12:54 Kelso

Monday 29 December 2025

All11:4512:1912:5413:2914:0414:3915:15

Slainte Mhath Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:54 | Winning time: 5m 47.83s

1^st

Country Code

511-7

5/4f

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Danny McMenamin

Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, disputed second 3 out, led before 2 out, soon pushed along and cleared away, good jump last and cantered home run-in op 11/10 tchd Evens

2^nd

5 ½

Burncourt Boy

511-0

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)

Wore red hood to post, towards rear, went fourth 3 out, improved to chase leader approaching 2 out, ridden and no match before last, no extra flat op 11/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

nse

Tashkhan

711-7

7/2

T: B EllisonJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on one pace op 10/3 tchd 3/1

4^th

Imperfectlyperfect

511-7

4/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Led, headed before 2 out, dropped away quickly tchd 9/2

5^th

Yorkshire Man Sam

711-0

33/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Towards rear, untidy 4 out, soon pushed along and tailed off tchd 40/1

6^th

1 ¾

Old Comrades

511-0

11/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Settled mid-division, close up in rear 3rd, pushed along and weakened quickly 3 out op 25/1

7^th

Ivan's Legacy

410-13

150/1

T: S CorbettJ: Conor Rabbitt (3)

Prominent, not fluent 3 out and dropped away tamely, tailed off op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Am I Bovvered²⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: Miss S E Forster J: P W Wadge

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.40, £2.40EX:£7.70Trifecta:£21.70SF:£7.94Swingers:£1.70, £1.60, £2.90

Forecasts

Country Code (5/4), Tashkhan (7/2), Imperfectlyperfect (4/1), Burncourt Boy (9/2), Old Comrades (11/1), Yorkshire Man Sam (33/1), Ivan's Legacy (150/1), Am I Bovvered (200/1)

A useful stayer on the Flat, TASHKHAN will appreciate this longer trip and may be able to defy a penalty to follow up his hurdle debut success. Imperfectlyperfect is feared back down in class, while there should be more to come from Country Code following his win on hurdles bow. Olly Murphy's Burncourt Boy looks the type to win races at some stage and is worth noting for support.

TASHKHAN (IRE)
IMPERFECTLYPERFECT (IRE)
COUNTRY CODE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Ace Of Spades

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

8/15

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00