Racecards
14:35 Kelso
Mayfield Restaurant Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 14y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
Full Shift (FR)
185- Form P6023-4
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up in rear, struggling 6th, tailed off 5 out, pulled up after 3 out
- Form 4342-P4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Henry Brooke
tracked leader, blundered 7th, ridden and one pace in 3rd between last 2, held when blundered last, weakened flat
- Form 222-361
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
chased leaders to 4th, towards rear when not fluent next, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, no impression
- Form P15U2P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Tony Kelly
chased leaders, mistake 7th, lost place 4 out, behind from next
- Form 422612/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
chased leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 5543P-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
chased leaders on inside, driven after 3 out, soon outpaced, held when mistake and rider lost iron last, took modest 3rd flat
- Form 26123-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up in touch, headway to track front pair before 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, challenged last, ridden to lead flat, kept on
- Form 3P1-112
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs J Stephen
- Jockey Craig Nichol
led, ridden before last, soon hard pressed, headed flat, kept on, held towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Vengeur De Guye won for only the second time over fences at Ayr but that was a lower-class event and he's up 3lb. Azert De Coeur has joined a new yard and looks high enough in the ratings as does Welcome Ben, who found a 4lb rise too much at Perth after completing a double. Full Shift never fulfilled expectations after winning at Kempton for Nicky Henderson two years ago while Tomorrow's Legend hasn't run since April of last year. CHAIN OF BEACONS was having his first start for Katie Scott when a decent third on his reappearance at Sedgefield and with that under his belt and Callum Beasley's claim to help he's taken to double his winning tally.
Formwatch
Full Shift (FR) 11-1 (11-11) Raced wide, always behind, pushed along and struggling 8th, soon lost touch, left remote 5th 4 out, left in 4th place next, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind King's Wharf (11-11) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
Fair Loch 14-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, ridden to lead before 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened after last, 4th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Nicolas Chauvin (11-4) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Vengeur De Guye (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Halcyon Days (11-5) by 1l, 5 ran.
Azert De Coeur (FR) 9-2 (12-1) Prominent, lost place 3rd, last 7th, behind 13th, pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Tomorrow's Legend 7-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, headway from 4 out, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Ink Master (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Trust Thomas 33-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Chain Of Beacons 14-1 (12-2) Held up towards rear, steady headway into mid-division when mistake 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went never nearer 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 8 3/4l behind Indian Voyage (12-3) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Welcome Ben (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Led, not fluent 4 out, joined 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, no impression with winner flat, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Martiloo (10-11) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Aug.