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16:15 Kelso

Harrow Hotel (Dalkeith) Novices' Selling Hurdle (Class G)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.60s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
5/1
  • Form U-54
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, effort approaching 2 out, kept on one pace

2
Silk - White, Brown chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue and White striped cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, no impression when hampered 2 out

3
Silk - Orange, Black epaulets and armlets, White cap
  • Form 40
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - White, Red sash, White sleeves, Red spots, quartered cap
  • Form FP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, outpaced 4 out, rallied between last two, stayed on strongly run-in to go 2nd near finish

5
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 033506
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace next

6
Silk - GREEN and MAROON check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form P0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

behind, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

7
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, WHITE sleeves, RED cap, WHITE spots
7/1
  • Form 5/054P-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 3 out, close 4th when fell 2 out

8
Silk - Pink, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, quartered cap
12/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, headway 4 out, challenged 3 out, chance next, no extra approaching last

9
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars
  • Form 0/00-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

10
Silk - White, emerald green stars, emerald green and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, emerald green star
9/2
  • Form 03
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out

11
Silk - Beige and Dark Blue (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, Beige cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form PP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

always behind

12
Silk - Purple, White seams, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 0/060P-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leader, led 3 out, pushed out

13
Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

raced keen in touch, weakened 4 out

14
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Royal Blue cap, White star
100/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

held up towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

15
Silk - Black, Red hoops, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap, Red star

Waziya

67
3/1
  • Form 2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out to track leaders, weakened after next

In depth

Verdict

A moderate contest in which Thunderclap is taken to open his account and is preferred to Coustou and Waziya. The last mentioned was little better than plating class on the flat but looks to be better over hurdles judged by her debut second behind Manoubi at Perth in August. That race was little more than a spring though and the form may be suspect so preference is for Thunderclap. John Quinn's gelding lost his way on the flat but has shown enough in two starts over hurdles to suggest that a race of this nature would be well within his compass. Coustou is similarly unexposed over timber and has to be respected after an encouraging run in a better race than this at Hexham last time. Hurdling debutantes Merlins Profit, Compton Princess and Preveza would not need to be out of the ordinary to take a hand but none of the trio showed much on the flat and they are difficult to recommend, even in this lowly grade. Jim Goldie's Mount Pekan is another worthy of a mention but for the vote we side with Thunderclap.