14:44 Kelso

Saturday 23 October 2021

All13:3414:0914:4415:1915:5416:2917:0417:35

Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: 6m 5.11s

1^st

Breaking The Ice

610-13

6/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Led, shaken up and drew 6 lengths clear after 2 out, ridden out run-in, kept on well, unchallenged op 11/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

4 ¼

Vintage Glen

910-1

7/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, chased front rank from 11th, mistake 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on but always held op 6/1

3^rd

5 ½

Flaming Glory

710-2

15/2

T: K ScottJ: Sean Quinlan

Towards rear, mistake 7th, headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on after last op 9/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

Lifeisahighway

711-10

5/2f

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, hit 12th, chased leaders before 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, ridden and one pace after last op 7/4 tchd 11/4

5^th

Gipsy Lee Rose

711-12

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression op 7/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

2 ¼

To The Limit

610-0

8/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Prominent, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out op 15/2 tchd 9/1

7^th

Tumbling Dice

610-0

18/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Thomas Willmott (5)

Chased leaders, lost place and faded after 3 out op 12/1

8^th

Placedela Concorde

810-0

28/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Callum Bewley

Rear mid-division, headway to track leaders after 8th, outpaced and beaten 4 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Jessiemac

711-11

10/1

T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox

Not fluent in rear, always behind and pulled up before 3 out op 11/1 tchd 8/1

Ballintogher Boy

710-12

14/1

T: C GrantJ: Oakley Brown (5)

Towards rear, lost touch from 11th, soon pulled up op 40/1

Crystal Lad

910-5

18/1

T: K ScottJ: Jamie Hamilton

Prominent early, slow jump 2nd and dropped to rear, reminders after 8th, pulled up after 10th op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Flutter Down

610-0

66/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Mid-division, mistakes 3rd and 13th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.70, £2.30, £2.70EX:£59.40Trifecta:£437.00Tricast:£325.95SF:£49.28Swingers:£10.40, £8.10, £11.40

Forecasts

Lifeisahighway (5/2), Breaking The Ice (6/1), Vintage Glen (7/1), Flaming Glory (15/2), Gipsy Lee Rose (8/1), To The Limit (8/1), Jessiemac (10/1), Ballintogher Boy (14/1), Tumbling Dice (18/1), Crystal Lad (18/1), Placedela Concorde (28/1), Flutter Down (66/1)

LIFEISAHIGHWAY possesses scope as a chaser this term given his pointing background and, now returning with his yard in reasonable nick, he has a lot going for him. Vintage Glen also reappears with the potential for better, with the more-established Gipsy Lee Rose another to note.

LIFEISAHIGHWAY (IRE)
VINTAGE GLEN (IRE)
GIPSY LEE ROSE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Chanting Hill

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Lucy Alexander | T: N W Alexander

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,777.002nd: £1,280.003rd: £640.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00