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15:10 Kelso

Gg.Com Morebattle Handicap Hurdle (Class C)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.90s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, White seams and star on cap

Konker

41
11/1
  • Form 04/2-401
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12

held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened before next

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 2152-54
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11

track leader, led 3rd, headed 2 out, weakened flat

3
Silk - Beige and Black (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
6/4
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11

held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway 3 out, led last, driven out

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow star, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
33/1
  • Form 20500-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11

track leaders, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next

5
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and PINK (halved), BLUE cap
100/1
  • Form 3434-5P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9

held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders after 3 out, ridden to challenge last, no extra flat

6
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
4/1
  • Form 11
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9

mid-division, ridden 3 out, out pace when hampered before next

7
Silk - Red, yellow epaulets
50/1
  • Form 2F312/5
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4

led, headed 3rd, remained close up, weakened after 3 out, fell 2 out

8
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets and cap
12/1
  • Form 211-663
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

held up towards rear, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, soon ridden, no extra approaching last

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
  • Form 0-41242
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap
40/1
  • Form 023200
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

held up in mid-division, pushed along 4 out, weakened before next

11
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars
  • Form 1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, effort next, kept on under pressure, flat

12
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue hoop and sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue star
14/1
  • Form 24-6024
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6

held up in touch, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one pace after next

13
Silk - Yellow and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves
33/1
  • Form 5F3221
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-3

held up in rear, headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, weakened between last 2

14
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
100/1
  • Form 32101-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-3

held up in mid-division, outpaced approaching 4 out

15
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap
100/1
  • Form 462450
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3

in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened before next

16
Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop
20/1
  • Form 3541-23
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2

held up in touch, headway 4 out to chase leaders, led 2 out, headed last, kept on under pressure

17
Silk - Dark blue and white stripes, dark blue sleeves, white stars, white cap
  • Form 533110
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-1

held up in rear, headway and in touch 3 out, ridden and weakened next

In depth

Verdict

All eyes here will be on Chivalry as he looks to build on his Ayr debut victory against the likes of Konker, Ebinzayd and Shayadi. Trainer Howard Johnson has a plethora of riches this season thanks to Graham Wylie's chequebook, and Chivalry quickly repaid some of his purchase price when beating Vintage Premium on his timber debut at Ayr in November. That form has been let down since, but the Cambridgeshire hero could do no more than he had to, and ominously for the opposition today, Johnson has revealed that Chivalry has been working better than Inglis Drever at home and may well be his main Champion Hurdle hope. If that is the case, then the rest may as well stay at home, but racing is a funny game and anything can happen. Konker has it to do conceding a pound to the selection, while Ebinzayd has an absence to overcome, and if there is to be an upset it may be left to Shayadi to provide it. Formerly a fairly useful Flat handicapper with Mark Johnson, he joined Brian Ellison after being purchased for just over five thousand guineas at the October Sales. After landing a touch in a Leicester on his hurdles debut, he followed up in fine style at Newcastle, and as he would have a double penalty to carry in novice events, is taking the handicap route. If his legs stand up to the rigours of the winter game, he should pay to follow and can make the frame here at least. For the winner though it just has to be Chivalry who can score again before going on to much better things.