Racecards
14:30 Kelso
William Hill Bookmakers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 51y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 72P12-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
made all, awkward 5th, shaken up and went clear 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well, readily
Ivynator (IRE)
256- Form 44/P55-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Mrs J C McGregor
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
tracked leaders, dropped to rear 3 out and beaten
- Form 6P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Conor Rabbitt
prominent, raced keenly, ridden and weakened after 2 out
Melvich Bay
18- Form 444/06-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Brooke
- Jockey Henry Brooke
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, ridden and went 2nd 2 out, ran on, not trouble winner
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, hit 2 out and ridden, plugged on same pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
CLODY FLYER seems sure to go off a short price but the comfortable Uttoxeter winner is going the right way and is hard to oppose despite the concession of weight all round. Melvich Bay has made the frame once in nine starts but some of her bumper form was sprinkled with touches of promise and she was not disgraced when fifth in handicap company earlier this month. Butterfly Island showed a fair level of ability on the Flat for Dermot Weld and receives plenty of weight on her jumping debut for her current connections.
Formwatch
Clody Flyer (IRE) 5-4fav (11-6) Led, headed and tracked leader 2nd, mid-division after 4th, headway to press leader before 4 out, led again home turn, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and forged on approaching last, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in May beating Out Of Focus (11-6) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ivynator (IRE) 200-1 (10-11) Mid-division, mistake 1st, hit 5th and 6th, in touch when blundered 3 out, soon lost place, made no impression from next, 5th of 6, dist behind Mortlach (11-7) at Kelso 2m 5f (4) gd in Sep.
Jad Mahal (FR) 200-1 (11-0) Not fluent at several hurdles, always in rear, pulled up before 3 out, at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Melvich Bay 66-1 (10-10) Handy, mistake and led 4 out, forged clear, pushed along and reduced lead 2 out, soon headed and weakened, 5th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Farne Island (10-2) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in May.
Butterfly Island (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Little Jo (9-4) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) gs in May.