Full Result 3.10 Kelso | 22 March 2010

Ron Mitchell Birthday Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,903 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Lightening Rod 7/2J Mr O Greenall ³ Michael Easterby	Mr O Greenall ³ Michael Easterby	5	119	115	101	127	–
b g Storming Home - Bolero (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, smooth headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, led on bit run-in, shaken up and soon clear, readily (tchd 3-1 and 4-1)

2 16	6. Baaher (USA) 6/1 Paul Norton ¹⁰ Jim Goldie	Paul Norton ¹⁰ Jim Goldie	6	107	106	73	103	–
b g War Chant (USA) - Raajiya (USA) (Gulch)
Held up, headway 3 out, chased (clear) winner last 150yds, no impression (op 9-1)

3 1 [17]	4. Super Baby (FR) 17/2 Harry Haynes ³ James Ewart	Harry Haynes ³ James Ewart	8	112 p	108	74	104	–
b g Baby Turk - Norma Jane (FR) (Rahotep I)
Prominent, driven after 3 out, kept on from last, no impression (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

4 shd [17]	2. Night Force 9/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	7	1111	114	80	110	–
br g Sovereign Water (FR) - Oatis Rose (Oats)
Prominent, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on run-in, never able to challenge (tchd 11-1)

5 1¼ [18¼]	3. Border Tale 9/1 Brian Hughes James Moffatt	Brian Hughes James Moffatt	10	117 b¹	110	75	106	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Likely Story (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led to run-in, soon one pace, lost second last 150yds (tchd 15-2)

6 1½ [19¾]	7. Melange (USA) 7/1 Jan Faltejsek George Charlton	Jan Faltejsek George Charlton	4	110 t	110	66	97	–
b g Alphabet Soup (USA) - Garendare (Vacarme)
Prominent, driven after 3 out, one pace from next (op 6-1 tchd 15-2)

7 nk [20¼]	10. New Tricks 7/2J Wilson Renwick P Monteith	Wilson Renwick P Monteith	4	104 b	100	55	90	–
b g Falbrav (IRE) - Numberonedance (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leaders, badly bumped, stumbled and dropped in rear 2nd, headway after 3 out, weakened before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd) (op 9-2)

8 77 [97¼]	9. White Lightening (IRE) 40/1 Mr John Dawson ⁷ John Wade	Mr John Dawson ⁷ John Wade	7	911 b	93	–	17	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Mille Miglia (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leader, bumped 2nd, hit 3 out, weakened next, tailed off (op 33-1)

9 60 [157¼]	11. Parson's Punch 12/1 Alexander Voy ⁷ Lucy Normile	Alexander Voy ⁷ Lucy Normile	5	99 2	91	–	–	–
b g Beat Hollow - Ordained (Mtoto)
Held up, struggling after 4 out, tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding finished distressed) (op 15-2)

9 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 4m 3.70s (slow by 23.70s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Houston Dynimo (unsuitable ground), Pillar Of Hercules (self certificate)
1st owner: N W A Bannister (Lightening Rod) 1st breeder: Millsec Limited
2nd owner: Alf Chadwick (Baaher)
3rd owner: The Ancrum Pointer (Super Baby)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £2.10 Ex: £27.80 CSF: £23.97 Tricast: £161

3:10 Kelso 22 Mar 2010

Ron Mitchell Birthday Handicap Hurdle