Kelso Races

In touch with leaders - weakened before last(op 9/2 tchd 18/5)

Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

Prominent - not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)

Towards rear - hampered 1st - some headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 66/1)

Towards rear - weakened before 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 500/1)

Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)

Towards rear - weakened before 3 out(tchd 28/1 and tchd 50/1)

In rear - not fluent 2nd - weakened before 3 out (inquiry held into running and riding of gelding - who was held up in rear - throughout and never appeared to become competitive - to finish 11th of 12 finishers by a distance of 61 3/4l; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report; jockey stated that his instructions were to line up half way - to give himself a bit of room as this was gelding's first run over hurdles and to do his best; he explained that he had become further back than he had hoped due to gelding jumping novicey and gelding was never travelling comfortably throughout race - a fact in which he had reported at scales; he further added that although gelding had previously won a bumper on 9/11/24 at Kelso - he felt that gelding would benefit from stepping up in trip and being ridden more prominently)(op 13/2)

Towards rear - hampered 1st - not fluent 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 100/1)

In touch with leaders - unseated 1st(op 13/2)