Full Result 2.35 Kelso | 22 October 2016

Clifford & Martin Firth Memorial Novices' Chase

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m7f96yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £4,548.60 2nd £1,335.60 3rd £667.80 4th £333.90

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Seldom Inn 7/2 Danny Cook Sandy Thomson	Danny Cook Sandy Thomson	8	110	–	115	152	–
ch g Double Trigger (IRE) - Portland Row I (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Prominent, headway to chase leader 11th, hit next, led 4 out, clear before next, not fluent final 2, unchallenged (op 11/2 tchd 10/3)

2 21	1. Ballyboker Breeze (IRE) 5/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	8	116	130	103	135	–
b g Gold Well - Ballyboker Lady (IRE) (Rashar)
Tracked leaders, went second 4th until hit 6th, not fluent and outpaced 4 out, rallied to chase (clear) winner after next, no impression from 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

3 27 [48]	2. Warriors Tale 13/8F Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	7	116 h	138	78	110	–
b g Midnight Legend - Samandara (FR) (Kris)
Led, hit 1st, headed when not fluent 4 out, chased winner to after next, soon beaten (op 5/4 tchd 7/4)

4 12 [60]	3. Captain Redbeard (IRE) 9/1 Sam Coltherd ⁷ Stuart Coltherd	Sam Coltherd ⁷ Stuart Coltherd	7	107	–	61	95	–
ch g Bach (IRE) - Diesel Dancer (IRE) (Toulon)
Mistakes in rear, driven along and shortlived effort 4 out, weakened after next (op 15/2 tchd 10/1)

5 18 [78]	5. Urban Hymn (FR) 3/1 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	8	110	130	44	74	–
b g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Betty Brune (FR) (Dark Stone I)
Pressed leader until not fluent 4th, regained second 6th to 11th, close up until outpaced 4 out, lost touch after next (tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3)