Racecards
14:30 Kelso
Harrow Hotel Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 13034
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey N Mulholland
held up towards rear, headway approching 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, kept on one pace flat
- Form F0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened quickly 3 out, behind when pulled up before next
- Form 300430
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
towards rear, headway unbder pressure approching 3 out, no further progress
Diamond Mick
23- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
pulled hard, tracked leader, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, mistake next, weakened approaching last
- Form F02
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
pulled hard in touch, mistake 3rd, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed of when pulled up before last
- Form 000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form F6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, headway next, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on one pace flat
Shares (IRE)
30- Form 55
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey B Gibson
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, led after last, stayed on
- Form 04
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
in touch, ridden 3 out, outpaced before next
- Form 54
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up in touch, headway 4 out, led 3 out, headed after last, one pace under pressure
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Inch Island, Unicorn Reward, Shares, Culcabock and Sir Night are the principles in this novices' hurdle and we will take a chance on Sir Night. The selection was fourth behind Albany at Catterick last time and as he had previously beaten Culcabock on his hurdling debut when down the field at Musselburgh he looks to have a good chance of being involved at the finish here. He was useful on the flat and given a clear round he will take a good deal of beating. Inch Island will give him the most to do as he has shown a fair level of form but the suspicion is that he will be best suited by a sharper track, and he is opposed for that reason. Unicorn Reward has steadily improved since going over hurdles and his latest fourth behind My Last Bean at Musselburgh would give him a decent chance of taking a place here. Shares is the other that could be interesting if the market speaks in his favour, but in an open race we will give Sir Night the nomination.