Racecards
13:40 Kelso
Miller Developments Morebattle Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Form 31832-7
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey M J McAlister
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened after next
- Form 1147-82
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Jan Faltejsek
led, headed after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on to lead again last, kept on gamely under pressure run-in
- Form 13-0234
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey G Lee
held up, smooth headway from 3 out to challenge winner last, kept on and no extra close home
- Form 421P/22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey James Reveley
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon one pace
- Form 13220-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
mid-division, headway to lead after 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, one pace run-in
- Form PP0/060-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened from next
- Form 45P-779
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey K Mercer
tracked winner until weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 43-1415
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
mid-division, effort from 4 out to chase leaders next, soon ridden, weakened from approaching last
- Form 2112/P-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey A Hayes
behind and lost touch from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 9125-75
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B P Harding
towards rear, reminders halfway, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 14-2461
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch, ridden and weakened from 2 out
- Form 6267/01
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 122
Nonrunner
- Form 102P-1P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey N Mulholland
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Hernando's Boy deserves to get his head in front having found one too good in each of his last two starts but Keith Reveley's gelding may have to settle for minor honours again and preference is for Chef de Cour, with Mohayer rated the pick of the remainder. The selection could not have won any more impressively than on his reappearance here in November. The drop in distance today is of little concern and Len Lungo's gelding is taken to defy the 12lb rise in the weights for that comfortable success. Peter Monteith's Shares does not win very often and he does not look well treated back over hurdles having won over fences at Musselburgh last time. Stablemate First Look should be thereabouts but may be a shade high in the weights and of more interest may be Don McCain's Mohayer, who made an encouraging return at Leicester last month. Chef de Cour makes plenty of appeal though and he is preferred.
Formwatch
Torkinking (IRE) 200-1 (11-7) With leader, led 4th, headed 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 8, 41l behind Harchibald (11-7) at Newcastle 2m hdl Grd 1 (1) gs in Dec.
Bywell Beau (IRE) 15-8fav (11-0) Jumped right throughout, chased leader, led 3rd, headed 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Circassian (11-0) at Wetherby 2m beg chs (4) gs in Dec.
First Look (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Held up, headway approaching 6 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 8, 19l behind Master Sebastian (10-6) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy.
Hernando's Boy 5-1 (11-7) Held up, headway approaching 6th, challenged 2 out, led briefly approaching last, every chance flat, held close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Dancer's Serenade (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Mohayer (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, headway after 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, no extra, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Stumped (11-7) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
Astronomic 18-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden and outpaced next, soon next, 12th of 15, 29l behind Double Vodka (11-4) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.
Ursis (FR) 33-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened soon after, 9th of 13, 27l behind Ring The Boss (10-0) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (1) hvy in Dec.
Culcabock (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) In touch and keen, stumbled on bend after 4 out, outpaced from next, 5th of 11, 7l behind Naiad du Misselot (10-0) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Dec.
Yourman (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, well behind Augustine (11-1) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.
Solitary Palm (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Towards rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 14, 12l behind Augustine (11-1) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.
Shares (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) In touch, led 6th, effort approaching 4 out and driven out from approaching last, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec beating Some Touch (11-12) by 2l, 6 ran.
Chef de Cour (FR) 9-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, led after last, driven out comfortably, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov beating Tartan Snow (10-13) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Storymaker 9-4fav (10-3) Tracked winner until after 5th, effort 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Wild Cane Ridge (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy, 6 ran.