Kelso Races
Kelso
13:15
bet365 Cyril Alexander Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Kelso
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60
Place: £2.20 £3
Exacta: £27.20
Trifecta: £104.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Bill Baxter (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 157 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Made virtually all - joined 11th - shaken up when good jump 2 out - pushed along when another good jump last - ridden and sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on well towards finish - gamely(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Half Shot (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 146 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | Raced in second - pressed leader 11th - going easily when awkward jump 2 out - pushed along and every chance last - ridden and sustained duel with winner run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | High Moon (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 145 lbs | 15/2 | 17 | In touch with leaders on outer - going okay 3 out - shaken up before 2 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - held when slow jump last - weakened run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Castle Rushen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 159 lbs | 4/1 | 23 | Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders on inner - slow jump 4th - niggled along after 9th - not fluent and pushed along 12th - soon ridden and struggling - lost touch from 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Miah Grace (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jedd O'Keeffe | 163 lbs | 20/1 | 9 | Mounted in chute - held up in rear on outer - not fluent and niggled along briefly 8th - reminders after 12th - dropped to rear and lost touch before 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Sholokjack (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 165 lbs | 11/4F | 35 | Held up in last - hampered by faller 1st - headway and in touch with leaders 9th - mistake 10th - hit and pushed along 3 out - soon lost position and beaten - weakened quickly from 2 out - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the sharp nature of the track; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 15/8) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | N W Alexander | 151 lbs | 11/2 | - | In touch with leaders on inner - mistake and fell 1st(tchd 5/1) |