Kelso
13:28
Half Price Racing TV At racingtv.com/sale Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Kelso Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.70 £1.30 £1.50 Exacta: £13 Trifecta: £43.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Captain Butler (IRE) 6 G Elite Pauline Robson 158 lbs 7/2 Won In touch with leaders - going easily before 2 out - ridden to lead against near rail before last - kept on well run-in - readily(op 3/1)
2nd 2 Ballyvango (IRE) 5 G AVG Martin Keighley 151 lbs 2/1F 7.5 Took keen hold - led - awkward jump and headed 4th - led again before 2 out - soon joined briefly - headed before last - mistake and pecked on landing last - hung left run-in - just held second(tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4)
3rd 10 Jehol De Thaix (FR) 6 G Poor Nicky Richards 158 lbs 7/2 0.2 In touch with leaders - going okay when jinked left and jockey unbalanced before 2 out - wandered around before last - hung left but went third run-in - did well in the circumstances(op 5/1)
4th 12 That One (GB) 5 G AVG James Walton 158 lbs 12/1 1.25 In rear - rapid headway on outer from 3 out - briefly led 2 out - no extra before last - lost third run-in - weakened gradually towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
5th 3 Burning It Up (IRE) 4 G Poor N W Alexander 158 lbs 66/1 9.5 Midfield - outpaced before 2 out - no chance but rallied before last - not pace to challenge(tchd 100/1)
6th 4 Cahier's Den (IRE) 5 G Poor Donald McCain 158 lbs 7/1 3.75 Prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - lost position before 2 out - weakened quickly before last(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
7th 6 Chichester (GB) 8 G Poor Lucinda Russell 151 lbs 18/1 2 Held up in rear - headway into midfield when jumped right 5th - raced wide but in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 16/1)
8th 11 Split Stone (GB) 6 G Poor N W Alexander 158 lbs 250/1 0.3 Towards rear - midfield before 2nd - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 125/1)
9th 13 The Back Braes (IRE) 6 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 158 lbs 200/1 3 Towards rear - no chance before 2 out (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 80/1)
10th 8 Foreva Alfie (IRE) 7 G Poor Paul Robson 158 lbs 200/1 0.2 Midfield - pushed along and lost position before 3 out - no chance before 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 250/1)
11th 14 Tuppence (FR) 4 F Poor Lucinda Russell 151 lbs 13/2 4.25 Took keen hold - prominent - led 4th - headed and lost ground when mistake 2 out - soon weakened quickly (jockey said filly ran too free)(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
12th 7 Clan Chieftain (GB) 5 G Poor Jackie Stephen 158 lbs 66/1 1.25 Held up in rear - lost touch from 4th - tailed off from 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
13th 9 Gonnino (IRE) 5 G Poor Gary Rutherford 158 lbs 100/1 4.25 In touch with leaders - prominent after 3rd - lost ground quickly from 4 out - struggling 3 out - tailed off before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
99th 1 Atlantic Alfie (IRE) 8 G Poor N W Alexander 158 lbs 150/1 - Didn't jump well - in rear - jumped left and dropped to last 3rd - tailed off from 4th - pulled up after 5th(op 100/1)