Racecards
15:20 Kelso
Reg & Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f 189y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 122P42-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey S Bowen
chased leader, not fluent 7th or 9th, jumped left and lost 2nd 14th, soon outpaced, mistake 2 out, switched right and plugged on, no impression, went 3rd before last
- Form 60070P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J J Hanlon
- Jockey C O'Farrell
jumped right at times, raced in last, not fluent 3rd, pushed along next, closed before 16th, close 3rd 2 out, no impression in 4th last
- Form U42P24-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Toby Wynne
led, not fluent 14th, slowed into 4 out, again slow when 3 lengths clear last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
- Form 116224-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
chased leaders, not fluent 12th, pushed along before 14th, went 2nd when not fluent 14th, mistake 2 out, led flat, driven out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BIG NASTY was beaten only a length at Cheltenham last month and faces an easier task in this with the extra distance in his favour. Rapid Raider remains 6lb higher than when landing hat-trick last autumn though has gone close again at Newcastle subsequently while Ecossais gets a change of headgear and the step back up in trip will suit. Irish raider Yaiza is fitted with a tongue-tie looking to end a long losing run.
Formwatch
Big Nasty 13-8fav (10-7) Tracked leader close up, outpaced after 4 out and dropped to 3rd, keeping on when rallied after last, pressed idling leader run-in, always held, 2nd of 5, 1l behind The Bull Mccabe (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Yaiza (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) 5th of 25, 15 1/4l behind Amir Kabir (12-3) at Punchestown 1m 7f Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Ecossais (FR) 6-4fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, ran on same pace, 4th of 7, 9l behind Debden Bank (11-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Rapid Raider (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Midfield, towards rear 9th, ridden in rear 15th, some headway before 2 out, not fluent last, no extra, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Morozov Cocktail (11-6) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.