14:05 Kelso

Sunday 27 May 2018

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Border Facilities Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 51y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 3m 50.02s
1st
Horse silk
5
66/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Towards rear, reminders after 3rd, headway before 3 out, led run-in, kept on well op 80/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
2
8/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (7)
Prominent, ridden before last, kept on to take 2nd place run-in op 17/2 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
5/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Led, pressed before 2 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
14
4
1/1f
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
With leader, every chance from 2 out, weakened before last op 11/8 tchd 10/11, 6/4 in a place
5th
Horse silk
6
8
12/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Tracked leaders, outpaced from 3 out op 17/2
6th
Horse silk
22
6
20/1
T: C GrantJ: L Quinlan (7)
Behind, weakened before 2 out op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
5
3
40/1
T: Mrs S A WattJ: Finian O'Toole (3)
Behind, weakened from 4 out op 50/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
7
7/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)
Held up mid-division, fell 2nd op 9/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£108.00Pl:£9.70, £2.20, £1.90EX:£180.30Trifecta:£1,389.00SF:£511.13Swingers:£16.30, £16.30, £9.40

Forecasts

Middlebrow (1/1), Blue Baton (7/2), Chookie Royale (5/1), Johnny Pedlar (8/1), Chouquette (12/1), The Hard Shoulder (20/1), Keepinupwitdjones (40/1), Placedela Concorde (66/1)

Verdict

Middlebrow is a 117-rated winning chaser who represents the newly forged McCain/Hughes partnership. He has undoubtedly improved since making his last start over hurdles in September 2017, but this trip is short enough at a sharp track even allowing for his fairly prominent style of racing. However, the majority of the others aren't particularly alluring either other than the mare BLUE BATON who appears to be progressing at a reasonable pace and was noted finishing well behind Birch Vale on just her second hurdles start at Hexham a fortnight ago.
  1. Blue Baton
  2. Middlebrow
  3. The Hard Shoulder

Previous Winners

2017
Champagne City
Weight: 10-8  |Age: 4
4/6

Prize Money

1st: £7,148.002nd: £2,099.003rd: £1,049.004th: £525.00

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