14:00 Kelso

Saturday 29 December 2018

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:10

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Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 2.70s

1^st

Elvis Mail

410-12

10/3

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Held up up mid-division, smooth headway on outside to lead 3 out (usual 4 out), drew clear on extended run-in, driven out, comfortably (final flight omitted) op 3/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

Raecius Felix

410-12

7/2

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, took closer order on outside after 3rd, driven and outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 9/2

3^rd

Rollerruler

410-12

125/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Tracked leaders, effort after 2 out (usual 3 out), outpaced by front pair last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner op 150/1 tchd 100/1

4^th

Goldencard

511-4

6/4f

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Tended to jump right, tracked leader, ridden after last (usual 2 out), never pace to trouble winner, weakened into 4th inside final furlong op 13/8 tchd 11/8

5^th

Izzy's Champion

410-12

100/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Held up behind, headway on outside 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and kept on same pace on extended run-in, never troubled leaders

6^th

Bullion

510-12

14/1

T: J EwartJ: C O'Farrell

In touch, dropped to mid-division after 3rd, lost place and behind 2 out (usual 3 out)l plugged on approaching omitted last, never nearer tchd 12/1

7^th

3 ¼

Glenlora

510-5

20/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (5)

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), soon behind tchd 18/1

8^th

3 ¾

Alone No More

610-12

50/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Behind, outpaced 2 out (usual 3 out), never a threat tchd 66/1

9^th

Captain Pugwash

410-12

12/1

T: Stef KeniryJ: Sean Quinlan

Mistake 1st, in touch, driven to chase leaders after 2 out (usual 3 out), never pace to challenge, weakened approaching omitted last

10^th

3 ¾

Ride The Lightning

510-12

33/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), never reached leaders, weakened bypassing omitted last

11^th

Symbolic Star

610-12

80/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Towards rear, some headway 2 out (usual 3 out), never near leaders, ridden and weakened on extended run-in op 100/1

12^th

Oriental Tiger

710-12

33/1

T: R M SmithJ: Callum Bewley

Reluctantly led, set steady pace, wandered and headed 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden and weakened next, tailed off tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Charlie's Lass

510-5

25/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Took keen hold, held up in rear when lost action and fell 3rd tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

Skiddaw Valleys⁵⁰⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N G Richards J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.80, £1.30, £37.20EX:£17.80Trifecta:£1,319.30SF:£14.76Swingers:£2.80, £44.80, £0.00

Forecasts

Goldencard (6/4), Elvis Mail (10/3), Raecius Felix (7/2), Skiddaw Valleys (8/1), Captain Pugwash (12/1), Bullion (14/1), Glenlora (20/1), Charlie's Lass (25/1), Ride The Lightning (33/1), Oriental Tiger (33/1), Alone No More (50/1), Symbolic Star (80/1), Izzy's Champion (100/1), Rollerruler (125/1)

In many respects the October C&D maiden winner GOLDENCARD should prove vulnerable under a penalty as demonstrated in defeat at Catterick. However, with precious little in the way of viable opposition with which too oppose him with this afternoon, he gets the nod. Raecius Felix is probably capable of better than he's demonstrated so far for Ruth Jefferson, whilst the Nick Alexander-trained Elvis Mail looks more than capable of making the frame in this company.