15:00 Kelso
Wednesday 29 December 2021
All12:0712:4213:1713:5214:2715:0015:30
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- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 51y | Soft | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 23.98s
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Held up in 3rd, tracked leader before 3 out, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon drew clear on bridle, not fluent last, easily op 1/5
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Callum Bewley
Mid-division, closed up to track leaders after 3 out, ridden and left behind by leader after 2 out, kept on but no match for easy winner op 25/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)
Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, some headway before 2 out, ridden and stayed on steadily from well before last, never troubled leaders op 66/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen
Chased clear leader, headway to lead before 3 out, bad mistake and headed 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan
In rear, headway into 5th after 3 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, not fluent and weakened last op 14/1
T: Mrs H O GrahamJ: Henry Brooke
Mid-division on inside, chased leaders after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Also Ran
T: M A BarnesJ: Thomas Dowson
Led at good gallop and went clear, reduced lead and mistake 5th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon well beaten and pulled up before last op 50/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
In rear, always behind and beaten before 3 out, pulled up
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3
Chinese Spirit30
Weight: 10-12| Age: 7
T: Miss L A Perratt J: Jamie Hamilton
NR
4
Goast Dancer20
Weight: 10-12| Age: 5
T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.23Pl:£1.10, £3.80, £7.20EX:£11.60Trifecta:£170.70SF:£12.74Swingers:£4.20, £6.00, £51.60
Forecasts
Soft Risk (2/9), Hector Master (4/1), Warriors Story (12/1), Scots Poet (22/1), Racks Cross (25/1), Fethard Glory (33/1), Lewa House (50/1), Goast Dancer (50/1), Room At The Top (66/1), Chinese Spirit (100/1), Breaking Records (200/1)
Having landed a bumper and novice hurdle at Ayr without being fully tested, SOFT RISK is likely to extend his unbeaten record in what strikes as a thin race on paper. Hector Master, who was shaping up well prior to falling on his first outing over timber 97 days ago, looks the obvious danger.
- SOFT RISK (FR)
- HECTOR MASTER (FR)
- SCOTS POET
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00
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