14:25 Kelso

Saturday 27 October 2018

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Clifford & Martin Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 96y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 5m 55.3s
1st
Horse silk
7
6/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Sean Quinlan
Made all, soon 5 lengths clear, shaken up approaching last, eased closing stages op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
13
5
7/1
T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke
Behind, headway to track leaders halfway, effort 2 out, no chance with easy winner op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
13
8
13/2
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Mistake and jumped right throughout, under pressure before 3 out, weakened next op 12/1 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
8
6
6/1
T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell
Held up in rear, jumped right throughout, headway 11th, chased leaders next, weakened 3 out, modest 4th op 5/1 tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
6
2
5/2f
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Held up towards rear, under pressure halfway, never on terms op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
50/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Thomas Willmott (7)
Chased leaders, lost place halfway, under pressure 11th, soon beaten op 33/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Tracked leader, fell 4th tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2
PU
Horse silk
9
9/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (5)
Chased leaders, weakened before 10th, behind when pulled up after 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Left Back182
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 6
T: N W Alexander  J: Lucy Alexander
NR
1
Horse silk
Graystown171
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: W Coltherd  J: Sam Coltherd
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.00, £2.10, £2.30EX:£46.30Trifecta:£284.70Tricast:£281.79SF:£46.81Swingers:£4.00, £10.20, £10.20

Forecasts

Bafana Blue (5/2), Arizona Bound (4/1), King Golan (6/1), Lady London (6/1), St Quintin (13/2), Bocasien Desbois (7/1), What A Game (9/1), Graystown (12/1), Left Back (16/1), Top Cat Dj (50/1)

Verdict

A tough race to call, given the inconsistency of last-time winner Bafana Blue and his reopposing rival Arizona Bound. If both run the similar levels of form to their latest start then they should be thereabouts again. Then there is KING GOLAN, who routed his field here last time by a wide margin. That performance also came from left field, but he had so much to spare that he is trusted to come up with something similar from 7lb higher and may therefore be well in. Lady London and chase newcomer Graystown are also both of interest.
  1. King Golan
  2. Bafana Blue
  3. Lady London

Prize Money

1st: £4,938.002nd: £1,450.003rd: £725.004th: £363.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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