Racecards
15:00 Kelso
Isabel Archer 101st Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 0-31107
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey F Davis
always behind
- Form 161-8P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 80P370
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey K Renwick
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance last, ridden and one pace flat
- Form 5F60R4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer H Hogarth
- Jockey P Kinsella
tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and gradually weakened
Hazeldene
36- Form 0755-33
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Jan Faltejsek
led, ridden 2 out, headed flat and soon weakened
- Form 6-69430
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey J Halliday
mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression
- Form P45-030
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up, ridden approaching 2 out, plugged on one pace
- Form 30624
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss S Johnstone
- Jockey P Aspell
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 179P3P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
towards rear, mid division 4 out, ridden after next, kept on one pace
- Form 67-8335
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey F Keniry
mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
Annibale Caro
254- Form 3F/P580-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey James Reveley
held up, smooth headway from 3 out to chase leaders approaching last, shaken up and led flat, comfortably
- Form FP0054
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey C I Gillies
towards rear, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace
- Form 96545F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey R McGrath
mid-division until lost place 4 out, soon beaten
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A tough race to assess with plenty of exposed or out of form sorts and we will give one more chance here to MARCEL, while Hazeldene and Beau Largesse are respected. The selection acts well on good ground and, although clearly on the wane he was still good enough to land a handicap chase off a mark of 131 last spring and today's hurdles rating is a full 21lbs lower than that. He has good course form here and we will chance him. Hazeldene is another who acts on a sound surface and he comes here on the same mark as when beaten at both Newcastle and Musselburgh just lately. He has not torn up any trees thus far, but he may well be good enough to make the frame again here. Beau Largesse has yet to win a race but keeps threatening to do so and does have some good form in defeat here, and although he might go well it is hard to see him winning. Kingsben will appreciate this good ground and should be straighter for his run last month after a break, so we wouldn't rule him out, though Tranos appears to be suffering at the hands of the assessor after back-to-back Perth wins last summer. Marcel is a tentative pick.
Formwatch
Tranos (USA) 5-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, pushed along 4 out, soon lost place, last of 7, well behind Coolnaharan (11-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) fm in Oct.
Little Bob 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, challenged and every chance 3 out, ridden next, no impression approaching last, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Well Disguised (9-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.
Marcel (FR) 28-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 12th of 17, 28l behind Oh Crick (11-1) at Aintree 2m hcp chs G3 (1) gd.
Smart Street 33-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 4 out, one pace from last, 4th of 15, 10l behind Pontop (10-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Mar.
Hazeldene 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 3 out, not fluent last, no extra, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Toshi (10-8) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Mar.
Kingsben 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division, chased leaders approaching 4 out, ridden approaching next, soon weakened, 12th of 17, 38l behind Viscount Rossini (10-10) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Mar.
Moonhawk 9-1 (10-10) Mid-division, outpaced and blundered 4 out, never dangerous, 13th of 15, 45l behind Prosecco (10-9) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Maxwellton Braes 2-1 (11-1) Led until headed 3 out, ridden and weakened from next, 4th of 8, 25l behind Sir Tantallus Hawk (11-8) at Kelso 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Storm Prospect 33-1 (11-11) Held up, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Kempski (11-5) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 14 ran.
Farne Island 10-1 (10-3) Held up, effort approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 15, 11l behind Pontop (10-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Mar.
Annibale Caro 22-1 (11-10) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 17, 26l behind Breaking Shadow (11-5) at Catterick 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Dec '07.
Solis (GER) 5-1 (10-12) In touch, led 3 out, headed after last, one pace, 4th of 11, 5l behind Cote d'Argent (10-7) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Beau Largesse 5-2fav (10-6) Mid-division when fell 2nd, in a race won by Cote d'Argent (10-7) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar, 11 ran.