14:05 Kelso

Sunday 27 May 2018

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Border Facilities Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 3m 50.02s

1^st

Placedela Concorde

510-12

66/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Towards rear, reminders after 3rd, headway before 3 out, led run-in, kept on well op 80/1

2^nd

4 ½

Johnny Pedlar

710-12

8/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Alex Chadwick (7)

Prominent, ridden before last, kept on to take 2nd place run-in op 17/2 tchd 9/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Chookie Royale

1010-12

5/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Led, pressed before 2 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in op 13/2

4^th

Middlebrow

710-12

1/1f

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

With leader, every chance from 2 out, weakened before last op 11/8 tchd 10/11, 6/4 in a place

5^th

Chouquette

410-1

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Tracked leaders, outpaced from 3 out op 17/2

6^th

The Hard Shoulder

510-12

20/1

T: C GrantJ: Liam Quinlan (7)

Behind, weakened before 2 out op 28/1

7^th

Keepinupwitdjones

610-12

40/1

T: Mrs S A WattJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Behind, weakened from 4 out op 50/1

Also Ran

Blue Baton

510-5

7/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)

Held up mid-division, fell 2nd op 9/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£108.00Pl:£9.70, £2.20, £1.90EX:£180.30Trifecta:£1,389.00SF:£511.13Swingers:£16.30, £16.30, £9.40

Forecasts

Middlebrow (1/1), Blue Baton (7/2), Chookie Royale (5/1), Johnny Pedlar (8/1), Chouquette (12/1), The Hard Shoulder (20/1), Keepinupwitdjones (40/1), Placedela Concorde (66/1)

Middlebrow is a 117-rated winning chaser who represents the newly forged McCain/Hughes partnership. He has undoubtedly improved since making his last start over hurdles in September 2017, but this trip is short enough at a sharp track even allowing for his fairly prominent style of racing. However, the majority of the others aren't particularly alluring either other than the mare BLUE BATON who appears to be progressing at a reasonable pace and was noted finishing well behind Birch Vale on just her second hurdles start at Hexham a fortnight ago.

Blue Baton
Middlebrow
The Hard Shoulder

Previous Winners

2017

Champagne City

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 4

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £7,148.002nd: £2,099.003rd: £1,049.004th: £525.00