pressed before 2 out - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last - finished tired(tchd 17/2)
N/A Poor
Daragh Bourke 161 lbs 8/1 1
2m1f 2m3½f 2m7½f
3m 3m 2m 2m4f 2m6½f
8th
Took keen hold - prominent - dropped to midfield but going okay 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden and outpaced home turn - weakened 2 out(op 40/1)
9 G Poor
Sandy Forster 147 lbs 33/1 6.5
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m6½f 2m 3m2f
2m5f 2m6½f 2m6f 2m4½f
9th
Held up in midfield - lost position 4 out - ridden and dropped to rear 3 out - struggling before 2 out - tailed off approaching last(op 12/1)
5 G AVG
Chris Grant 163 lbs 14/1 20
3m½f
2m1f 2m6½f 3m½f 3m 3m2½f
99th
Raced lazily - towards rear - cajoled along throughout - brief headway 7th - lost touch 4 out - behind when pulled up before 3 out - never going well
7 G Poor
Sandy Thomson 156 lbs 40/1 -
2m6½f
1m4f 3m1½f 2m7½f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 3 out - dropped to rear before 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the ground which was officially described as Soft (Heavy in Places) but was subsequently changed to Heavy after this race; vet reported that a post-race examination during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1)
8 G AVG
Nicky Richards 152 lbs 9/2 -
2m3½f 3m 2m5f 2m7f 2m4½f
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
99th
Held up in rear - hit 4th - niggled along briefly with one circuit to go - shaken up 7th - not fluent 4 out - mistake 3 out - ridden and brief headway home turn - weakened approaching last - tired when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding had ran flat; vet reported that a post-race examination during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1)
8 G AVG
N W Alexander 153 lbs 5/1 -
2m2f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m½f