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14:15 Kelso

Harrow Hotel Juvenile Novices' Hurdle

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.30s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 855
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 4 out, led last, pushed out

2
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE sash, quartered cap
  • Form 60427
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 79

led, headed approaching 3 out, weakened next

3
Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
7/2
  • Form 164
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, effort 2 out, one pace under pressure

4
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap

Haadef

25 b
7/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened next

5
Silk - Pink and Purple check, Purple sleeves, Pink armlets
100/1
  • Form 09
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders to halfway, soon lost place, no danger after

6
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, diamonds on sleeves, check cap
9/4
  • Form 3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves and cap
  • Form 26
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, led approaching 4 out, headed last, kept on same pace

8
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo, Orange sleeves, Black cap

Timbuktu

246
20/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, outpaced 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out

9
Silk - Light Blue and White (halved), Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap

Water Taxi

264 t
15/2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, never dangerous

10
Silk - Dark blue, yellow cross belts, hooped sleeves, yellow cap
200/1
  • Form 75P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 69

in touch, headway 3rd to track leader, weakened 3 out

11
Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Black sleeves, White armlets and cap

Ciacole

30
200/1
  • Form 0FP
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

mid-division, dropped rear halfway, never dangerous

12
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green star, Mauve cap
100/1
  • Form 0045
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 76

tracked leaders, mistake and unseated rider 1st

In depth

Verdict

It is hard to get away from Protective here, who gets the call over Water Taxi, Haadef and Chef de Cour. The James Given-trained selection was rated 84 on the Flat and he showed plenty of promise on his hurdling debut, travelling well for a long way when third behind leading Triumph Hurdle fancy Akilak at Haydock. That form stands out here. The well-bred Water Taxi has to be of interest from the Ferdy Murphy yard, as he has shown Flat promise, while the Howard Johnson-trained Haadef is another with a profile that places him on the list of possibles. Len Lungo's Chef de Cour is another to place on the shortlist, as he has shown plenty of bumper promise, including winning, and Athollbrose has also shown enough to be suggestible for a place. However, it is hard to get away from Protective in this opening race and, consequently, he gets the call.

Formwatch

Andre Chenier (IRE) 66-1 Held up in rear, ridden and weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Akilak at Haydock 2m 4yo nov hdl (B) sft in Feb.

Athollbrose (USA) 50-1 Tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 12, 45l behind Carte Diamond at Newcastle 2m 3yo nov hdl (D) gd in Nov.

Chef de Cour (FR) 15-8fav Held up, headway 5f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 14, 8l behind Sotovik at Carlisle 1m 6f 4yo nhf (H) sft in Feb.

Haadef 7-4 Hampered 1st, held up and raced keen, mistakes throughout, ridden 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 40l behind Always Waining at Market Rasen 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (D) gd in Feb.

Protective 20-1 Held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, mistake last, one pace, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Akilak at Haydock 2m 4yo nov hdl (B) sft in Feb.

Soviet Joy (IRE) 6-1 Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, 6th of 10, 48l behind Majlis at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hdl (G) hvy in Jan.

Water Taxi 15-8 Soon led, headed 7f out, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Horner at Warwick 1m 5f mdn stk (D) frm in Jun (Flat).

Katie Kai 20-1 Towards rear, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression, 5th of 10, 41l behind Top Style at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) sft in Feb.