Kelso
15:30
bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Kelso Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.30 Place: £2.80 £3.30 £2.70 Exacta: £176.50 Tricast: £2393.94 Trifecta: £1872.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) 5 G Good Ewan Whillans 160 lbs 12/1 Won Midfield - headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - went second approaching last - ridden and led run-in - kept on(op 14/1)
2nd 3 Alnilam (FR) 6 G Good Olly Murphy 161 lbs 16/1 1.25 Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - prominent 5th - led 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden and headed run-in - soon no extra(tchd 18/1)
3rd 16 Old Gregorian (GB) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 142 lbs 12/1 1.25 In rear - headway on outer after 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden and went third last - kept on(op 16/1)
4th 9 Slugger (GB) 6 G AVG Harry Derham 158 lbs 12/1 5.5 Pressed leader - prominent after 2nd - weakened last(op 16/1)
5th 12 Florida Dreams (IRE) 7 G AVG Nicky Richards 153 lbs 12/1 1.75 Midfield - no impression after 2 out (usual 3 out)
6th 13 Cormier (IRE) 9 G AVG Brian Ellison 147 lbs 40/1 5.5 Held up in midfield - headway on outer 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened approaching last(tchd 33/1)
7th 4 Vischio (IRE) 8 M AVG Emmet Mullins 161 lbs 6/1 .5 In rear - pushed along before 2 out (usual 3 out) - switched right after 2 out (usual 3 out) - stayed on approaching last - never dangerous(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
8th 14 Here Comes Georgie (GB) 7 G Good Patrick Neville 151 lbs 50/1 .5 Prominent - took keen hold early - went second after 2 out (usual 3 out) - lost second and weakened approaching last(tchd 66/1)
9th 8 Petrol Head (IRE) 9 G AVG Neil Mulholland 158 lbs 14/1 .5 Held up in rear - never dangerous(op 10/1)
10th 6 Milldam (FR) 6 G AVG Jamie Snowden 160 lbs 40/1 .75 Never better than midfield
11th 10 Gentleman Bill (IRE) 7 G Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 155 lbs 28/1 .5 Towards rear - never on terms(tchd 25/1)
12th 1 Favour And Fortune (IRE) 7 G Good Alan King 168 lbs 6/1 1.5 Midfield - outpaced when hit rail and stumbled on turn before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(tchd 13/2)
13th 7 Aucunrisque (FR) 8 G AVG Chris Gordon 157 lbs 28/1 .5 In touch with leaders - weakened approaching last(tchd 33/1)
14th 18 Rock House (IRE) 7 G AVG Dan Skelton 148 lbs 16/1 2.25 Midfield - weakened approaching last(op 18/1)
99th 17 N'Golo (IRE) 10 G AVG Patrick Neville 149 lbs 100/1 - Prominent on outer - raced in second after 2nd - led before 2 out (usual 3 out) - headed 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened - pulled up before last(op 80/1)
99th 11 Ginger Mail (FR) 8 G AVG N W Alexander 154 lbs 50/1 - Always behind - pulled up before last(tchd 40/1)
99th 2 Tellherthename (IRE) 6 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 165 lbs 11/2 - Prominent on inner - lost ground quickly before 5th - eased and pulled up after 5th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding hit the rail and became unbalanced on bend leaving back straight)(op 7/2)
99th 15 Wilful (IRE) 5 G Good Jonjo & A J O'Neill 150 lbs 18/5F - Led - headed before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened - pulled up before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)