Full Result 5.22 Kelso | 24 May 2026

Borders Growers & Distillers Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £4,752.90 2nd £2,187 3rd £1,093.50 4th £547.20 5th £272.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Scots Poet 3/1 Conor O'Farrell Ewan Whillans	Conor O'Farrell Ewan Whillans	10	107 tb	89	92	98	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Blue Nymph (Selkirk)
Towards rear, hit 3rd, steady headway 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, soon pushed along to lead, mistake last, ridden out run-in, always doing enough (op 10/3)

2 1¼	1. Double Digits 7/4F Danny McMenamin Ann Hamilton	Danny McMenamin Ann Hamilton	8	122	112	114	118	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Singing Bird (IRE) (Excellent Art)
Midfield, went third 3 out, switched right and went second after 2 out, kept on run-in, no match for winner (tchd 15/8)

3 4¼ [5½]	7. Miss Friday Lions 25/1 Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	5	104 h	86	83	89	–
ch m Postponed (IRE) - Fen Ali (Harbour Watch)
Slowly into stride, held up in last, some headway 3 out, went third last, no match for first two (op 28/1)

4 10 [15½]	2. Ip Up (FR) 9/2 Sean Quinlan Jedd O'Keeffe	Sean Quinlan Jedd O'Keeffe	8	120	110	95	102	–
ch m Secret Singer (FR) - Upisland (FR) (Laveron)
Led, faced challenge 2 out, soon headed and lost second, weakened before last (op 5/1)

5 ¾ [16¼]	3. Simple Star (IRE) 9/2 Ryan Mania Dianne Sayer	Ryan Mania Dianne Sayer	8	1111	107	91	99	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Simple Elegance (USA) (Street Cry)
Walked into the start, in touch with leaders, prominent before 3rd, pressed leader when not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly after 2 out

6 4¾ [21]	8. My My My Delilah 11/1 Derek Fox Stuart Coltherd	Derek Fox Stuart Coltherd	6	103 t	85	64	73	–
b m Blue Bresil (FR) - Dilys Thomas (IRE) (Dylan Thomas)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly after 3 out, lost touch from 2 out (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

PU	9. Gozo (IRE) 66/1 William Maggs ³ Andrew Hamilton	William Maggs ³ Andrew Hamilton	6	913 t	84	–	–	–
b g Cotai Glory - Malta (USA) (Gone West)
Didn't jump with fluency, prominent on outer, niggled along and lost position before 3rd, dropped to rear 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (vet reported gelding ran without his right-fore shoe) (op 50/1)

PU	4. Walk On Son (IRE) 18/1 Gregor Walkingshaw ¹⁰ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Gregor Walkingshaw ¹⁰ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	6	101 t	93	–	–	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Walkyrie (FR) (Sleeping Car)
Midfield, dropped to rear when mistake 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)

8 ran Off time: 5:22:21 Winning time: 3m 51.20s (slow by 6.20s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Hourless (self certificate, stone bruise)
1st owner: Ewan Whillans Racing Club (Scots Poet) 1st breeder: Distillery Stud
2nd owner: Ian Hamilton (Double Digits)
3rd owner: The Friday Lions & Rmrp (Miss Friday Lions)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.20 £1.20 £4.50 Ex: £9 CSF: £9.19 Tricast: £106.49 Trifecta: £122.10

5:22 Kelso 24 May 2026

Borders Growers & Distillers Handicap Hurdle