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15:35 Kelso

Bank Of Scotland Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 34.70s
  • Off Time: 15:40:29
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe, Yellow cap
  • Form 14/3206-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

raced keenly, held up in touch, headway 7th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, weakened last

3
Silk - Red and White diamonds, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 33350-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 95

close up on outside, lost place 7th, no danger after

4
Silk - Red, large Yellow spots
8/1
  • Form 2/07026-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 93

led until blundered and unseated rider 6th

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Orange cap
5/4
  • Form 1/P875-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 88

close up on inside, left 2nd 6th, smooth headway to lead 4 out, stayed on well unextended (last flight bypassed)

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink triple diamond, armlets and diamonds on cap
4/1
  • Form *D07939-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leader, left in lead 6th, headed 4 out, ridden and kept on from last, no impression

7
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue seams, check cap

Hapthor

11
12/1
  • Form 142/35-1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 82

held up, outpaced 4 out, ridden and kept on same pace from 2 out, never near leaders

8
Silk - Emerald Green, Black triple diamond, Black and Emerald Green halved sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green diamond
  • Form 45636-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 80

held up, headway 4 out, 3rd and staying on when carried wide by loose horse after last, ridden and kept on flat

9
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap
  • Form 73P/60U-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 77

in touch, lost place and behind 6th, some headway when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace, no impression

10
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, White seams, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 066PP0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 75

behind, pushed along from 4th, struggling when jumped right and unseated rider 6th

11
Silk - Royal Blue and Brown (halved), halved sleeves, hooped cap
80/1
  • Form 699P7-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 70

chased leaders, lost place 7th, soon struggling, behind from 4 out

2
NR
  • Form 220/0FP-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The quicker ground won't help Don't Ask Me here and we will oppose the likely favourite with I'm Your Man, who has slipped to a handy mark. Evelyn Slack's grey stays pretty well and although he has not won for almost two years, he has now slipped back to a mark 7lb lower than that last win. Fast ground and this sort of trip suit and from this attractive mark he can win again. Don't Ask Me is respected, and he certainly stays at least this far. However, although he hasn't performed badly on fast ground he definitely shows his best form on a slower surface so we'll field against him. Boulevardofdreams hails from a yard with a great record here but he has shown nothing in three runs so far since a long absence and you'd be hard pressed to fancy him. Toulouse Express has some ability but reserves his best for when there is cut in the ground, and Jim The Gent, who relishes a fast surface, looks capable of a return to form now he has been dropped 3lb. Not an easy race to solve for punters but the suggestion here is I'm Your Man.

Formwatch

Jim The Gent (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 40l behind Accordello (11-4) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.

Toulouse Express (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led, headed bewteen last 2, soon no chance, 2nd of 6, 18l behind Macchiato (10-2) at Hexham 2m sll hdl (5) hvy.

I'm Your Man 12-1 (10-12) In rear, some headway 8th, ridden 3 out, never near leaders, 6th of 15, 31l behind Major Malarkey (11-5) at Perth 3m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.

Don't Ask Me (IRE) 3-1 (10-5) Led 3rd, clear 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Nostringsattached (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.

Humourous (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Always behind, 9th of 15, 49l behind The Great Alfie (10-11) at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.

Hapthor 5-2 (11-12) A handy; led app 3 out; stayed on wl, won at Aspatria 3m ptp gf beating Tomopolly (12-5) by 12l, 7 ran.

Queen of Diamonds (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Always behind, 11th of 14, 47l behind Cash On Friday (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.

Compton Commander 50-1 (10-3) Towards rear, ridden when mistake and unseated rider 4 out in race won by Smart Man (10-0) at Catterick 2m 3f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Dec, 14 ran.

Talesofriverbank 28-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 24, well behind Lily Tara (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 7f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr.

Billsgrey (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Lady Sambury (9-13) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs, 12 ran.

Boulevardofdreams (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Held up, mistake 4th, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out in race won by Cnoc Moy (10-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar, 7 ran.