12:40 Kelso

Sunday 15 January 2017

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Kelso EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 6m 25.21s

1^st

Progress Drive

611-8

9/4f

T: N G RichardsJ: S Mulqueen (5)

Tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, driven out op 2/1

2^nd

Perfect Pirate

511-8

3/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

With leader, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, kept on and held run-in tchd 5/2

3^rd

Ryedale Racer

611-12

10/3

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Led, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and held from last op 4/1

4^th

Dr West

611-2

28/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (5)

Held up in touch and in rear, reminders halfway, weakened from 4 out

Also Ran

Quietly

611-2

11/4

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, unseated rider 1st tchd 4/1

Rocku

711-2

250/1

T: R RossJ: Mr Ryan Nichol (7)

In touch, weakened from 4 out, pulled up op 200/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.50, £1.80EX:£10.30Trifecta:£20.80SF:£9.05Swingers:£2.30, £1.90, £1.90

Forecasts

Progress Drive (9/4), Quietly (11/4), Perfect Pirate (3/1), Ryedale Racer (10/3), Dr West (28/1), Rocku (250/1)

A decent little contest to kick off, with Ryedale Racer burdened with penalties for those pair of early season successes. Perfect Pirate took a big step forward last time on hurdles debut at this trip, but Kelso is a very different test to Towcester. Quietly looks a strong stayer and is generally progressive, but again you wouldn't be 100% certain that this sharper track will suit, so the vote goes to the Nicky Richards trained PROGRESS DRIVE with regular rider Stephen Mulqueen taking off a valuable 5lbs on this top rated (127) runner. 1. Progress Drive 2. Quietly 3. Perfect Pirate

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00