Kelso Races
Kelso
18:35
Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase
Kelso
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.40 £1.30
Exacta: £6.40
Trifecta: £15.80
Non-Runners: Mint Gold (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Pay The Piper (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ann Hamilton | 166 lbs | 5/2 | Won | In touch with leaders on inner - mistake and lost ground 4th - rallied and went third 2 out (usual 3 out) - keeping on omitted 2 out - headway approaching last - ridden and challenging run-in - led final 110yds - won going away(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Restandbethankful (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Lizzie Quinlan | 150 lbs | 6/4F | .75 | Wore earplugs - jumped well - led - clear before 5th - overjumped 3 out (usual 4 out) - going easily 2 out (usual 3 out) - reduced lead approaching last - faced challenges run-in - no extra and headed final 110yds(op 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Garde Des Champs (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 150 lbs | 100/30 | 0.05 | Raced in second - lost second after 3rd - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - chased clear leader omitted 2 out - keeping on approaching last - challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Cracking Destiny (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 151 lbs | 10/1 | 8 | Held up in rear - pushed along briefly 7th - outpaced and still plenty to do 2 out (usual 3 out) - rallied and some headway approaching last - no impression(op 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Grey Diamond (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 168 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - outpaced but some headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - no impression omitted 2 out - weakened from last(op 18/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Arthur's Quay (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 167 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | In touch with leaders on outer - went second after 3rd - lost second 3 out (usual 4 out) - dropped to rear home turn - weakened quickly omitted 2 out (vet reported gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) |