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15:30 Kelso

Royal Navy & Royal Marine Club Handicap Chase

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 4f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 25.40s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), hooped sleeves
13/2
  • Form 328414
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 116

fluent towards rear, reminders 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 16th

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Black sleeves, White cap, Blue hoop
  • Form 1-321F5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 111

mid-division, headway after 15, chased leader, left well clear 2 out, unchallenged

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
11/2
  • Form P34414
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 111

in touch, headway 10th, led after 15th, 2 lengths clear when fell 2 out

4
Silk - White, Grant tartan sash, white cap, Grant tartan hoop
  • Form 22-1213
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 111

chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 15th, left remote 4th 2 out, faded

5
Silk - MAROON, WHITE diamond and sleeves, WHITE cap, MAROON star

Falchion

8 t
14/1
  • Form 91PPU4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 110

towards rear, outpaced 16th, no impression

6
Silk - Beige, Red star, stars on sleeves, Beige cap, Red star
  • Form 7144P4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 104

towards rear, reminders 14th, outpaced 2 out, no impression

7
Silk - Purple, White star, White sleeves, Purple stars, White cap, Purple star
  • Form 112130
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 102

made most until after 15th, soon weakened

8
Silk - White, Brown hoop, check cap
  • Form PPP351
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 90

chased leaders, mistake 1st, struggling 15th, outpaced when left remote 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner

In depth

Verdict

Why The Big Paws has yet to prove her effectiveness over today's trip and preference is for Harlov, who gets the vote ahead of Lord Capitaine. The last mentioned represents the in-form yard of Howard Johnson and has had a good season with wins at Sedgefield and Catterick but he has paid the penalty for those successes with a steady rise in the weights. Warwick winner Auburn Spirit disappointed off his new mark when returning to the same venue last month and of more interest may be Rosie Redman, who has been given a two-month break since her latest start here. Gimme Shelter has to race off a 13lb higher mark than when scoring at Hexham last month and may struggle in this company. The vote then goes to Harlov. Alan Parker's stable is in better form now as the 10year-old showed when running out the winner of a handicap at Bangor in February. The Ray Anderson Green-owned gelding was not at his best here subsequently but is worth another chance off his current mark under conditions that suit.