15:35 Kelso

Saturday 26 October 2019

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4017:15

William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 4m 2.50s

1^st

Gennady

511-10

5/2f

T: K DalgleishJ: Danny McMenamin (5)

Held up towards rear, headway halfway, chasing leaders when hit 3 out, led next, stayed on strongly op 11/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

4 ½

Monfass

811-4

10/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, every chance after 2 out, kept on same pace op 17/2

3^rd

Titus Bolt

1011-0

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Bruce Lynn (7)

Keen in touch, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge op 7/1

4^th

Dieu Benisse

611-12

14/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, chased leaders next, never threat op 12/1

5^th

The Herds Garden

1011-9

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, no extra closing stages

6^th

Sarvi

411-5

10/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley

Keen in touch, headway to chase leaders 4 out, mistake 2 out, weakened last op 9/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

Paris Protocol

611-12

9/2

T: M WalfordJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leader, hit 1st, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next tchd 5/1

8^th

Christmas In Usa

711-2

10/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed 2 out, soon weakened op 9/1 tchd 17/2

9^th

Lough Legend

511-7

20/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

In touch, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 16/1

10^th

1 ¾

Keep The River

511-12

25/1

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman

Always behind, tailed off from 4 out op 33/1

11^th

1 ¼

Mercer's Troop

411-2

50/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, weakened 5 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Think Ahead

811-6

6/1

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones (7)

Mid-division, hit 2nd, weakened before 5 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1

Blooriedotcom

411-4

25/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (3)

In rear when fell 1st tchd 28/1

Fourth Of July

411-0

40/1

T: R M SmithJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

Led, keen, headed 3rd, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

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Non-Runners

Western Lass²²⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: K Scott J: Sean Quinlan

Deepsand³⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Thomas Willmott

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.70, £3.80, £4.60EX:£38.20Trifecta:£544.50Tricast:£271.33SF:£28.02Swingers:£9.20, £8.80, £53.30

Forecasts

Gennady (5/2), Paris Protocol (9/2), Think Ahead (6/1), Monfass (10/1), Sarvi (10/1), Christmas In Usa (10/1), Titus Bolt (12/1), Dieu Benisse (14/1), The Herds Garden (14/1), Deepsand (16/1), Lough Legend (20/1), Keep The River (25/1), Blooriedotcom (25/1), Western Lass (33/1), Fourth Of July (40/1), Mercer's Troop (50/1)

A tough handicap to call. Christmas In Usa could go close again if fully wound up after a summer break, while Titus Bolt is interesting back on a winning mark on his stable debut. Blooriedotcom can't be ruled out, along with Think Ahead and The Herds Garden. Paris Protocol was a decisive winner last time and is another for shortlists, but the suggestion is DIEU BENISSE, who may just have needed her reappearance, and can take advantage of a 2lb drop to score.

Dieu Benisse
Paris Protocol
Think Ahead

Previous Winners

2018

Iolani

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: Sean Quinlan | T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

7/2

Prize Money

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