Kelso Races
Kelso
13:50
bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Kelso
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.20
Place: £2.60 £1.90 £2.50
Exacta: £90.80
Tricast: £644.04
Trifecta: £1098.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Benson (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 159 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Towards rear - still plenty to do 2 out - good headway approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on strongly towards finish - won going away(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Colonel Mustard (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Kieren Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Mrs Lorna Fowler | 165 lbs | 6/1 | 2 | Prominent - went second 3 out - pushed along to lead last - ridden and headed run-in - no extra towards finish (vet said gelding sustained an overreach on his right-fore)(op 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 8 | L'Eau du Sud (FR) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - pushed along and headway 2 out - ridden and chased leader last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 16 | Thereisnodoubt (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 147 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | Towards rear - ridden and headway approaching last - went fourth run-in - no extra final 110yds(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Tritonic (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 162 lbs | 14/1 | 5 | Midfield - lost position halfway - kept on from 2 out | ||
| 6th | 10 | Teddy Blue (GER) | 7 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(5)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 150 lbs | 100/30F | 1.75 | Midfield on outer - headway 3 out - ridden when hung left and weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 4/1) | |
| 7th | 9 | Wajaaha (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
Patrick J McKenna | 150 lbs | 33/1 | 0.2 | Pressed leader - disputed lead 3rd - led 4 out - ridden and headed when mistake last - weakened run-in (vet said gelding finished with a twisted right-fore shoe)(op 40/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Nayati (FR) | 10 G | AVG |
Peter Kavanagh
(5)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 155 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - headway when edged right approaching last - weakened run-in(op 25/1) | |
| 9th | 14 | Clear White Light (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Jack Hogan
(5)lbs
|
Adrian Paul Keatley | 143 lbs | 22/1 | 0.1 | Led - joined 3rd - headed 4 out - weakened before 2 out | |
| 10th | 3 | Cormier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 9 | Always towards rear(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 11th | 15 | El Muchacho (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 148 lbs | 18/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened 2 out | ||
| 12th | 13 | Deere Mark (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 150 lbs | 6/1 | 35 | Midfield - headway on outer 3 out - weakened quickly and eased approaching last (jockey said gelding weakened quickly after jumping second last hurdle; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/2) | ||
| 13th | 7 | McTigue (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Emmet Mullins | 157 lbs | 13/2 | 7 | Prominent - pushed along and weakened 3 out - got well behind and eased from 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Lebowski (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Michael Scudamore | 152 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - weakened after 2 out - pulled up before last | ||
| 99th | 6 | Luttrell Lad (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 158 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - pulled up when saddle slipped after 4th (jockey said that his saddle slipped)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Collingham (GER) | 7 G | AVG |
Charlie Maggs
(10)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 140 lbs | 14/1 | - | Towards rear - mistake and unseated rider 2nd(op 16/1) |