Kelso Races
Kelso
15:30
NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Kelso
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.20 £1.90
Exacta: £5.40
Trifecta: £17
Non-Runners: Dubai Days (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Tommy's Oscar (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ann Hamilton | 168 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Held up in rear - smooth headway and went third 4 out - going easily before 2 out - switched right and ridden to lead before last - jumped right last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Cedar Hill (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 142 lbs | 100/30 | 6.5 | Prominent - led after 3rd - not fluent 4 out - faced challenge from 2 out - headed and lost second before last - rallied and went second run-in - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Gold Des Bois (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 142 lbs | 13/2 | 1 | Didn't always jump with fluency - led - headed but prominent after 3rd - not fluent 5th - mistake 7th - challenging from 2 out - no impression when lost second run-in(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Ganapathi (FR) | 8 G | Poor | R Mike Smith | 150 lbs | 18/1 | 30 | Raced in last - awkward jump 1st - soon detached - some headway but still plenty to do 4 out - went modest fourth 2 out - never dangerous(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Sil Ver Klass (FR) | 7 G | AVG | R Mike Smith | 142 lbs | 28/1 | 9 | In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent and lost position 8th - dropped to last and no chance from 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Malystic (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Peter Niven | 166 lbs | 100/30 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders on inner - lost position gradually from 4 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(tchd 16/5) |