Kelso
15:35
Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Kelso Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.40 Place: £2.30 £1.60 £1.60 Exacta: £36.80 Tricast: £96.82 Trifecta: £165.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Elvis Mail (FR) 10 G AVG N W Alexander 156 lbs 7/1 Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - jumped right 1st - headway into midfield 6th - in touch with leaders 7th - hit 12th - going easily 3 out (usual 4 out) - led narrowly omitted 2 out - good jump last - ridden clear run-in - won going away(tchd 13/2)
2nd 10 Half Shot (IRE) 11 G AVG Iain Jardine 142 lbs 3/1F 7.5 Raced in second - hit 12th - not fluent 13th - going easily 3 out (usual 4 out) - every chance omitted 2 out - pushed along before last - ridden run-in - no match for winner(op 7/2)
3rd 8 Forward Plan (IRE) 9 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 143 lbs 4/1 8 Midfield on inner - niggled along briefly 12th - smooth headway and in touch with leaders 3 out (usual 4 out) - pushed along omitted 2 out - ridden and went third before last - no extra run-in(op 10/3)
4th 6 Doyen Breed (IRE) 5 G Poor Sandy Thomson 152 lbs 4/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - bad mistake 2nd - soon recovered - outpaced and pushed along when not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden omitted 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 9/2)
5th 7 Mighty Thunder (GB) 10 G AVG Lucinda Russell 143 lbs 17/2 0.2 Midfield on outer - in touch with leaders 4th - outpaced and pushed along 13th - still plenty to do but keeping on 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened omitted 2 out - soon beaten(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
6th 5 Bavington Bob (IRE) N/A AVG Ann Hamilton 154 lbs 20/1 1.5 Midfield on outer - outpaced and pushed along 13th - struggling omitted 2 out - beaten when mistake and pecked on landing last(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
7th 4 Big River (IRE) N/A Good Lucinda Russell 156 lbs 18/1 2.25 Held up in rear on inner - niggled along 6th - pushed along 12th - outpaced and struggling 13th - ridden and rallied 2 out (usual 3 out) - beaten when slightly hampered last(op 20/1)
8th 1 Cilaos Emery (FR) N/A AVG Sophie Leech 168 lbs 80/1 3.5 Led - hit 12th - good jump 13th - not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - pushed along and headed omitted 2 out - ridden and lost position before last - weakened quickly run-in(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
9th 9 Clonguile Way (IRE) 12 G Poor John C McConnell 141 lbs 14/1 17 Prominent on inner - in touch with leaders 4th - niggled along and lost position after 5th - pushed along and dropped to rear 8th - struggling 9th - detached 11th - tailed off 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
10th 2 Hill Sixteen (GB) 10 G Poor Sandy Thomson 164 lbs 17/2 2.5 Held up in rear - awkward jump 3rd - pushed along 12th - struggling from 14th - well beaten 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe)(op 15/2 tchd 11/1)