16:50 Kelso

Sunday 8 October 2017

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2016:5017:20

Double Five Whitburn Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 5m 7.94s

1^st

Craig Star

711-12

3/1f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, led before and hit 2 out, kept on well op 4/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Reivers Lodge

511-2

18/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased winner from last, no impression op 12/1

3^rd

Castletown

511-9

7/2

T: Miss P RobsonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace tchd 3/1

4^th

2 ¼

Its Pandorama

712-0

7/1

T: B EllisonJ: Mr Kaine Wood (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 8/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

2 ½

Exit To Freedom

1110-0

22/1

T: J S WainwrightJ: Miss C Walton (3)

In touch led after 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 25/1

6^th

Highland Peak

511-7

18/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: R D Day (3)

Towards rear, headway 6 out, chased leaders 3 out, weakened from after 2 out tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1

7^th

1 ¾

Nendrum

811-4

14/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Led and keen, headed after 4 out, soon weakened op 16/1

8^th

Raifteiri

1010-0

100/1

T: W Young JnrJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, struggling from halfway

9^th

Notnowsam

610-1

8/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke

Always towards rear, tailed off op 17/2 tchd 9/1

Also Ran

Catchthemoonlight

911-6

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (7)

Always behind, badly hampered 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, never dangerous, soon pulled up tchd 16/1

Justatenner

611-0

33/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: D R Fox

Towards rear, fell 3rd op 22/1

Whatsthestoryman

910-8

16/1

T: K ScottJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up op 12/1

Lady London

610-7

33/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up op 28/1

Uriah Heep

810-5

14/1

T: R M SmithJ: C O'Farrell

Held up towards rear, brought down 3rd tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £4.40, £1.80EX:£65.60Trifecta:£485.60Tricast:£200.76SF:£53.28Swingers:£35.30, £1.20, £11.00

Forecasts

Craig Star (3/1), Castletown (7/2), Its Pandorama (7/1), Notnowsam (8/1), Nendrum (14/1), Uriah Heep (14/1), Catchthemoonlight (14/1), Whatsthestoryman (16/1), Reivers Lodge (18/1), Highland Peak (18/1), Exit To Freedom (22/1), Justatenner (33/1), Lady London (33/1), Raifteiri (100/1)

It may be worth siding with CRAIG STAR, who at least differs from most of his rivals in that he arrives here in good form and is consistent enough to expect he is capable of holding his own at this level. Notnowsam posted one of his better efforts last time out and could be good value to make the frame, while Exit To Freedom is currently well handicapped and is no forlorn hope despite being wrong at the weights