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13:30 Kelso

racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 133y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,281
  • 2nd: £2,430
  • 3rd: £1,215
  • 4th: £608
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 6.13s
  • Off Time: 13:36:30
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap
  • Form 2P1/2-PP
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-2
  • Official Rating 117

made all, mistake 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden last and stayed on strongly

2
Silk - Royal blue, maroon stars, sleeves and star on cap

Thatsy (FR)

354 t
10/1
  • Form 247262-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 115

towards rear, pushed along and well behind 4 out, pulled up

3
Silk - Black, white cross of lorraine, white sleeves, black armlets, check cap
9/1
  • Form 2525-46
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 112

keen going to start, in rear, not fluent at times, well behind and pulled up before 10th

4
Silk - Beige, Black Cross of Lorraine and armlets, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form P2P2-7P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 112

mid-division, dropped to rear 10th and struggling, pulled up

5
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, DARK GREEN sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 84/5532
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Emerald Green spots
2/1
  • Form 2P45U-2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 110

chased leaders, mistake 4th and reminders, pushed along after 9th and lost touch, struggling 5 out, pulled up

7
Silk - Yellow and black diamonds, yellow sleeves, red armlets, red and yellow check cap

Deep Charm

42 t
5/1
  • Form 212P4-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 103

towards rear, mistake 12th, headway into 4th before 4 out, chased front pair 2 out, soon ridden and no extra before last

8
Silk - Grey and red diamonds, grey sleeves
  • Form P-154PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, not fluent 10th and soon beaten, pulled up

9
Silk - Light green, red disc, red and light green hooped sleeves, red cap
16/1
  • Form 1647-6P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 102

prominent, pushed along and weakened 4 out

10
Silk - Dark blue, white star, white sleeves, dark blue diamonds, dark blue cap, white star

Caboy (FR)

24 vt
6/1
  • Form 252-364
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 94

mid-division, headway to chase leader 4 out, shaken up after 2 out, ridden and one pace run-in, always held by winner

In depth

Verdict

Well Above Par clearly has a lot to prove at present but stablemate CABOY is well treated on last season’s form and could finally get his head in front for current connections. Dragonfruit reappeared with a second at Sedgefield and Velasco and Deep Charm are others worth a second look in a weak-looking handicap, though Touch Kick ran a lot better than both of the latter pair last time.

Formwatch

Fortified Bay (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, hit 11th, soon nudged along and dropped to rear, pulled up before 4 out, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.

Thatsy (FR) 10-3 (11-0) Chased leader, not much room 12th, challenged 4 out, soon led, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 3, 6l behind Soyouthinksoagain (11-7) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jan.

Velasco (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) In rear, not fluent 7th, mistake 10th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 7, 31 3/4l behind Cooper's Cross (12-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Crixus's Escape (IRE) 28-1 (12-0) Close up, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Touch Kick (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Raced wide in close 3rd, went 2nd 14th, led 4 out, headed before the last, mistake last, readily outpaced and no chance with winner run-in, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Creative Control (11-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Dragonfruit 7-2 (11-9) Led, blundered 2 out, ridden and headed before next, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Fiston Du Mou (10-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Deep Charm 11-2 (11-2) Jumped slightly right, in rear, some headway before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Straight Swap (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) In rear, in touch when mistake 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

Well Above Par (IRE) 22-1 (10-5) Always in rear, ridden and detached 5th, soon pulled up, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.

Caboy (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leader until after the 2nd, stayed handy, ridden before 4 out, no extra from 3 out, 4th of 10, 21l behind Lisloran (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.