Racecards
13:30 Kelso
Lizzy Of Oz 40th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good
- Form 000F/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
chased leaders to 4th, behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Double Whirl
754- Form P/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
pulled hard towards rear, slipped and unseated rider on bend approaching 2nd
- Form 33550/P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs J McGregor
- Jockey W Dowling
towards rear, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, no impression from next
Mackenzie (IRE)
579- Form 4435/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs C Kerr
- Jockey Mr D Da Silva
led to 4th, lost place next, tailed off from halfway, pulled up before 7th
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up in mid-division, headway 4th, led 7th, clear 2 out, easily
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
mid-division, headway 4th to track leaders, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs L Williamson
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up in touch, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened next
Sands Rising
225- Form 030434-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
held up in rear, headway 7th, chased winner from 4 out to 2 out, stayed on to regain 2nd run-in, no chance
Minster Fair
225- Form 434555-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer A Whillans
- Jockey I Jardine
tracked leader, led 4th, headed 7th, outpaced 3 out
Reivers Moon
14- Form 016-203
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer W Amos
- Jockey G Berridge
mid-division, headway halfway, effort 3 out, chased winner 2 out until no extra run-in
In depth
Verdict
If Monet's Garden can clear a hurdle fluently (and there is no reason to suspect he can't) then he will have a bright future and looks to be one to keep on the right of. The five-year-old made a very good impression on his debut in a strongly run bumper at Ayr in his only start to date and can be expected to make an impact sooner rather than later. The Roselier gelding may have the most to fear from Minster Fair, who is steadily improving without really setting the world alight. Reivers Moon and Mackenzie are others who will no doubt be popular choices and have to be respected. But Monet's Garden arrives here open to any amount of improvement and, as one that is certainly bred to far in the National Hunt sphere, he looks to be the most exciting of the bunch assembled here.