Racecards
14:00 Kelso
Dixon Heaney Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Form 24402P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey K Mercer
tracked leader, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
The Names Bond
118- Form 74-3214
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Miss R Davidson
held up, outpaced 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 316141
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey F Keniry
led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, ridden and weakened after next
- Form 0F28-70
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J K Magee
- Jockey Mr E Magee
held up in rear, smooth headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden and no extra flat
- Form 576335
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, headed last, ridden and one pace flat
- Form 71-3901
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey P McDonald
held up, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
Nerone (GER)
167- Form 3310-35
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey G Lee
in touch, headway 2 out, led last, ridden and headed flat, no extra
- Form 03223-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
chased leaders to 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
- Form 35-2074
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Nixon
- Jockey Mr M Ellwood
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, rallied between last 2, ridden and stayed on to lead flat
- Form 8553/PP-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
mid-division, reminders 4th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up after 6th
In depth
Verdict
Monsieur can be expected to cope with his penalty and is fancied to get the better of Maneki Neko and Nerome. The booking of Graham Lee is a positive sign for Nerone, as the Irishman has been extremely profitable to follow when riding for the Peter Montieth yard. The gelding does need to improve on his two previous starts this season though and he may be a touch too risky for win only purposes. Maneki Neko has experience of the track and has run with consistency in his six previous starts over timber. Edwin Tuer's runners can never be dismissed in races such as this and it will be interesting to monitor the betting where he is concerned. However, Monsieur beat a useful field at Wetherby last week and, as he appears to have stacks more improvement to come, he is expected to brush aside his burden at the weights this afternoon.
Formwatch
Gone Too Far 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 4th, quickly lost place and pulled up at the 5th in race won by Launde (11-12) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
The Names Bond 9-2 (11-1) Raced keenly, held up, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, no impression when hit next and last, 4th of 7, 30l behind Openide (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Monsieur (FR) 15-2 (10-3) Led clear approaching 3 out, eased towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs beating Industrial Star (10-10) by 15l, 12 ran.
Culcabock (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Mid-division, chased leader approaching 3 out, ridden and hung left approaching next, one pace, 5th of 12, 18l behind Monsieur (10-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.
Singhalongtasveer 12-1 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on to lead again flat, won at Kelso 2m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Joan's Girl (11-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Nerone (GER) 11-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway halfway, effort after 2 out, no extra, 5th of 14, 7l behind Royal Glen (10-13) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
Maneki Neko (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) In touch, headway to chase leader approaching 3 out, led briefly 2 out, soon headed, hung left and stayed on flat, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Classic Event (11-5) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Hush Tiger 15-2 (10-5) In touch, effort 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 10l behind Open de L'Isle (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy.