Full Result 12.07 Kelso | 9 November 2024

William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m4f189yds) 2m5f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £7,921.50 2nd £3,645 3rd £1,822.50 4th £912 5th £454.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Forged Well (IRE) 11/4 Sean Quinlan Martin Todhunter	Sean Quinlan Martin Todhunter	5	1012	107	28	109	–
b g Jet Away - Forge Field (IRE) (Gold Well)
In touch with leaders, going okay 3 out, went second 2 out, bit short of room and switched right before last, ridden and challenging run-in, sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds, led final strides (tchd 5/2 and 3/1)

2 nk	6. Harper Valley (IRE) 6/1 Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	7	113 v¹	112	32	114	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Queen Of Cool (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Towards rear, niggled along briefly after 6th, good headway 3 out, led before 2 out, edged left before last, faced challenge run-in, sustained duel with winner final 110yds, headed final strides (op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and 15/2)

3 5½ [5¾]	4. Luckie Seven (IRE) 7/4F Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	6	116	115	30	113	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Uimhir A Seacht (IRE) (Millenary)
Held up in last, not fluent 3 out, steady headway before 2 out, keeping on when jinked left approaching last, no extra when edged left run-in, weakened gradually final 110yds (tchd 13/8 and 2/1)

4 8½ [14¼]	1. Clear White Light 50/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	8	120 w¹ t	123	30	112	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Dalkova (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, lost position before 3 out, rallied from 2 out, no impression before last (op 40/1)

5 16 [30¼]	9. The Navigator 14/1 Peter Kavanagh ³ Dianne Sayer	Peter Kavanagh ³ Dianne Sayer	9	106	104	–	81	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Blessing (USA) (Pulpit)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, prominent 5th, lost ground when mistake and pecked on landing 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 11/1)

6 19 [49¼]	3. Velasco (IRE) 33/1 Nathan Moscrop Susan Corbett	Nathan Moscrop Susan Corbett	8	116 tp	115	–	73	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Bilboa (FR) (Phantom Breeze)
Mounted in chute, led, not fluent 6th, jumped slightly right and bumped rival 8th, faced challenges 3 out, soon headed and lost position, weakened quickly before 2 out, tailed off (op 50/1)

7 5 [54¼]	5. Romeo Brown 16/1 Tom Midgley ³ Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Tom Midgley ³ Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	10	111	113	–	66	–
br g Yeats (IRE) - Santia (Kahyasi)
Prominent, pressed leader briefly 4th, bumped 8th, led but pestered after 3 out, headed and lost ground quickly before 2 out, tailed off (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

PU	2. Bois Guillbert (FR) 4/1 Patrick Wadge ³ Lucinda Russell	Patrick Wadge ³ Lucinda Russell	5	115	117	–	–	–
ch g Ivanhowe (GER) - Ready Kap (FR) (Kapgarde)
Towards rear, some headway 7th, raced wide and lost ground quickly from 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding) (op 9/2)

8 ran Off time: 12:09:38 Winning time: 5m 22.34s (slow by 32.34s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: I Am Max (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs Suzy Brown & Peter R Brown (Forged Well) 1st breeder: Patrick J Doyle
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late John Wade (Harper Valley)
3rd owner: Mrs I C Sellars And Miss D C Sellars (Luckie Seven)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.40 £1.50 £1.20 Ex: £19.80 CSF: £19.90 Tricast: £35.64 Trifecta: £43.40

12:07 Kelso 9 Nov 2024

William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle