16:45 Kelso

Wednesday 19 September 2018

All16:1016:4517:1517:4518:1518:45

Tweed Salmon Fishers Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 23.40s

1^st

Trongate

611-12

11/8f

T: I JardineJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leader, not fluent 6th, hit last (usual 3 out), driven to lead between omitted last 2, soon ridden, held on towards finish (both fences in home straight omitted on all circuits)

2^nd

2 ½

Oighear Dubh

712-0

11/4

T: E M O'SullivanJ: R Johnson

Held up behind, headway 2 out (usual 4 out), soon outpaced, rallied on long run from last, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner

3^rd

Brother Scott

1110-4

16/1

T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan

Led, hard pressed after last, ridden and headed between omitted last 2, kept on, no extra in 3rd towards finish

4^th

4 ½

Present Lodger

1011-11

10/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders to 3rd, towards rear, struggling 7th, ridden before omitted 2 out, plugged on to take 4th closing stages, never near leaders

5^th

Ever So Much

911-12

8/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Tracked leaders, outpaced by front pair after last (usual 3 out), never on terms, weakened inside final furlong

6^th

Loch Linnhe

611-13

11/2

T: G BoanasJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Held up behind, took closer order halfway, outpaced 2 out (usual 4 out), soon weakened, tailed off

7^th

No Such Number

1011-7

40/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Tracked leader, driven and lost place before 2 out (usual 4 out), soon weakened, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Charlie Snow Angel⁸⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: Miss S E Forster J: Jamie Hamilton

Classical Milano³²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: G Bewley J: Jonathon Bewley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.20, £2.00EX:£5.90Trifecta:£41.10Tricast:£36.95SF:£5.73Swingers:£1.10, £1.70, £3.50

Forecasts

Trongate (11/8), Oighear Dubh (11/4), Loch Linnhe (11/2), Ever So Much (8/1), Present Lodger (10/1), Classical Milano (10/1), Charlie Snow Angel (12/1), Brother Scott (16/1), No Such Number (40/1)

Oighear Dubh looks to have met with the full weight of the handicapper's wrath going into this, but with Richard Johnson up, perhaps he may be capable of pulling out the necessary to win again. However, TRONGATE makes greater appeal. Iain Jardine's six-year-old made a good debut over fences last month and it is worth chancing him to handle this faster ground. Loch Linnhe is on a decent mark if he is rejuvenated for a change of stables, while Classical Milano is not written off.

Trongate
Oighear Dubh
Loch Linnhe

Previous Winners

2017

Red Giant

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Sean Quinlan | T: J Candlish

6/5

Prize Money

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