13:25 Kelso

Sunday 29 December 2019

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

George & Margaret Higgins Festive Celebration Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 4m 10.40s

1^st

Mario De Pail

410-12

15/8f

T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, went 2nd 2 out, soon led, clear when wandered slightly into last, stayed on, comfortably

2^nd

Dubai Days

510-12

2/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: B S Hughes

Jumped right, led, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace

3^rd

Ballydonagh Boy

510-12

10/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, effort after 5th, mistake 2 out, 4th before last, one pace, went 3rd towards finish

4^th

Mamdood

510-12

66/1

T: Stef KeniryJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (7)

Held up towards rear, headway 5th, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, 3rd and one pace before last, dropped to 4th towards finish

5^th

Overcourt

510-12

33/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leader from 1st, not fluent 5th or 3 out, weakened before last

6^th

Trooper Turnbull

510-12

8/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway before 4th, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, weakened before last

7^th

Whoa Black Betty

410-5

16/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, effort after 5th, weakened 2 out

8^th

3 ¼

Mister Manduro

511-4

8/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, mistake and struggling 3 out

9^th

2 ½

Raymond

410-12

25/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, behind 3 out

10^th

Abouttimeyoutoldme

510-12

100/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Ross Chapman

Always towards rear

11^th

Last King Of Wales

510-12

66/1

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

Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, well beaten 2 out

12^th

Flutter Down

410-12

50/1

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

Always towards rear

13^th

Mill Island

510-12

66/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

In rear, ridden after 4th, well beaten when mistake 3 out, blundered 2 out

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Non-Runners

Tortuga Bay³⁰⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.20, £1.50, £3.10EX:£7.10Trifecta:£53.00SF:£5.76Swingers:£3.90, £5.50, £7.40

Forecasts

Mario De Pail (15/8), Dubai Days (2/1), Trooper Turnbull (8/1), Mister Manduro (8/1), Tortuga Bay (8/1), Ballydonagh Boy (10/1), Whoa Black Betty (16/1), Raymond (25/1), Overcourt (33/1), Flutter Down (50/1), Mamdood (66/1), Last King Of Wales (66/1), Mill Island (66/1), Abouttimeyoutoldme (100/1)

Not a particularly deep event and Nick Alexander who has trained four of the last five winners of this event will be hoping to improve on those figures via Dubai Days although he’ll need to settle better than he has so far. A couple making their hurdling debuts catch the eye in Trooper Turnbull and Ffos Las winner MARIO DE PAIL for trainer Sam Thomas for whom this will be his first Kelso runner and he looks to have found a good opening for his charge. The only penalised runner Mister Manduro enters the argument and the chances are that he won’t find this as testing as his last run at Carlisle. Raymond, Last King Of Wales and Whoa Black Betty will all be seen to better effect in handicaps.

Mario De Pail
Mister Manduro
Dubai Days

Previous Winners

2018

Elvis Mail

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 4

J: Lucy Alexander | T: N W Alexander

10/3

Prize Money

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