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14:05 Kelso

Belhaven Best Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 51y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £22,500 added
  • Winner: £14,242
  • 2nd: £4,208
  • 3rd: £2,104
  • 4th: £1,053
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.42s
  • Off Time: 14:06:23
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
18/1
  • Form 31/1P-10
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 146

in rear, lost place before 3 out, tailed off

2
Silk - Pink, White hoops, Black sleeves, White cap

Teo Vivo (FR)

28 b DCD
2/1
  • Form 64-8311
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 137

tracked leader to 4 out, pushed along and one pace in 3rd before 2 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap
  • Form 41F/2-P1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 135

tracked leaders, chased leader from 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on well from last

4
Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap
  • Form 312944
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 127

led, headed 2 out, ridden before last, one pace and no chance with winner

5
Silk - Mauve, White stars, White sleeves, Mauve stars
4/1
  • Form P2/93-55
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 120

behind, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Cup Final has only run once since winning at last year’s Punchestown Festival and was tailed off at Musselburgh. Meadowcroft Boy has twice had a rear view of TEO VIVO this season and there’s no reason to believe he’ll fare any better today. Pauline Robson’s 10-year-old beat Sleepy Haven nine lengths here in January and followed up off a 9lb higher mark at Newcastle. He should be capable of defying another 3lb rise to complete the hat-trick, though Runswick Royal made a successful switch back to hurdles at Ayr last time and has only been raised 2lb - he’s also a dual course winner.

Formwatch

Cup Final (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 10th, weakened 3 out, 10th of 11, 23 1/2l behind El Bandit (11-5) at Musselburgh 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Feb.

Teo Vivo (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Close up, challenged from 2 out, led run-in, kept on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) hvy in Feb beating Nuts Well (11-9) by 3l, 6 ran.

Runswick Royal (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, led last, held on towards finish, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Isaacstown Lad (11-4) by nk, 8 ran.

Sleepy Haven (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Close up, ridden 2 out, kept on flat, 4th of 9, 7l behind Midnight Maestro (11-2) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.

Meadowcroft Boy 8-1 (11-2) In rear, ridden before 2 out, no impression, lost 4th place close home, 5th of 6, 15 3/4l behind Teo Vivo (11-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.