15:20 Kelso

Wednesday 8 May 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:2516:5517:30

Villa Sandi Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 37.90s

1^st

Emerald Chieftan

911-8

8/1

T: R MenziesJ: Harry Skelton

Made all, clear when not fluent 8th, reduced lead and edged right before last, ridden out op 9/1

2^nd

2 ½

Farlam King

610-0

11/1

T: M A BarnesJ: D B Hurst (10)

Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, chased winner last, no impression, kept on op 20/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Aengus

911-12

16/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders, slow and reminder 5th, went 2nd 8th, jumped right 2 out, jumped right and lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace tchd 14/1

4^th

Sigurd

711-5

4/1f

T: Miss J E FosterJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, 3rd when mistake 3 out, soon beaten, one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

Pixiepot

911-5

33/1

T: P D NivenJ: Henry Brooke

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, kept on, unable to get on terms op 25/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

4 ½

Canny Style

611-7

50/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Held up and behind, went 6th from 2 out, never on terms op 33/1

7^th

Benny's Secret

912-0

9/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up and behind, never in contention and well beaten before 2 out op 7/2 tchd 3/1

8^th

Border Victor

711-1

11/2

T: F P MurtaghJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next op 7/1 tchd 5/1

9^th

Buckled

911-10

14/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (5)

Mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened before next op 16/1

10^th

3 ¾

Melody Of Scotland

511-10

12/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Rear of mid-division, headway on outside 7th, ridden and struggling after 9th, well beaten from 3 out op 10/1

11^th

Viking Hoard

512-0

14/1

T: C ByrnesJ: K J Brouder (5)

Pressed winner until before 8th, soon lost 2nd, weakened 3 out tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Sunny Destination

711-10

9/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Tracked leaders, blundered badly 7th, rider nearly off but did well to stay on, soon pulled up op 15/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£2.60, £3.90, £5.40EX:£101.60Trifecta:£1,166.70Tricast:£1,369.06SF:£89.52Swingers:£14.20, £13.00, £14.20

Forecasts

Sigurd (4/1), Benny's Secret (9/2), Border Victor (11/2), Emerald Chieftan (8/1), Sunny Destination (9/1), Farlam King (11/1), Melody Of Scotland (12/1), Buckled (14/1), Viking Hoard (14/1), Aengus (16/1), Pixiepot (33/1), Canny Style (50/1)

Benny's Secret thrives at Kelso, with all four of his previous wins over hurdles coming at this Borders track. Pulling well clear of the remainder, including today's rival Sunny Destination, he edged out Uptown Harry by a neck over C&D latest. A subsequent 7lb rise in the weights looks fair, and he's impossible to keep out of the frame. However, we'll seek an each-way alternative with the potentially well-treated Irish raider VIKING HOARD who should strip fitter for a recent run over an inadequate two-miles at Wetherby.

Viking Hoard
Benny's Secret
Sigurd

Previous Winners

2018

Shepherd's Bight

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: B S Hughes | T: Ruth Jefferson

6/1

Prize Money

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