Racecards
15:30 Kelso
Ivan Straker Memorial Chase (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,512
- 2nd: £3,696
- 3rd: £1,848
- 4th: £924
- Form 1111-3U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 163
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
made all, clear before 4 out, easily
- Form 1P1-91P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B P Harding
in rear and in touch, chased winner from 14th until last, no impression
- Form 1FP-P64
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey D F O'Regan
with winner until 11th, lost place from next
- Form 1P3F75
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner from last, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
High-class chaser HOLYWELL must take all the beating in this. A win at last year's Festival at Cheltenham was followed by victory in the Grade 1 Mildmay Chase at Aintree in April and Jonjo O'Neill's charge can take care of these with a clear round. Fentara is weighted to beat Rose Of The Moon and Diocles but arrives badly out of form so the last-named may be the one to chase home the selection on his win over these fences back in December, even though he was subsequently pulled up at Cheltenham.
Formwatch
Holywell (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Pressed winner, mistake 7th, blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Sam Winner (11-6) at Aintree 3m 1f lst chs (1) gd in Dec, 4 ran.
Diocles (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) In touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 7th, not fluent next, behind when not fluent 10th, pulled up after 13th, in a race won by Splash of Ginge (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Jan, 13 ran.
Rose Of The Moon (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, no chance with leaders, 4th of 9, 29l behind Sa Suffit (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Jan.
Fentara 22-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, weakened from 5 out, 5th of 6, well behind Highland Retreat (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 4f Listed ch (1) gd in Jan.