Kelso
13:35
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Kelso Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.40 £5.10 £7.80 Exacta: £67.50 Tricast: £1714.72 Trifecta: £1583.30
Non-Runners: Ballyquin Bay (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced wide - pressed leader - led 3 out - shaken up and clear against near rail after 2 out - easily(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
8 G Poor Donald Whillans 147 lbs 3/1 Won
2nd
Midfield on inner - headway and disputing second 2 out - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
7 M AVG Lucinda Russell 163 lbs 20/1 7
3rd
Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - steady headway halfway - hit 3 out - went second before 2 out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
8 M AVG Susan Corbett 142 lbs 33/1 0.2
4th
Ran without declared tongue-tie - took keen hold - prominent on inner - hit 7th - not fluent 4 out - lost position before 2 out - went fourth when not fluent last (trainer said gelding's performance had not been affected by running without declared tongue-strap)(op 9/4)
8 G AVG James Moffatt 159 lbs 2/1F 4.5
5th
Towards rear - headway on outer before 2 out - weakened before last(op 22/1)
7 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 168 lbs 50/1 3.75
6th
Jumped right on occasions - towards rear on inner - headway and switched to near side 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1)
10 G Poor Gillian Boanas 148 lbs 16/1 3.5
7th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - headway into midfield before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 11/1)
8 M AVG Rebecca Menzies 159 lbs 10/1 5
8th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 14/1)
6 G Poor Martin Todhunter 155 lbs 11/1 16
9th
Raced wide - didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 125/1)
5 M AVG Stuart Coltherd 154 lbs 150/1 5.5
10th
Took keen hold - led but pestered - headed 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
12 G Poor Miss A M Slack 146 lbs 16/1 1
99th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - lost ground 4th - dropped to last before 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 66/1)
8 G AVG William Young Jnr 137 lbs 125/1 -
99th
Midfield - reminders and lost position halfway - lost touch and pulled up after 7th (vet said gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat)(tchd 10/3)
7 G Poor Sandy Thomson 164 lbs 4/1 -
99th
Took keen hold - towards rear - hit 7th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1)
6 M Poor N W Alexander 148 lbs 20/1 -