Kelso
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Watch The Replay At Racing TV Handicap Hurdle
Kelso Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.20 £3.50 £2.90 Exacta: £27 Tricast: £239 Trifecta: £206.50
Non-Runners: Donna's Delight (unsuitable ground), Red Tornado (unsuitable ground), Weather Front (withdrawn, refused to line up)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Chased leaders - went second after 3 out - led 2 out - 6 lengths ahead last - ridden and kept on run-in - reduced lead towards finish(tchd 2/1)
8 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 156 lbs 9/4F Won
2nd
Towards rear - niggled along and still plenty to do 3 out - ridden and headway approaching last - went second run-in - kept on well - nearest finish(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
N/A Poor N W Alexander 147 lbs 14/1 2.5
3rd
Pressed leader - disputed lead 4th - headed 4 out - lost ground before 2 out - ridden and no extra approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
N/A Poor Sandy Thomson 155 lbs 9/1 4.5
4th
Chased leaders - disputed lead 8th - led 4 out - headed 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
12 G Poor Sandy Forster 134 lbs 17/2 1
5th
Led - joined 4th - headed 4 out - lost ground before 2 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
N/A AVG Ewan Whillans 150 lbs 7/1 0.3
6th
Midfield - lost position 7th - well behind from 3 out(tchd 66/1)
10 M AVG Sandy Forster 135 lbs 50/1 4.75
7th
Towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 9/2)
N/A AVG Nicky Richards 161 lbs 11/2 20
8th
Midfield - weakened 4 out - soon got well behind(op 14/1)
10 G AVG N W Alexander 144 lbs 22/1 5
99th
Towards rear - headway 7th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 6/1)
9 G Poor Jennie Candlish 162 lbs 5/1 -
99th
Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear and reminders 8th - pulled up before 4 out (was kicked by another runner at the start. Having been checked by the vet - the gelding was deemed fit to race)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
N/A Poor Brian Ellison 164 lbs 18/1 -
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