Racecards
16:30 Kelso
Bedmax Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 14y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,922
- 2nd: £3,645
- 3rd: £1,822
- 4th: £912
- Form 111120-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent, outpaced when bad mistake 3 out and soon beaten
- Form 4247/64-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
handy, pressed leader from 4th, ridden and no extra after 2 out, plugged on
- Form 0/2365P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
held up in rear, went 3rd 4 out, chased leader after 2 out, ridden and every chance run-in, kept on but held towards finish
- Form 5/63212-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P W Wadge
led, pestered from after 4th, shaken up after 2 out and forged on, ridden when challenged run-in, stayed on dourly, just held on
- Form 333416-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, dropped to rear 4 out and well beaten
- Form 554153-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lake Takapuna is one of four course and distance winners in this line-up. Duty Calls is another, beating the odds-on BOLLINGERANDKRUG at the end of March with the disappointing Cedar Hill pulled up. The winner was 3lb out of the handicap that day but will carry 10lb more than his allotted weight in this so the runner-up is expected to come out on top this time. Cracking Destiny will probably need this and Geromino looks in the handicapper’s grip.
Formwatch
Geromino (FR) 50-1 (11-9) Mid-division, pushed along towards rear before 4th, well behind after 6th, tailed off, 13th of 20, dist behind Punctuation (11-5) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Cracking Destiny (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd after being hampered 8th, mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 7, 32 1/2l behind Texard (10-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Cedar Hill (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Held up in rear, outpaced and lost ground quickly after passing omitted fence (usual 2 out), tailed off and pulled up, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Bollingerandkrug (IRE) 4-5fav (11-2) Led, good jump 2nd, headed 3rd but remained prominent, reminders after 2 out, pushed along passing omitted fence (usual 2 out), ridden before final fence, no extra when headed inside final 110 yards, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Duty Calls (10-2) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Duty Calls (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway before 2 out, no impression, kept on, 6th of 11, 9l behind Burrows Hall (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Lake Takapuna (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and made no impression 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, late headway from last, not reach winner, 3rd of 4, 1/2l behind Getaway Luv (12-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.