15:15 Kelso

Saturday 5 March 2022

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bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 3m 56.50s

1^st

Cormier

610-7

8/1

T: B EllisonJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up, good headway chasing leaders before the last, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well (both hurdles in home straight omitted due to low sun, 4 hurdles jumped on circuit) op 7/1

2^nd

1 ½

Saint D'Oroux

610-11

10/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Ben Bromley (7)

Held up and behind, closer out wide turning in, soon chasing leaders, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, went 2nd post, well held op 11/1

3^rd

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Faivoir

711-2

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, closer turning in, chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, then switched sharply right, stayed on inside final furlong, lost 2nd post op 11/1

4^th

Severance

610-0

13/2

T: B PaulingJ: B S Hughes

Led until after 1st, chased leader until turning in, handy 3rd on inside, led again bypassing omitted 2 out, ridden and hung badly right extended run-in, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 6/1

5^th

Voix Du Reve

1010-8

14/1

T: I JardineJ: Alan Doyle (7)

Raced keenly chasing leaders, went 2nd turning in until bypassing omitted 2 out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

2 ¼

Thereisnodoubt

910-0

28/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Never closer than mid-division on inside op 25/1

7^th

Metier

611-5

3/1f

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Led after 1st, headed bypassing omitted 2 out, weakened soon after

8^th

6 ½

Autumn Evening

511-6

5/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Off the pace in 5th, headway chasing leaders home turn, weakened before omitted 2 out op 11/2 tchd 9/2

9^th

4 ½

Buveur D'Air

1111-12

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Just off the pace in 4th, pushed along turning in, weakened after bypassing omitted 2 out tchd 8/1

10^th

Balko Saint

510-6

9/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)

Soon off the pace towards rear, tailed off op 17/2

11^th

Some Reign

1110-5

50/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off at the last tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Alqamar¹⁴³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: James Moffatt J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.80, £3.20, £3.30EX:£80.00Trifecta:£688.20Tricast:£954.35SF:£82.96Swingers:£14.90, £13.90, £19.80

Forecasts

Metier (3/1), Autumn Evening (5/1), Severance (13/2), Cormier (8/1), Buveur D'Air (9/1), Balko Saint (9/1), Saint D'Oroux (10/1), Faivoir (12/1), Voix Du Reve (14/1), Alqamar (16/1), Thereisnodoubt (28/1), Some Reign (50/1)

BALKO SAINT has done very little wrong over hurdles and his mark looks manageable based on his Kempton listed win in the autumn so he might be worth siding with to bounce back from a lesser run over fences in France since. Cormier and Irish-raider Autumn Evening are put up as the main threats, although Metier would also be a major player if the ground went soft.

BALKO SAINT (FR)
CORMIER (IRE)
AUTUMN EVENING

Previous Winners

2021

The Shunter

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 8

J: Alain Cawley | T: E Mullins

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £51,440.002nd: £23,650.003rd: £11,830.004th: £5,910.005th: £2,960.006th: £1,470.007th: £740.008th: £370.00