Kelso
14:00
Welcome To Family Day Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
Kelso Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £2.50 £2.10 Exacta: £18.30 Tricast: £39.05 Trifecta: £54.80
Non-Runners: Hidalgo de L'Isle (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Bois Guillbert (FR) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 164 lbs 4/1 Won Travelled strongly - prominent - pushed along and led approaching last - ridden briefly run-in - kept on(op 7/2)
2nd 2 Autumn Return (IRE) 8 M Good Ruth Jefferson 164 lbs 11/4F 2 Prominent on inner - pushed along approaching last - ridden and went second run-in - stayed on(op 5/2)
3rd 5 Faithfulflyer (IRE) 7 G AVG Sandy Thomson 154 lbs 100/30 2 Prominent on outer - pushed along and went second approaching last - ridden and run-in - soon no extra(op 7/2)
4th 6 Scots Poet (GB) 9 G AVG Ewan Whillans 153 lbs 11/2 9.5 Held up in last but in touch with leaders - hit 2nd - headway and went fourth approaching last - soon no impression - mistake last - weakened run-in(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
5th 4 Chase A Fortune (GB) 6 G Poor Chris Grant 158 lbs 17/2 8 Raced in second - took keen hold early - weakened approaching last(tchd 8/1)
6th 8 Frightened Rabbit (USA) 9 G Poor Lisa Harrison 137 lbs 40/1 0.3 Prominent on outer - towards rear but in touch with leaders 3rd - weakened approaching last - mistake last(op 25/1)
7th 7 Darkest Day (IRE) 10 G Poor William Young Jnr 145 lbs 6/1 7.5 Led - headed approaching last - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to soft (Soft in places) going on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)