13:55 Kelso

Sunday 3 October 2021

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Welcome To Family Day Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 3m 58.80s

Iolani¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 115| CD

9/2

Dual purpose performer who, fit from hurdling, justified support on the Flat at Carlisle in August. Added to tally over timber here 18 days ago (20.9f) but that race did rather fall apart.

Form: 8-32461

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Fete Champetre^h,t¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: R Dobbin| OR: 115| CD

10/3

Winner of a course bumper on debut in November and made third hurdles start a successful one at Wetherby in April. Just a fair handicap debut soon after but retains potential this term.

Form: 16314-

Beeno^h¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 114| D

4/1

Veteran front runner but clearly retains plenty of enthusiasm, making all at Perth in game fashion 10 days ago. 3 lb rise won't prevent a bold follow-up bid.

Form: 5-73731

Kensington Art^b³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 114| D

11/2

Dual Flat winner who didn't need to improve on previous hurdles form in first-time blinkers to get off the mark in maiden company at Hexham. This demands more switched to a handicap.

Form: 343-21

Socks Off³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Oakley Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 112| D

18/1

Fair bumper winner. Underwhelming stint on the Flat but back on track over hurdles, shaping quite well until stamina gave way having pulled hard over 23f on handicap debut. Fell mid-race latest.

Form: 55-324F

Champagne Terri³⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 111

14/1

Doncaster juvenile winner and also scored on Flat in July 2020. On the retreat when falling at Newbury in November and off since.

Form: 931/53F-

The Navigator⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 107

6/1

Bagged a pair of Sedgefield handicaps around this time last year. Not in top form on the level since returning in May and hurdles mark doesn't leave much margin for error.

Form: 11783B-

Gemologist^t¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 99WS

9/1

Remains a maiden but has plenty of fair efforts to her name over hurdles, runner-up 4 times over 2m last season. Rare poor effort when last seen in March but has gone well fresh in the past.

Form: 2D2249-

Forecasts

Fete Champetre (10/3), Beeno (4/1), Iolani (9/2), Kensington Art (11/2), The Navigator (6/1), Gemologist (9/1), Champagne Terri (14/1), Socks Off (18/1)

GEMOLOGIST is a long-standing maiden, but she has gone well fresh in the past and has a career-low mark to exploit, so she could be the answer. Beeno won 10 days ago and will likely give it another good go from the front, with Fete Champetre also of interest.