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15:00 Kelso

M & J Ballantyne Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 5.20s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Presumptuous

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Rayshan (IRE)

    3/10

      3
      Silk -

      Cha Cha Cha Dancer

      33/1

        1
        Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap

        Rayshan (IRE)

        39
        3/10
        • Form 1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        tracked leaders, chased winner after 3 out, ever chance last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in

        2
        Silk - Yellow, Purple seams, Yellow sleeves, hooped cap

        Cha Cha Cha Dancer

        18
        33/1
        • Form 60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, headway after 3 out, ridden and effort 2 out, soon one pace

        3
        Silk - Purple, White star, White sleeves, Purple stars, White cap, Purple star

        Dragon Prince

        16/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        pulled hard in rear, headway and in touch 4 out, weakened after 2 out

        4
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Green chevrons, Maroon sleeves and cap

        First Adare (IRE)

        15
        66/1
        • Form 0P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out

        5
        Silk - Emerald green, white stripe, white sleeves, emerald green armlets, emerald green and white quartered cap

        Nuclear Prospect (IRE)

        51
        33/1
        • Form 0P5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked winner, every chance 3 out, ridden before next, weakened approaching last

        6
        Silk - Orange and Light Green stripes, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

        Presumptuous

        18
        6/1
        • Form 2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        pulled hard, made all, jumped right, hard pressed run-in, held on well

        7
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue chevron, armlets and cap

        Diva Dancer

        22
        14/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        towards rear, never dangerous

        8
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, RED seams, DARK GREEN sleeves, RED cap

        Mer Bihan (FR)

        8
        100/1
        • Form P0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        towards rear, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        Presumptuous and Dragon Prince are unexposed but Rayshan has an obvious chance and is difficult to oppose. The selection was useful on the flat with John Oxx and made a winning start to his new career with Howard Johnson when landing a novices' hurdle at Musselburgh last month by 11 lengths from Humid Climate. The son of Darshaan missed Cheltenham and it will be interesting to see where connections send the four-year-old after this. Sue Smith's Presumptuous made an encouraging start to his hurdling career when chasing home Pilgrims Progress at Bangor earlier this month. He makes marginally more appeal than Dragon Prince. Richard Guest's gelding has yet to race over hurdles and, while he has never raced beyond seven furlongs, there is plenty of stamina in his pedigree so he should stay. Diva Dancer showed signs of ability on his debut and may run into a place but Rayshan holds solid claims and gets a confident vote.