15:10 Kelso

Wednesday 9 May 2018

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

Belhaven Brewery Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 36.10s

1^st

Shepherd's Bight

611-7

6/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Pressed 2nd well behind clear leader, went 2nd after 8th until before 2 out, soon closed on leader and went 2nd again last, led flat, stayed on op 9/2 tchd 13/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Champagne To Go

811-7

11/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Held up towards rear, headway before 9th, went 2nd behind clear leader before 2 out, soon closed, lost 2nd last, every chance flat, held towards finish op 10/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Christmas Twenty

811-2

11/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway 9th, 4th last, kept on, went 3rd close home, unable to challenge op 10/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

Danceintothelight

1111-12

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (7)

Led, soon well clear, slow 4th, reduced lead after 2 out, headed and no extra flat op 10/1

5^th

3 ¼

Graystown

611-7

8/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no impression op 6/1

6^th

4 ½

Chocolat Noir

510-10

14/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 9th, not fluent 3 out, no impression before next op 16/1

7^th

Witness

910-13

5/2f

T: Micky HammondJ: Miss Becky Smith (5)

Held up towards rear, no impression from 3 out op 7/2

8^th

Benny's Secret

811-12

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Held up in rear, ridden and no impression from after 3 out op 13/2

Also Ran

Minstrel Royal

812-0

10/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Mid-division, headway before 8th, weakened after 3 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 9/1

No Such Number

1011-8

33/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Chased clear leader until 8th, soon weakened, well behind next, pulled up after op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Elmono¹⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.10Pl:£2.50, £2.30, £2.50EX:£69.50Trifecta:£617.90Tricast:£387.75SF:£69.92Swingers:£12.20, £9.60, £23.90

Forecasts

Witness (5/2), Christmas Twenty (11/2), Shepherd's Bight (6/1), Benny's Secret (6/1), Elmono (7/1), Graystown (8/1), Minstrel Royal (10/1), Champagne To Go (11/1), Danceintothelight (12/1), Chocolat Noir (14/1), No Such Number (33/1)

Becky Smith has been knocking in plenty of winners recently, and she renews her partnership with WITNESS in this stayers event. The pair linked up for an emphatic victory at Wetherby in March (3m), beating Border Victor by a fast extending 4L. Hit with a subsequent 10lb rise in the weights, life will be tougher moving forward, but with winning form on a sound surface in France, further success must be considered highly likely. Benny's Secret loves Kelso and should have conditions to suit, but the concession of well over a stone (with riding allowances) to the selection appears too much.

Witness
Benny's Secret
Champagne To Go

Previous Winners

2017

Notnow Seamus

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: J McGrath | T: Mrs Marjorie Fife

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00