12:20 Kelso

Sunday 7 December 2025

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Belhaven Black Classic Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 5m 51.82s

1^st

Glen Road

611-8

5/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh

Disputed lead, headed before 2nd, briefly ridden before 5th, in touch 2 out, ridden and headway to dispute lead approaching last, soon led outright, kept on well op 4/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Authorized Mission

511-10

1/1f

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Disputed lead, led outright before 2nd where mistake, not fluent 3 out, ridden and joined approaching last, soon headed, no extra near finish op 11/8 tchd 13/8

3^rd

7 ½

Malicash

612-0

6/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Midfield, switched right and in touch 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced by leaders, kept on same pace run-in op 5/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

8 ½

Fox's Fancy

711-8

12/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Prominent, not fluent 4th, ridden and in touch 2 out, soon dropped to fourth, faded run-in tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

5^th

7 ½

Rememberthename

511-0

20/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Craig Nichol

Midfield, ridden before 2 out, soon tailed off op 14/1

6^th

Coconut Splash

1011-7

22/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

Held up in rear, ridden before 8th, minor headway before last op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1

7^th

7 ½

Nights In Venice

910-3

25/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Midfield, driven before 2 out, soon tailed off op 28/1

8^th

Follow Charlie

611-6

16/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

Held up in rear, in touch 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

Gaillimh A Stor

911-12

28/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced before 8th, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1

Disco Davis

611-10

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Midfield, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last op 7/1 tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.70, £1.20, £2.20EX:£13.90Trifecta:£47.20Tricast:£32.50SF:£10.66Swingers:£2.10, £4.30, £2.70

Forecasts

Authorized Mission (1/1), Glen Road (5/1), Malicash (6/1), Disco Davis (9/1), Fox's Fancy (12/1), Follow Charlie (16/1), Rememberthename (20/1), Coconut Splash (22/1), Nights In Venice (25/1), Gaillimh A Stor (28/1)

AUTHORIZED MISSION won with a lot of authority on his course stable debut last month and is worth a chance to show he can cope with a higher mark. Glen Road's Wetherby win received a boost when the runner-up went in at Leicester the other day and he's second choice ahead of Malicash.

AUTHORIZED MISSION
GLEN ROAD (IRE)
MALICASH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Young Jack

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Danny McMenamin | T: C Grant

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,714.002nd: £4,010.003rd: £2,005.004th: £1,003.005th: £500.00