Kelso
14:50
bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Kelso Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.40 £3.70 £1.50 Exacta: £214.30 Tricast: £617.24 Trifecta: £1093.80
Non-Runners: Under Control (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) 5 G Good Ewan Whillans 148 lbs 9/1 Won In touch with leaders - went second after 2 out - shaken up and led approaching last - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 8/1)
2nd 11 Ginger Mail (FR) 8 G AVG N W Alexander 153 lbs 16/1 4.5 Towards rear - headway on outer after 3 out - went second and ridden approaching last - hit last - kept on but no match for winner(op 20/1)
3rd 16 Skycutter (FR) 6 G AVG Dan Skelton 147 lbs 7/2F 2.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - went third last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 5/1)
4th 13 The Churchill Lad (IRE) 5 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 151 lbs 25/1 3.25 Prominent on outer - hit 3 out - mistake last - no impression run-in - went fourth final strides(op 33/1)
5th 3 Anyharminasking (IRE) 7 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 165 lbs 12/1 0.3 Midfield - smooth headway and not fluent 2 out - went third approaching last - soon ridden - lost third last - weakened run-in(tchd 14/1)
6th 12 Caithness (IRE) 8 G AVG Lucinda Russell 152 lbs 20/1 1.25 Disputed lead - led clearly 3 out - ridden and headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
7th 18 Ballygeary (IRE) 8 G AVG Donald McCain 148 lbs 11/1 .75 Midfield on inner - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when bit short of room on turn before 2 out - switched right approaching last - hit last - weakened run-in(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
8th 9 Bass Rock (FR) 9 G AVG Sandy Thomson 149 lbs 22/1 5 Held up in midfield - not fluent 2 out - soon no impression(op 14/1 tchd 25/1)
9th 4 Geromino (FR) 8 G AVG Donald McCain 158 lbs 18/1 1.75 In touch with leaders on inner - lost position and outpaced from 3 out(op 20/1)
10th 5 Little Mixup (IRE) 8 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 158 lbs 33/1 3 In touch with leaders on outer - weakened after 2 out(tchd 25/1)
11th 7 Bingoo (GB) 9 G Good James Moffatt 159 lbs 14/1 8 Towards rear - never on terms
12th 6 N'Golo (IRE) 10 G AVG Patrick Neville 160 lbs 80/1 6.5 Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent 4th - mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
13th 15 Ganapathi (FR) 8 G Poor R Mike Smith 151 lbs 40/1 3.25 Prominent - lost ground quickly before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1)
14th 10 Salsada (IRE) 8 M AVG Brian Ellison 155 lbs 14/1 18 Always behind(op 20/1)
15th 1 Benson (GB) 9 G AVG Sandy Thomson 168 lbs 7/1 17 Towards rear - not fluent 1st - weakened before 2 out - eased and detached before last (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
99th 8 Rewired (GB) 6 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 151 lbs 12/1 - Disputed lead - took keen hold early - weakened quickly 2 out - pulled up before last(op 14/1)
99th 14 Black Hawk Eagle (IRE) 6 G AVG Kerry Lee 151 lbs 5/1 - Towards rear - weakened and eased after 2 out - pulled up before last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1)