14:35 Kelso

Wednesday 9 May 2018

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:4517:15

Johnny Jeffreys Nightmare Chapter Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 38.10s

1^st

Free Range

811-11

9/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley

Made all, clear briefly 6th, not fluent 8th, clear again 11th, not fluent next, stayed on well, unchallenged tchd 4/1

2^nd

Bocasien Desbois

710-10

15/2

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Held up towards rear, headway 10th, chased winner 3 out, blundered 2 out and no impression, op 8/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Royal Mandate

610-7

9/1

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until next, well beaten 3rd from 2 out, mistake last op 10/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

3 ¾

Romulus Du Donjon

711-8

7/2f

T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Mid-division, headway 10th, slow 12th, struggling 4 out, well held when mistake 2 out, went 4th after last op 6/1

5^th

3 ½

Black Jack Rover

911-12

8/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Mostly tracked winner, awkward 1st, mistake and reminder 9th, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, well beaten from next op 11/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

2 ¼

Always Tipsy

911-10

4/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Tracked leaders, slow 10th, soon lost place, weakened before 3 out op 7/2 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Robintheaulad

710-12

4/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Jamie Hamilton

In rear, slow 2nd, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Cherif De L'Isle¹⁵⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£2.70, £3.40EX:£43.50Trifecta:£402.10Tricast:£288.41SF:£35.48Swingers:£8.30, £10.50, £0.00

Forecasts

Romulus Du Donjon (7/2), Always Tipsy (4/1), Robintheaulad (4/1), Free Range (9/2), Bocasien Desbois (15/2), Black Jack Rover (8/1), Cherif De L'Isle (8/1), Royal Mandate (9/1)

A fairly tight looking affair with the returning Black Jack Rover hopefully able to kick on over fences for Donald McCain and record a solid string of races under his belt. A few of these horses should appreciate the quicker underfoot conditions including the solid, but handicapper known, Romulus Du Donjon, and the first time visored chasing debutante Royal Mandate. However, the Market Rasen winner BOCASIEN DESBOIS is another who falls into that category, and whilst that form might not amount to all that much in terms of depth, he should be thereabouts at least off a 6lb higher mark.

Bocasien Desbois
Black Jack Rover
Romulus Du Donjon

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00