Racecards
13:15 Kelso
Isle Of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £11,059 added
- Winner: £6,238
- 2nd: £1,848
- 3rd: £922
- 4th: £459
- Form F12P-53
- Age 10
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Rachel McDonald
mid-division, headway before 9th, every chance before last, kept on and held towards finish
- Form P511-50
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey Miss C Walton
in rear, pushed along 7th, outpaced from 4 out
- Form 3112-25
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer S Waugh
- Jockey Callum Bewley
tracked leaders, no extra from last
- Form 1156-9P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Alex Chadwick
tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed before last, one pace
- Form 5-24726
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
behind, reminders before 6th, led before last, kept on well run-in
- Form F5381-7
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
led to 4 out, weakened next, pulled up
- Form 452F33-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer G Bewley
- Jockey Jonathon Bewley
prominent, pushed along before 9th, weakened before last
- Form 082172
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs S Walton
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
towards rear, ridden and weakened before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Native Optimist probably ran up to his best when runner-up at Carlisle last month and beat TOTAL ASSETS 13 lengths at Hexham back in October. But Simon Waugh’s charge is much better off at the weights and is a sound stayer who will relish the extra yardage here, where he has already won four times. Seldom Inn is also very much a course specialist but two of his three victories here have come over fences. Scotswell, another who likes it here, is getting a bit long in the tooth and Landecker has been hard to catch right since beating Sevenballs Of Fire over track and trip at the end of 2016.
Formwatch
Seldom Inn 7-1 (11-5) Behind, headway before 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 20l behind Elusive Theatre (10-6) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Catchamat 66-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 11, dist behind Westend Story (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Total Assets 13-2 (10-7) Always towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Delusionofgrandeur (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Rowdy Rocher (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out, pulled up, at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Landecker (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Towards rear, headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 29l behind Ebony Rose (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Scotswell 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 4th to 9th, lost place after 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Tawseef (11-12) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Sevenballs Of Fire (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) In touch on outside, mistake 7th, ridden after 5 out, soon struggling, went modest 3rd after 2 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 6, 27 1/4l behind Purple Harry (10-3) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Native Optimist (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed run-in and soon switched right, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Ebony Rose (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.