Full Result 3.30 Kelso | 1 March 2025

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

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good To Soft 7 hurdles 1 omitted

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	5. Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) 12/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	6	116	132	117	136	–
b g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Midfield, headway after 2 out (usual 3 out), went second approaching last, ridden and led run-in, kept on (op 14/1)

2 1¼	3. Alnilam (FR) 16/1 Sean Quinlan Olly Murphy	Sean Quinlan Olly Murphy	6	117 h	133	116	136	–
bb g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Awareness (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, prominent 5th, led 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and headed run-in, soon no extra (tchd 18/1)

3 1¼ [2½]	16. Old Gregorian 12/1 Conner McCann ⁷ Lucinda Russell	Conner McCann ⁷ Lucinda Russell	6	102 t	121	103	123	–
b g Jack Hobbs - Thankyou Very Much (Lucky Story)
In rear, headway on outer after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and went third last, kept on (op 16/1)

4 5½ [8]	9. Slugger 12/1 Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	6	114 t	130	105	126	–
b g Ocovango - Dolly Boru (Brian Boru)
Pressed leader, prominent after 2nd, weakened last (op 16/1)

5 1¾ [9¾]	12. Florida Dreams (IRE) 12/1 Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	7	1013 p	125	98	119	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - First Line (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Midfield, no impression after 2 out (usual 3 out)

6 5½ [15¼]	13. Cormier (IRE) 40/1 William Maggs ⁵ Brian Ellison	William Maggs ⁵ Brian Ellison	9	107 p¹	124	91	114	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Scotch Bonnet (IRE) (Montjeu)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened approaching last (tchd 33/1)

7 ½ [15¾]	4. Vischio (IRE) 6/1 Danny Mullins Emmet Mullins	Danny Mullins Emmet Mullins	8	117 ht	133	99	122	–
b m Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Drifting Mist (Muhtathir)
In rear, pushed along before 2 out (usual 3 out), switched right after 2 out (usual 3 out), stayed on approaching last, never dangerous (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

8 ½ [16¼]	14. Here Comes Georgie 50/1 Lee Edwards Patrick Neville	Lee Edwards Patrick Neville	7	1011 tp¹	123	89	112	–
b g Geordieland (FR) - Royale Performance (King's Theatre)
Prominent, took keen hold early, went second after 2 out (usual 3 out), lost second and weakened approaching last (tchd 66/1)

9 ½ [16¾]	8. Petrol Head (IRE) 14/1 Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	9	114	130	95	118	–
b g Valirann (FR) - Lizzy Langtry (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Held up in rear, never dangerous (op 10/1)

10 ¾ [17½]	6. Milldam (FR) 40/1 Ben Jones Jamie Snowden	Ben Jones Jamie Snowden	7	116 ht	132	96	119	–
gr g Martaline - Santa Dame (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Never better than midfield

11 ½ [18]	10. Gentleman Bill (IRE) 28/1 Charlie Todd Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Charlie Todd Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7	111	127	90	114	–
b g Rule Of Law (USA) - Snow Water (IRE) (Jolly Jake)
Towards rear, never on terms (tchd 25/1)

12 1½ [19½]	1. Favour And Fortune (IRE) 6/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	7	120	140	102	125	–
br g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Fleur Rose (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Midfield, outpaced when hit rail and stumbled on turn before 2 out (usual 3 out), soon weakened (tchd 13/2)

13 ½ [20]	7. Aucunrisque (FR) 28/1 Freddie Gordon ³ Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon ³ Chris Gordon	9	113	132	93	117	–
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Saintheze (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
In touch with leaders, weakened approaching last (tchd 33/1)

14 2¼ [22¼]	18. Rock House (IRE) 16/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	108 p	120	78	105	–
b g Westerner - Rose Of Dunamase (IRE) (Presenting)
Midfield, weakened approaching last (op 18/1)

PU	17. N'Golo (IRE) 100/1 Stan Sheppard Patrick Neville	Stan Sheppard Patrick Neville	10	109 tb	121	–	–	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Dame Again (AUS) (Danehill)
Prominent on outer, raced in second after 2nd, led before 2 out (usual 3 out), headed 2 out (usual 3 out), soon weakened, pulled up before last (op 80/1)

PU	11. Ginger Mail (FR) 50/1 Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	9	110 p	126	–	–	–
gr g Sinndar (IRE) - Queenly Mail (FR) (Medaaly)
Always behind, pulled up before last (tchd 40/1)

PU	2. Tellherthename (IRE) 11/2 Kielan Woods Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Kielan Woods Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6	1111	137	–	–	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Whos To Know (IRE) (Bravefoot)
Prominent on inner, lost ground quickly before 5th, eased and pulled up after 5th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding hit the rail and became unbalanced on bend leaving back straight) (op 7/2)

PU	15. Wilful (IRE) 18/5F Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6	1010	122	–	–	–
br g Westerner - Shuil Milan (IRE) (Milan)
Led, headed before 2 out (usual 3 out), soon weakened, pulled up before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

18 ran Off time: 3:30:40 Winning time: 3m 53.91s (slow by 8.91s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: J D Wright & Mrs S Wright (Cracking Rhapsody) 1st breeder: Jay Leahy
2nd owner: Mrs A Williams And A Badri (Alnilam)
3rd owner: Robert Gibbons (Old Gregorian)
Tote win: £13.30 PL: £2.80 £3.30 £2.70 Ex: £176.50 CSF: £192.69 Tricast: £2,393.94 Trifecta: £1,872.60

3:30 Kelso 1 Mar 2025

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