Kelso
15:40
Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase
Kelso Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2 £1.90 £2.50 Exacta: £33.40 Tricast: £280.30 Trifecta: £198.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 The Jad Factor (IRE) 8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 151 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear - headway 4 out - led narrowly 2 out - ridden and stayed on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited by the drop back in trip today)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2nd 9 Toombridge (GB) 8 G Poor Ian Duncan 139 lbs 13/2 - Pressed leader - mistake 1st - dropped to midfield 4th - headway 5 out - challenging 2 out - ridden and weakened run-in(op 5/1)
3rd 2 Cracking Destiny (IRE) 12 G AVG Ewan Whillans 167 lbs 10/1 - Towards rear - headway 5 out - ridden and went third after 2 out - soon no extra(op 17/2)
4th 1 Topofthecotswolds (IRE) 10 G Poor Ollie Pears 168 lbs 11/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - went second before 10th - lost second and outpaced before 2 out - soon no extra(op 12/1)
5th 8 Pure Surf (IRE) 9 M AVG Victor Thompson 139 lbs 8/1 - Prominent - pecked on landing and slightly hampered 1st - led 3rd - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 3 out - headed and mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 17/2)
PU 5 Duty Calls (IRE) 12 G Poor Sandy Forster 154 lbs 40/1 - In rear - pushed along after 8th - pulled up after 9th(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
PU 4 Friary Rock (FR) 10 G AVG L J Morgan 163 lbs 28/1 - In touch with leaders - hit 10th - mistake 5 out - weakened after 4 out - bad mistake 2 out - soon pulled up(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
PU 6 Low Mileage (IRE) 6 G Poor George Bewley 150 lbs 9/2 - Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 3rd - pulled up quickly just after 9th - fatally injured(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
PU 3 Instinct d'Ainay (FR) 7 G Poor S R B Crawford 159 lbs 2/1F - Mistake 2nd - in touch with leaders 8th - not fluent 5 out - slow jump 5 out - soon pushed along and lost position - weakened after 4 out - slow jump 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/4)