Racecards
14:25 Kelso
SPG Fire & Security Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form P30-712
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
held up in rear, headway 3 out, led approaching 2 out, hard ridden after last, kept on well under pressure
Echo Springs
32- Form 642-436
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Danielle McCormick
- Jockey Brian Harding
chased leaders, weakened before 2 out
- Form 54-3661
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders, weakened 4 out
Boruma (IRE)
18- Form 986332
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in rear but in touch, mistake 7th, weakened 4 out, pulled up after next
- Form 8526-78
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to challenge next, weakened before 2nd last
- Form 25P-9P5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey P Buchanan
tracked leader, lost place 4 out
- Form 185P/P-4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Daragh Bourke
chased leader, every chance approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 361642
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
led, hard pressed 3 out, headed before next, rallied approaching last, no extra closing stages
- Form P3P73-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Kenneth Slack
- Jockey Harry Challoner
held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, effort 3 out, faded before last
- Form 0774F4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs S Walton
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
Nonrunner
- Form 66/5PP-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Callum Bewley
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
La Dama De Hierro won over these hurdles earlier in the month and should go well again despite an 8lb rise. Almost Gemini made a winning return at Sedgefield in November and Bescot Springs finished ahead of Kind Of Easy when runner-up at Carlisle. Ayr winner Another Mattie made a bold bid to defy a rise in the weights when second at Newcastle but BORUMA drops in class on the back of a string of placed efforts and may well be good enough to get his head in front today having gone close at Doncaster last time.
Formwatch
Another Mattie (IRE) 15-8 (11-5) Led until after 2nd, chased leader, pushed along hanging left approaching 3 out, ridden approaching next, every chance until dropped to 3rd last, went 2nd again final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Mahler And Me (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 6f (4) hvy in Dec.
Echo Springs 8-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 15, 17 3/4l behind Harry Hunt (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
La Dama De Hierro 6-1 (10-10) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4 out, close up after next, switched inside to challenge between last 2, led when not fluent last, ridden out flat, won at Kelso 2m 5f (4) hvy in Dec beating Miss Tiggy (10-10) by 5l, 8 ran.
Boruma (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Led to 2nd, tracked leader, outpaced after 3 out, chased winner from last, kept on well, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Red Devil Boys (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Golans Choice (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 12, 35 3/4l behind Another Mattie (11-1) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Forty Crown (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led after 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened quickly, 5th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Native Optimist (11-4) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Kind Of Easy (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) In rear, slow 5th, ridden 9th, some late headway, 4th of 9, 35l behind Courtown Oscar (11-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Bescot Springs (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Close up, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, plugged on, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Courtown Oscar (11-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Almost Gemini (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) In rear, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, headway after 3 out to chase leaders, led after last, held on towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Aniknam (11-12) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Warksburn Boy 28-1 (10-12) Always last, outpaced 4 out, last of 4, 21l behind Mahler And Me (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 6f (4) hvy in Dec.
Blueside Boy (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Always behind, reminders before 9th, 5th of 9, 29 1/2l behind What A Dream (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.