Full Result 2.50 Kelso | 2 March 2024

bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £61,728 2nd £28,380 3rd £14,196 4th £7,092 5th £3,552 6th £1,764 7th £888 8th £444

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) 9/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	5	108	119	87	126	–
b g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
In touch with leaders, went second after 2 out, shaken up and led approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on well (op 8/1)

2 4½	11. Ginger Mail (FR) 16/1 Danny McMenamin N W Alexander	Danny McMenamin N W Alexander	8	1013 p	124	86	127	–
gr g Sinndar (IRE) - Queenly Mail (FR) (Medaaly)
Towards rear, headway on outer after 3 out, went second and ridden approaching last, hit last, kept on but no match for winner (op 20/1)

3 2¾ [7¼]	16. Skycutter (FR) 7/2F Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	6	107	121	80	121	–
b g Scissor Kick (AUS) - Skysweeper (FR) (Hurricane Run)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, went third last, ridden and kept on run-in (op 5/1)

4 3¼ [10½]	13. The Churchill Lad (IRE) 25/1 Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	5	1011 h	122	77	121	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Imalwayshotforyou (USA) (Discreetly Mine)
Prominent on outer, hit 3 out, mistake last, no impression run-in, went fourth final strides (op 33/1)

5 nk [10¾]	3. Anyharminasking (IRE) 12/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	7	1111	136	91	133	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Collen Beag (IRE) (Mountain High)
Midfield, smooth headway and not fluent 2 out, went third approaching last, soon ridden, lost third last, weakened run-in (tchd 14/1)

6 1¼ [12]	12. Caithness (IRE) 20/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	8	1012	123	76	119	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Princess Nina (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Disputed lead, led clearly 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened run-in (op 25/1)

7 ¾ [12¾]	18. Ballygeary (IRE) 11/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	7	108 p¹	119	71	115	–
br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Sweet Poli (IRE) (Poliglote)
Midfield on inner, not fluent 1st, in touch with leaders when bit short of room on turn before 2 out, switched right approaching last, hit last, weakened run-in (op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

8 5 [17¾]	9. Bass Rock (FR) 22/1 Lewis Dobb ⁷ Sandy Thomson	Lewis Dobb ⁷ Sandy Thomson	8	109	127	73	117	–
b g Martaline - Horta (FR) (Assessor)
Held up in midfield, not fluent 2 out, soon no impression (op 14/1 tchd 25/1)

9 1¾ [19½]	4. Geromino (FR) 18/1 Charlie Maggs ⁷ Donald McCain	Charlie Maggs ⁷ Donald McCain	8	114 t	136	80	126	–
b g Masked Marvel - Romane Place (FR) (Saint Preuil)
In touch with leaders on inner, lost position and outpaced from 3 out (op 20/1)

10 3 [22½]	5. Little Mixup (IRE) 33/1 Mark McDonagh ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	Mark McDonagh ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	7	114	132	72	120	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Liss Agragh (IRE) (Old Vic)
In touch with leaders on outer, weakened after 2 out (tchd 25/1)

11 8 [30½]	7. Bingoo 14/1 Liam Harrison James Moffatt	Liam Harrison James Moffatt	8	115	130	60	109	–
b g Eastern Anthem (IRE) - It's A Discovery (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)
Towards rear, never on terms

12 6½ [37]	6. N'Golo (IRE) 80/1 Conor O'Farrell Patrick Neville	Conor O'Farrell Patrick Neville	9	116 tp	131	53	104	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Dame Again (AUS) (Danehill)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, prominent 4th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

13 3¼ [40¼]	15. Ganapathi (FR) 40/1 Sam Coltherd R Mike Smith	Sam Coltherd R Mike Smith	8	1011 tv	122	40	94	–
b g Samum (GER) - Une Dame D'Avril (FR) (Meshaheer)
Prominent, lost ground quickly before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 28/1)

14 18 [58¼]	10. Salsada (IRE) 14/1 Daryl Jacob Brian Ellison	Daryl Jacob Brian Ellison	7	111 tp	126	20	80	–
ch m Mukhadram - Mokaraba (Unfuwain)
Always behind (op 20/1)

15 17 [75¼]	1. Benson 7/1 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	9	120 p	139	11	78	–
b g Beat Hollow - Karla June (Unfuwain)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, weakened before 2 out, eased and detached before last (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

PU	8. Rewired 12/1 Luke Scott ⁵ Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Luke Scott ⁵ Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	6	1011	127	–	–	–
ch g Power - Kekova (Montjeu)
Disputed lead, took keen hold early, weakened quickly 2 out, pulled up before last (op 14/1)

PU	14. Black Hawk Eagle (IRE) 5/1 Richard Patrick Kerry Lee	Richard Patrick Kerry Lee	6	1011	122	–	–	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Nimboo (USA) (Lemon Drop Kid)
Towards rear, weakened and eased after 2 out, pulled up before last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 4/1)

17 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 4m 1.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Under Control (vet's certificate)
1st owner: J D Wright & Mrs S Wright (Cracking Rhapsody) 1st breeder: Jay Leahy
2nd owner: Mrs David Coltman & Mrs J Douglas Miller (Ginger Mail)
3rd owner: The French Connection (Skycutter)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.40 £3.70 £1.50 Ex: £214.30 CSF: £139.59 Tricast: £617.24 Trifecta: £1,093.80

2:50 Kelso 2 Mar 2024

bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)