Full Result 3.20 Kelso | 8 May 2019

Villa Sandi Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 12 hurdles

1st £4,288.68 2nd £1,259.28 3rd £629.64 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Emerald Chieftan (IRE) 8/1 Harry Skelton Rebecca Menzies	Harry Skelton Rebecca Menzies	9	118 t	106	113	107	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Its Only Gossip (IRE) (Lear Fan)
Made all, clear 4 out, ridden and veered both ways before last, kept on well run-in (op 9/1)

2 2½	12. Farlam King 11/1 Dillan Hurst ¹⁰ Maurice Barnes	Dillan Hurst ¹⁰ Maurice Barnes	6	95 1 10 t	85	89	84	–
br g Crosspeace (IRE) - Second Bite (Gildoran)
Held up on inside, steady headway 3 out, effort and chasing winner when not fluent last, kept on run-in, not pace to challenge (op 20/1)

3 2¾ [5¼]	3. Aengus (IRE) 16/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	9	1112 b¹	110	112	108	–
b g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Which Thistle (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch, not fluent 5th, went second 8th, ridden after 3 out, rallied next, driven and outpaced from last (tchd 14/1)

4 9 [14¼]	10. Sigurd (GER) 4/1F Brian Hughes Joanne Foster	Brian Hughes Joanne Foster	7	115 tp	103	97	92	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - Sky News (GER) (Highest Honor)
Midfield, headway and prominent when hit 3 out, ridden and outpaced from 2 out (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

5 nk [14½]	9. Pixiepot 33/1 Henry Brooke Peter Niven	Henry Brooke Peter Niven	9	115	103	97	90	–
b m Alflora (IRE) - Folly Foster (Relkino)
Held up, pushed along and headway before 2 out, kept on, never reached leaders (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

6 4½ [19]	8. Canny Style 50/1 Nathan Moscrop ⁵ Joanne Foster	Nathan Moscrop ⁵ Joanne Foster	6	112 t	105	95	88	–
b m Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Stylish One (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Held up, pushed along before 3 out, kept on from next, never reached leaders (op 33/1)

7 22 [41]	1. Benny's Secret (IRE) 9/2 Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	9	1111 h	112	82	75	–
br g Beneficial - Greenhall Rambler (IRE) (Anshan)
Held up and behind, steady headway before 3 out, plenty to do when pushed along before next, soon beaten (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

8 5 [46]	11. Border Victor 11/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Barry Murtagh	Sam Twiston-Davies Barry Murtagh	7	111 p	99	65	58	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Sambara (IRE) (Shardari)
Prominent, driven along 3 out, weakened before next (op 7/1 tchd 5/1)

9 ½ [46½]	6. Buckled 14/1 Rachael McDonald ⁵ Sandy Thomson	Rachael McDonald ⁵ Sandy Thomson	9	115	108	73	66	–
b g Midnight Legend - Mulberry Wine (Benny The Dip)
Held up towards rear, driven after 4 out, weakened after next (op 16/1)

10 3¾ [50¼]	4. Melody Of Scotland (FR) 12/1 Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	5	1110 p¹	108	70	63	–
b m Youmzain (IRE) - This Melody (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Held up, headway and in touch halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out (op 10/1)

11 nk [50½]	2. Viking Hoard (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Brouder ⁵ C Byrnes	Kevin Brouder ⁵ C Byrnes	5	119 p	112	74	67	–
b g Vale Of York (IRE) - Tibouchina (IRE) (Daylami)
Pressed winner to 8th, ridden and weakened before 3 out (tchd 18/1)

PU	5. Sunny Destination (IRE) 9/1 Jonathon Bewley ³ George Bewley	Jonathon Bewley ³ George Bewley	7	117 p	108	–	–	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Railway House (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Chased leaders, blundered and nearly unseated rider 7th, soon lost place and pulled up (vet reported gelding was lame left fore) (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

12 ran Off time: 3:21:11 Winning time: 5m 39.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Craig Buckingham (Emerald Chieftan) 1st breeder: R & Mrs H Gallagher
2nd owner: Castle Racing & Partner (Farlam King)
3rd owner: Anthony, Barrett, Baxter, Budd, Deane, Lloyd (Aengus)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2.60 £3.90 £5.40 Ex: £101.60 CSF: £89.52 Tricast: £1,369.06 Trifecta: £1,166.70

3:20 Kelso 8 May 2019

Villa Sandi Handicap Hurdle