14:10 Kelso

Monday 22 March 2021

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Congratulations The Shunter bet365 Morebattle Bonus Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 30.57s

Some Chaos^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 120| BF| CD

6/5

Landed course chase over this sort of trip in October. Could only manage a remote fourth off lower hurdle mark at Doncaster 16 days ago but may have needed that first outing for 4 months. Respected.

Form: 3-23154

Skiddaw Tara^p⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 117WS

16/1

Won a 3m Carlisle novice hurdle last March. Failed to take to fences at the end of 202 but no surprise were he to get back on track returned to hurdles after wind surgery.

Form: 3241-5P

Ryedale Racer^v³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Grant Cockburn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 114| C

18/1

Back to form out of blue when scoring over 23f here last month. Not the most consistent so needs to show he can back it up.

Form: P-PP091

Transpennine Star^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 110| D

3/1

Resumed with a wide-margin success at Stratford in August. Lost his way for Jonjo O'Neill since and hopes pinned on a change of yard sparking a revival.

Form: 15454P

Petite Ganache^b¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 106

22/1

Return to fences and refitting of blinkers sparked him back to life when winning over 3m at Musselburgh in January. Not on a going day back there since and now back hurdling.

Form: 33701P

Morningside³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 101

10/1

Winning pointer who left previous hurdle efforts behind when 8 lengths second to reopposing Ryedale Racer on 23f course handicap debut a month ago. Potential for better again as a lightly-raced sort.

Form: F/1-0442

Dequall²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: W Coltherd| OR: 94

9/2

Winning reappearance over 2½m at Hexham (heavy) in October. Best run since when fourth of 12 over 25f at Carlisle (soft) last month, seeming suited by the emphasis on stamina.

Form: 6-14894

Non-Runners

Wild Polly³⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: R Dobbin J: C O'Farrell

Storm Nelson²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Ballynanty¹³⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Some Chaos (6/5), Storm Nelson (11/4), Transpennine Star (3/1), Dequall (9/2), Wild Polly (5/1), Morningside (10/1), Skiddaw Tara (16/1), Ryedale Racer (18/1), Petite Ganache (22/1), Ballynanty (25/1)

STORM NELSON should have more to come for the Sandy Thomson stable so is selected to make light of an 11 lb rise for Ayr, with the step back up in trip promising to suit. The likes of Some Chaos, Morningside and Skiddaw Tara can battle it out for minor honours.