13:22 Kelso

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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BoscaSports Transforming Retail Betting Display Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 6m 9.95s

Murphy's Law³⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 126| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Not seen since below-par fourth in handicap chase at Musselburgh (20.3f, soft) 12 months ago. Work to do switched back to hurdling on return.

Form: 5131F4-

Taxmeifyoucan^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 125| C

17/2

Successful off 2 lb higher mark at Carlisle this time last year but hasn't scored since and arrives on back of below-par effort at Musselburgh.

Form: 53-3P39

Rock On Fruity³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: K Brogan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 124| C| D

9/2

Fairly useful chaser who took advantage of a lower mark back in this sphere at Kelso (25.8f) last month. Needs to bounce back from subsequent poor effort at Carlisle, however.

Form: P1-7516

Faire Part Sivola^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 122

18/1

Bumper/hurdles winner for Nick Williams but looked far from straightforward on yard debut at Ayr in October. Well behind when falling on chase debut since and has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 126P-4F

Milvale⁵²

2/1

C&D winner in February but hasn't matched that form in a couple of starts this term, most recently when eighth of 11 to Rock On Fruity at this course (25.8f) 52 days ago. Had wind operation.

Form: 4521-68

Leostar²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Connor Wood⁽⁷⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 113| C

5/1

Off the mark when taking 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20.9f, good to soft) last month. Well held off much higher mark at Ayr since, though.

Form: 24/F315

Black Ebony⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 110

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden who got back on track when second in Hexham novice hurdle (20.1f, soft) in October. May do better sent handicapping on debut for new connections here.

Form: 72/48-2

Non-Runners

Eternally Yours²⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: D W Whillans J: Blair Campbell

Dancewiththewind⁴⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Mrs H O Graham J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Milvale (2/1), Dancewiththewind (7/2), Black Ebony (4/1), Eternally Yours (4/1), Rock On Fruity (9/2), Leostar (5/1), Taxmeifyoucan (17/2), Murphy's Law (9/1), Faire Part Sivola (18/1)

The improving DANCEWITHTHEWIND should be suited by the return to this stiffer test and can complete the hat-trick. Eternally Yours and Black Ebony rate the principal dangers.