Kelso Races
Kelso
14:30
Simpsons Malt Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Kelso
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £19.70
Place: £2.90 £1.10 £1.10
Exacta: £46.80
Trifecta: £104.70
Non-Runners: Jean Danjou (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Slugger (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 153 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - smooth headway before 2 out - led and going best before last - pushed out run-in - won going away(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Esprit Du Potier (FR) | 4 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 153 lbs | EvensF | 1.5 | Prominent - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - rallied and went second before last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 10/11 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Dutch Schultz (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 161 lbs | 9/4 | 6 | In touch with leaders - steady headway and prominent after 3 out - no impression when lost second before last - mistake last - weakened gradually run-in(op 15/8 tchd 7/4) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Duleek Street (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Ben Harvey
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Led - faced challenge 2 out - headed and lost position before last - weakened run-in | |
| 5th | 5 | Stylish Recruit (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon lost position - weakened from 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Mekbat (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Susan Corbett | 153 lbs | 200/1 | 13 | Raced in last - some headway before 2 out - soon no impression - no chance before last | ||
| 7th | 10 | Swashbuckler (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Conor Rabbitt
(5)lbs
|
Maurice Barnes | 148 lbs | 200/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders on outer - lost position after 3 out - struggling from 2 out - soon no chance and weakened quickly(op 150/1 tchd 250/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Gainsbourg (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Daragh Bourke | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders when mistake 2 out - soon lost position - weakened quickly before last(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | C The Bunny Run (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Miss Roisin Leech
(7)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 147 lbs | 125/1 | - | In rear - not fluent 4th - lost touch from 3 out - tailed off 2 out - pulled up before last(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) |