Kelso
14:03
Children's Hospices Across Scotland Handicap Chase
Kelso Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.50 £2.40 Exacta: £14.10 Trifecta: £33
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Beat Box (FR) 8 G Good Dan Skelton 159 lbs 11/4 Won Prominent early - steadied 2nd - left in second 3rd - pressed leader 8th - clear with one other 4 out - led and going best before 2 out - went clear before last - eased run-in - canter(op 5/2 tchd 16/5)
2nd 1 Escapeandevade (IRE) 8 G AVG James Ewart 168 lbs 6/1 16 Taken down early - led but pestered early - set good pace - went clear with winner 4 out - headed before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - weakened quickly before last - just held second(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
3rd 4 Carcaci Castle (IRE) 8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 158 lbs 4/1 1 Held up in last - went third after 4th - not fluent 7th - lost third 8th - no chance from 3 out - rallied and some headway from 2 out(op 5/1)
4th 5 Duty Calls (IRE) 12 G Poor Sandy Forster 139 lbs 33/1 18 Taken down early - held up in rear early - hampered 3rd - lost position after 4th - went third 8th - no chance from 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
99th 2 Caithness (IRE) 8 G AVG Lucinda Russell 166 lbs 5/4F - Pressed leader - mistake 2nd - bad mistake and unseated 3rd(tchd 11/10)