Full Result 3.22 Kelso | 29 February 2020

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(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m7f96yds) 2m7½f Heavy 12 fences 5 omitted

1st £28,475 2nd £10,685 3rd £5,350 4th £2,665 5th £1,340

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ	1. Definitly Red (IRE) EvensF Danny Cook Brian Ellison	Danny Cook Brian Ellison	11	114 p¹	156	105	164	–
ch g Definite Article - The Red Wench (IRE) (Aahsaylad)
Chased leader, not fluent 1st, shaken up and led 2 out (usual 4 out), ridden and went clear omitted 2 out, kept on strongly, finished 1st, disqualified - banned substance in sample (tchd 10/11)

1 14	4. Kauto Riko (FR) 4/1 Brian Hughes Tom Gretton	Brian Hughes Tom Gretton	9	1012 t	147	86	142	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Kauto Relstar (FR) (Art Bleu I)
Didn't jump with fluency, held up in last, steady headway 3 out (usual 5 out), went second going easily after last (usual 3 out), ridden omitted 2 out, soon hung left and outpaced, beaten omitted last, finished 2nd, later awarded the race (tchd 7/2)

2 38 [52]	2. Saint Xavier (FR) 9/2 Mr David Maxwell Paul Nicholls	Mr David Maxwell Paul Nicholls	8	112 t	150	53	108	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Princesse Lucie (FR) (Poliglote)
Chased leaders, lost ground when not fluent 8th, ridden and outpaced 3 out (usual 5 out), rallied and went third after last (usual 3 out), weakened quickly omitted 2 out, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 3/1)

3 63 [115]	5. Seeyouatmidnight 9/2 Sean Quinlan Sandy Thomson	Sean Quinlan Sandy Thomson	12	1012	141	–	41	–
b g Midnight Legend - Morsky Baloo (Morpeth)
Prominent, went third after 7th, mistake and outpaced 9th, lost touch from 3 out (usual 5 out), tailed off, finished, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

4 dist [145]	3. Dimple (FR) 25/1 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	9	1012	127	–	–	–
gr g Montmartre (FR) - Dynella (FR) (Sillery)
Led, headed 2 out (usual 4 out), ridden and weakened quickly after last (usual 3 out), heavily eased, tailed off, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 33/1 tchd 40/1)

5 ran Off time: 3:23:11 Winning time: 6m 27.50s (slow by 44.50s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mr And Mrs J Dale And Partners (Kauto Riko) 1st breeder: Jean-Philippe Aubert & Denis Aubert
2nd owner: David Maxwell Racing Limited (Saint Xavier)
3rd owner: Mrs A M Thomson (Seeyouatmidnight)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £2 Ex: £5 CSF: £5.56 Trifecta: £9.50

The two fences in the home straight were omitted due to low sun. Following a BHA inquiry, Definitly Red, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - banned substance in sample. Kauto Riko was awarded the raace.

3:22 Kelso 29 Feb 2020

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