15:30 Kelso

Saturday 1 March 2025

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0416:39

bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.91s

1^st

Cracking Rhapsody

611-6

12/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway before bypassed 2 out, ridden into 2nd before last, stayed on well to lead run-in op 14/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Alnilam

611-7

16/1

T: O MurphyJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, pressed front pair 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and headed run-in, no extra tchd 18/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Old Gregorian

610-9

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Conner McCann (7)

In rear, headway 3 out, pushed along bypassed 2 out, went 3rd before last, ridden and kept on run-in op 16/1

4^th

5 ½

Slugger

611-4

12/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, ridden before last, stayed on same pace op 16/1

5^th

1 ¾

Florida Dreams

710-13

12/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Wore red hood in parade ring, rear mid-division, hit 1st, pushed along bypassed 2 out, plugged on, never on terms

6^th

5 ½

Cormier

910-12

40/1

T: B EllisonJ: William Maggs (5)

Rear mid-division, headway after 3 out, pushed along disputing 4th bypassed 2 out, soon faded tchd 33/1

7^th

Vischio

811-7

6/1

T: E MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up in rear, pushed along 3 out, no real progress op 11/2 tchd 5/1

8^th

Here Comes Georgie

710-11

50/1

T: P NevilleJ: Lee Edwards

Tracked leaders, pushed along into 2nd after 3 out, weakened before last tchd 66/1

9^th

Petrol Head

911-4

14/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Wore red hood to post, towards rear, never showed op 10/1

10^th

Milldam

711-6

40/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Ben Jones

Mid-division on outer, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened

11^th

Gentleman Bill

711-1

28/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: C J Todd

Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, no response tchd 25/1

12^th

1 ½

Favour And Fortune

712-0

6/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, pushed along and beaten 3 out tchd 13/2

13^th

Aucunrisque

911-6

28/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (3)

Front mid-division, weakened before bypassed 2 out tchd 33/1

14^th

2 ¼

Rock House

710-8

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, pushed along bypassed 2 out, soon beaten op 18/1

Also Ran

Tellherthename

611-11

11/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Kielan Woods

Mid-division, lost action and pulled up 4 out op 7/2

Ginger Mail

911-0

50/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Towards rear, never involved, pulled up after 2 out tchd 40/1

Wilful

610-10

18/5f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Led, hit 4th, not fluent 4 out and headed, remained handy, dropped away after 3 out, pulled up op 5/1 tchd 7/2

N'Golo

1010-9

100/1

T: P NevilleJ: Stan Sheppard

Close up, led 4 out, pushed along and headed 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.30Pl:£2.80, £3.30, £2.70, £2.90EX:£176.50Trifecta:£1,872.60Tricast:£2,393.94SF:£192.69Swingers:£25.40, £17.40, £17.50

Forecasts

Wilful (18/5), Tellherthename (11/2), Vischio (6/1), Favour And Fortune (6/1), Cracking Rhapsody (12/1), Old Gregorian (12/1), Slugger (12/1), Florida Dreams (12/1), Petrol Head (14/1), Alnilam (16/1), Rock House (16/1), Gentleman Bill (28/1), Aucunrisque (28/1), Cormier (40/1), Milldam (40/1), Here Comes Georgie (50/1), Ginger Mail (50/1), N'Golo (100/1)

FAVOUR AND FORTUNE plundered a big prize in Scotland last spring and might be able to do so again on the back of a good run in a similarly hot race at Newbury last month. Alan King's strong traveller should prove suited by the return to likely less testing conditions and is preferred to Irish-raider Vischio, whose trainer won this with The Shunter in 2021, and Alnilam. Petrol Head and Tellherthename are other interesting contenders.

FAVOUR AND FORTUNE (IRE)
VISCHIO (IRE)
ALNILAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Cracking Rhapsody

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 5

J: Craig Nichol | T: Ewan Whillans

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,728.002nd: £28,380.003rd: £14,196.004th: £7,092.005th: £3,552.006th: £1,764.007th: £888.008th: £444.00