14:44 Kelso

Saturday 23 October 2021

All13:3414:0914:4415:1915:5416:2917:0417:35

Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 7f 96y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:44  |   Winning time: 6m 5.11s
1st
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)
Led, shaken up and drew 6 lengths clear after 2 out, ridden out run-in, kept on well, unchallenged op 11/2 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
8
7/1
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, chased front rank from 11th, mistake 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on but always held op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
7
15/2
T: K ScottJ: Sean Quinlan
Towards rear, mistake 7th, headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on after last op 9/1 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
3
5/2f
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)
Mid-division, mistake 2nd, hit 12th, chased leaders before 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, ridden and one pace after last op 7/4 tchd 11/4
5th
Horse silk
13
1
8/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression op 7/1 tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
8/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
Prominent, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out op 15/2 tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
4
11
18/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Thomas Willmott (5)
Chased leaders, lost place and faded after 3 out op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
22
9
28/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Callum Bewley
Rear mid-division, headway to track leaders after 8th, outpaced and beaten 4 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
711-11
10/1
T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox
Not fluent in rear, always behind and pulled up before 3 out op 11/1 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
5
14/1
T: C GrantJ: Oakley Brown (5)
Towards rear, lost touch from 11th, soon pulled up op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
6
18/1
T: K ScottJ: Jamie Hamilton
Prominent early, slow jump 2nd and dropped to rear, reminders after 8th, pulled up after 10th op 25/1 tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
12
66/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen
Mid-division, mistakes 3rd and 13th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.70, £2.30, £2.70EX:£59.40Trifecta:£437.00Tricast:£325.95SF:£49.28Swingers:£10.40, £8.10, £11.40

Forecasts

Lifeisahighway (5/2), Breaking The Ice (6/1), Vintage Glen (7/1), Flaming Glory (15/2), Gipsy Lee Rose (8/1), To The Limit (8/1), Jessiemac (10/1), Ballintogher Boy (14/1), Tumbling Dice (18/1), Crystal Lad (18/1), Placedela Concorde (28/1), Flutter Down (66/1)

Verdict

LIFEISAHIGHWAY possesses scope as a chaser this term given his pointing background and, now returning with his yard in reasonable nick, he has a lot going for him. Vintage Glen also reappears with the potential for better, with the more-established Gipsy Lee Rose another to note.

  1. LIFEISAHIGHWAY (IRE)
  2. VINTAGE GLEN (IRE)
  3. GIPSY LEE ROSE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Chanting Hill
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,777.002nd: £1,280.003rd: £640.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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