Kelso
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Kelso Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.90 £1.40 Exacta: £10.40 Trifecta: £32.70
Non-Runners: Boomslang (unsuitable ground), Call Me Harry (unsuitable ground), High On The Hill (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Ballin Bay (IRE) 6 G Poor Pauline Robson 153 lbs 100/30 Won Made all - joined 2 out - soon ridden against near rail and clear with one other - led clearly before last - stayed on(op 5/2 tchd 7/2)
2nd 5 Enemy At The Gate (IRE) 8 G Poor Donald Whillans 155 lbs 6/4F 1.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold early - prominent - went second halfway - briefly disputed lead 2 out - soon went clear with winner - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
3rd 4 Firth Of Forth (IRE) 5 G Poor Rose Dobbin 162 lbs 5/1 18 In touch with leaders - hung right and went third before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 9/2)
4th 7 Beat The Retreat (IRE) 6 G AVG N W Alexander 143 lbs 9/2 5 Raced in last - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 11/2)
99th 3 Hidden Commander (IRE) 9 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 163 lbs 6/1 - Raced in second - prominent halfway - weakened before 2 out - lost touch and pulled up before last(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)