12:00 Kelso

Sunday 9 December 2018

All12:0012:3013:0513:3514:1014:4015:15

New Jumps Season On Racing UK 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 3m 55.90s

1^st

Romeo Brown

411-0

1/1f

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Held up in touch in chasing group, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on to lead approaching last, ridden out, kept on op 10/11 tchd 5/6

2^nd

3 ¼

West Coast Lass

510-7

7/2

T: R M SmithJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Led and soon clear, still 4 lengths advantage 2 out, ridden and hung left between last 2, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, just held on for 2nd op 9/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Big Bad Dream

611-0

14/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

In touch in chasing group, pushed along 4 out, no impression in 5th 2 out, hung left and rallied into 3rd before last, kept on towards finish, just failed for 2nd op 12/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Leostar

411-0

6/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

Prominent in chasing group, outpaced by front pair before 2 out, ridden between last 2, no impression in 4th before last op 5/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

4 ½

Armattiekan

411-0

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Prominent in chasing group, disputed 3rd when blundered 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression after op 16/1

6^th

1 ¾

Mint Gold

411-0

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Thomas Willmott (7)

Held up in last pair, headway after 3 out, stumbled on landing next, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders op 33/1

7^th

Pinspot

411-0

40/1

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

Held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, never a threat

8^th

Alone No More

611-0

33/1

T: R DobbinJ: William Shanahan (7)

Mid-division, driven after 3 out, weakened from next op 28/1

9^th

1 ¾

Ardglass Star

411-0

40/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, switched outside and pushed along briefly after 4th, never troubled leaders, weakened 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Express Des Mottes

411-0

80/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, struggling after 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Bridane High²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Stephen J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £2.50EX:£4.80Trifecta:£25.70SF:£4.44Swingers:£1.40, £4.30, £4.80

Forecasts

Romeo Brown (1/1), West Coast Lass (7/2), Leostar (6/1), Big Bad Dream (14/1), Armattiekan (14/1), Mint Gold (14/1), Bridane High (16/1), Alone No More (33/1), Pinspot (40/1), Ardglass Star (40/1), Express Des Mottes (80/1)

A very winnable maiden hurdle in which there's no obvious standout contender. However, the trio to concentrate upon are probably the mare West Coast Lass, the long-distance traveller Romeo Brown and the Alistair Whillans-trained LEOSTAR. The selection has proved himself to be a reliable performer in bumpers, and ran well when caught close home by a stablemate of West Coast Lass (Shankill Castle) on hurdles debut at an additional Ayr fixture in May. With the ground expected to be riding little or no worse than good to soft, now is probably the ideal time for breaking the maiden tag before much softer ground conditions materialise.

Leostar
Romeo Brown
West Coast Lass

Prize Money

1st: £4,224.002nd: £1,240.003rd: £620.004th: £310.00