Racecards
14:35 Kelso
Ferneyhill Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 7P5/0-PP
- Age 13
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Miss K Bryson
chased leaders, weakened after 6th
- Form 1F/P-02P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey James Reveley
mid-division, lost place 4th, no danger after
- Form 7P0/4-22
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J N R Billinge
- Jockey A Ross
chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 3PP-770
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
chased leaders, ridden 4 out, outpaced next
Teutonic (IRE)
200- Form SR66-10
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey R McGrath
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Crackleando
23- Form F03736
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs J C McGregor
- Jockey P McDonald
mid-division, outpaced 4th, well behind 4 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on to chase winner flat
- Form 60-071P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A Parker
- Jockey P Kinsella
close up, every chance 9th, outpaced 2 out, one pace flat
- Form 175866
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 83
led to 4th, led 9th, headed last, no extra flat
- Form P4P-0P5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey T J Dreaper
held up, headway and prominent after 4 out, weakened next
Storymaker
11- Form 31-0851
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey N Mulholland
mid-division, headway 4 out, every chance 3 out, led last comfortably
- Form 00000-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey F Keniry
with leader, led 4th to 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 11/PPF4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey E Whillans
behind, effort under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form P-69006
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 70
mid-division, struggling 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Newgate Suds
79- Form 6P/0-225
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mark Campion
- Jockey D Laverty
always behind
In depth
Verdict
A dour staying contest here where finding the winner is by no means easy and we will side with Political Cruise as a sporting bet, with Sea Laughter a danger and both Storymaker and Newgate Suds others considered. The selection has not won for some time but relishes a trip and has won in heavy ground, two definite pluses as far as this race is concerned. He has plenty of miles on the clock but is now below his last winning mark and first time cheek pieces will undoubtedly concentrate his mind here more than of late, so we are prepared to chance him to small stakes. Sea Laughter is a more obvious choice after successive seconds, but on a line through Em¿s Royalty the chances of him finishing in front of the selection are by no means a done deal so he is opposed at lilely odds. Storymaker steps up from a two mile success last time to this 3m 3f and that is too much of a concern to make him a backable proposition, while Newgate Suds jumps and stays, but needs a drop from his already paltry rating to have a realistic chance, so for us the tentative choice is Political Cruise.
Formwatch
Rosalyons (IRE) 66-1 (10-6) Chased leaders to 3rd, struggling from halfway, beaten when pulled up 4 out in race won by Negus de Beaumont (11-2) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov, 16 ran.
Westmorland (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Always behind, beaten when pulled up 5 out in race won by Em's Royalty (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy, 20 ran.
Sea Laughter (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Held up, headway 6th, stayed on to chase winner flat, no impression, 2nd of 20, 13l behind Em's Royalty (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Network Oscar (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Always behind, 10th of 14, 38l behind Clock House (10-5) at Wetherby 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy.
Teutonic (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Held up, hampered 7th, headway 9th, weakened on long run to 2 out, 10th of 14, 47l behind Idbury (11-11) at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Crackleando 8-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, weakened 4 out, 6th of 7, 47l behind Bafana Boy (10-3) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Windygate (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Fearless Foursome (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec, 10 ran.
Political Cruise 6-1 (10-13) Behind from halfway, 6th of 12, 45l behind Young Smokey (11-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs (5) sft.
Smart Thinker 40-1 (10-5) In rear, not fluent 4th, reminders 8th, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 32l behind Top Cloud (10-9) at Sedgefield 3m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Storymaker 10-1 (10-0) Prominent, led approaching 3 out, stayed on well from last, won at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft beating Thatlldoforme (11-1) by 4l, 14 ran.
Wait For The Call (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Held up, ridden along 5th and fell 4 out in race won by Never So Blue (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Dec, 12 ran.
Lord Saar (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Held up, headway 6th, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 20, 14l behind Em's Royalty (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Little Sioux (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Behind, outpaced halfway, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 16, 12l behind Andrea Gale (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Newgate Suds 20-1 (10-2) Outpaced 5th, kept on from 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 19, 26l behind Negus de Beaumont (11-10) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Nov.