18:00 Kelso

Wednesday 20 September 2017

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Belhaven Saltire Lager Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 1f 14y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:00  |   Winning time: 4m 10.8s
1st
Horse silk
7
13/2
T: Mrs H O GrahamJ: Thomas Dowson (5)
Tracked leader, led before last, soon clear, kept on readily op 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
8
5
710-11
5/2f
T: Miss P RobsonJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders in 3rd place, went 3rd from last, kept on and no impression op 11/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
6
7/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Led, ridden and headed before last, no extra op 17/2 tchd 13/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
3
6/1
T: James MoffattJ: R Johnson
Towards rear, headway 4 out to chase leaders, one pace in 4th before last op 5/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
1010-8
15/2
T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Held up towards rear, ridden before last, kept on same pace in 5th tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
5
2
9/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Mid-division, headway 3 out to chase leaders, weakened run-in op 11/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
5/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)
Held up in touch, ridden and weakened from 3 out tchd 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
20/1
T: James MoffattJ: W T Kennedy
Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.70Pl:£2.60, £1.10, £2.80EX:£28.40Trifecta:£177.50Tricast:£115.30SF:£23.02Swingers:£4.00, £2.60, £9.90

Forecasts

Martiloo (5/2), Oliver's Gold (5/1), Nicolas Chauvin (6/1), Sudski Star (13/2), Indian Voyage (7/1), Muwalla (15/2), Vengeur De Guye (9/1), Fantasy King (20/1)

Verdict

A very difficult puzzle to solve, and without appearing to sit on the fence, it really would be no major surprise if any of the runners proved capable of taking the prize. On one level, Cartmel form appears to hold the key, with obvious players Oliver's Gold, Vengeur De Guye and Nicolas Chauvin all fairly similarly matched old adversaries. However, a chance can be taken on the slow developing mare MARTILOO. She is 10lb higher than when winning at Perth, but that rise looks justified given the relative ease of that success, and this smooth travelling mare might conceivably have more improvement to come.
  1. Martiloo
  2. Indian Voyage
  3. Oliver's Gold

Previous Winners

2016
Theflyingportrait
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 7
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.00

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