Kelso Races
Kelso
12:53
Slainte Mhath Handicap Hurdle
Kelso
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m6½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £15.20
Place: £3.50 £2.10 £2.30
Exacta: £99.10
Tricast: £416.41
Trifecta: £595.40
Non-Runners: Gaillimh A Stor (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Idem (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 168 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Midfield - smooth headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - pressed leader and going best last - shaken up to lead run-in - won going away(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | I Am Max (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Sandy Thomson | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent 5th - pressed leader 3 out - led 2 out - wandered around and faced challenge last - headed run-in - kept on(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Ballytechno (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Charlie Maggs
(7)lbs
|
James Owen | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 0.05 | Held up in rear - steady headway from 3 out - went third run-in - nearest finish(op 5/1) | |
| 4th | 11 | Guernesey (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
Joshua Thompson
(7)lbs
|
Jackie Stephen | 141 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Prominent - hit 4th - not fluent 2 out - keeping on before last - no extra run-in(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Fingal's Hill (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Peter Atkinson | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - led before 3rd - headed 2 out - lost second before last - weakened gradually and lost two places run-in(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Nab Wood (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 166 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Towards rear - hit by hurdle panel 8th - some headway before 2 out - no impression before last(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Bertie B (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 162 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Kingston Bridge (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 156 lbs | 22/1 | 3.75 | Held up in last - not fluent 6th - raced wide but brief headway from 3 out - weakened before last(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Dunnet Head (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 153 lbs | 12/1 | 10 | Midfield - dropped to rear 4 out - struggling when not fluent 2 out - soon lost touch(op 10/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Young Jack (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Grant | 165 lbs | 4/1F | 5.5 | Led early - headed but prominent before 3rd - hit 8th - not fluent 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - soon eased (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Gypsey's Secret (IRE) | 9 M | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Sandy Forster | 139 lbs | 33/1 | 16 | Towards rear - lost touch from 3 out - tailed off before 2 out (vet said mare finished lame on her right fore)(op 50/1) |