Racecards
16:00 Kelso
totesport.com Handicap Hurdle
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form P-2315P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form P0-34P8
- Age 12
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey G Berridge
held up in rear, smooth headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner approaching last, one pace flat
- Form 12/5F-11
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
in touch, closed up halfway, led 2 out, ridden out
- Form 73F456
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
mid-division, outpaced halfway
- Form 283138
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey A Dempsey
mid-division, headway halfway, effort 2 out, stayed on to chase winner flat
- Form P41111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, headed halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 3667PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Mr E Whillans
chased leaders, ridden and weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 321491
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey F Keniry
in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden and effort 2 out, one pace under pressure
- Form 1F9021
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
never better than mid-division
- Form 135112
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leader, led halfway, headed 2 out, weakened
- Form PP/111-6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey N Mulholland
always behind
Mr Midaz
35- Form 526191
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Mr M J McAlister
mid-division, outpaced halfway
- Form 839151
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 92
always behind
Dark Shadows
33- Form 342-PPP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 97
in touch until ridden and weakened halfway
In depth
Verdict
Torkinking has won his last four starts and along with the hat-trick seeking Westmeath Flyer has to be respected but preference is for Dark Ben, who is taken to follow up his recent Sedgefield success. The selection has gone up 6lbs for a six-length success over Assumetheposition and with ground conditions again to suit Kate Milligan's gelding looks worth backing to follow up. Torkinking has to be respected given his fine recent record but the handicapper has to catch up with the gelding sometime and having gone up a further 9lbs for his latest victory he may now have done so. Mighty Fine is better over fences than hurdles and of more interest may be recent Sedgefield winner Mighty Fine, who has a 7lb penalty to carry for that success. Westmeath Flyer is likely to find this tougher than the claimer that he won last time and preference is for Dark Ben.