12:18 Kelso

Sunday 29 December 2024

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Visit Kelso In 2025 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 6f 151y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:18  |   Winning time: 5m 49.85s
1st
Horse silk
1
8/15f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, went third before 3 out, shaken up to challenge before 2 out, ridden to lead before last, went few lengths clear run-in, comfortably op 8/13
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
6
15/2
T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: R Patrick
Prominent, led narrowly before 2 out, soon faced challenge and headed, ridden before last, few lengths down run-in, kept on but no match for winner op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
11/2
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in rear of mid-division, not fluent and reminders 4 out, ridden along 3 out, kept on from 2 out, not pace to challenge op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
16
4
100/1
T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman
Held up in rear, pushed along and minor headway after 3 out, went modest fourth 2 out, made no impression op 66/1 tchd 125/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
8
125/1
T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop
Held up in rear, never on terms op 80/1
6th
Horse silk
24
5
250/1
T: Gary RutherfordJ: Bruce Lynn
In touch on outer, awkward 1st, not fluent 5th, lost ground when not fluent 3 out, soon struggling, weakened before 2 out op 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
5/1
T: J EwartJ: Ryan Mania
Led, ridden along and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last tchd 9/2
PU
Horse silk
7
511-0
16/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Tracked leaders, lost place quickly 9th, blundered 3 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.54Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.40EX:£5.10Trifecta:£15.00SF:£6.00Swingers:£1.60, £1.40, £3.20

Forecasts

Ace Of Spades (8/15), Small Town Kid (5/1), Lunar Chief (11/2), Far From Over (15/2), Sea God (16/1), Always A Reason (100/1), Wee Alki (125/1), Bogleyburn (250/1)

Verdict

ACE OF SPADES did well to come out on top at Cheltenham considering the drop in trip hardly looked ideal, so he's a straightforward choice to defy a penalty now upped to a more suitable distance. Small Town Kid and Far From Over can battle it out for minor honours.

  1. ACE OF SPADES (FR)
  2. SMALL TOWN KID (IRE)
  3. FAR FROM OVER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Great Pepper
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00

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