17:22 Kelso

Sunday 24 May 2026

All14:2815:0315:3716:1216:4717:2217:57

Borders Growers & Distillers Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 51y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:22  |   Winning time: 3m 51.20s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: C O'Farrell
Held up towards rear, steady headway from 3 out, led after 2 out, soon went clear, hit last, ran on well run-in, readily op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
7/4f
T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin
Midfield, chased leaders after 2 out, took second before last, all out run-in, not reach winner towards finish tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
7
25/1
T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop
Held up in rear, steady headway after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, took third before last, kept on op 28/1
4th
Horse silk
10
2
812-0
9/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Sean Quinlan
Led, pushed along when headed after 2 out, soon weakened op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
3
9/2
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Ryan Mania
Pushed along start, midfield, closed on leaders after 3rd, soon took second, pushed along 2 out, outpaced before last, weakened run-in
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
8
11/1
T: W ColtherdJ: D R Fox
Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
18/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Gregor Walkingshaw (10)
In touch with leaders, hit 4th, soon outpaced, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
9
610-2
66/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: William Maggs (3)
Spread a plate on the way to start and ran without its right-fore shoe, prominent, outpaced after 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1
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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Hourless63
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 6
T: J E Dixon  J: Mr John Dixon
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.20, £1.20, £4.50EX:£9.00Trifecta:£122.10Tricast:£106.49SF:£9.19Swingers:£1.70, £10.00, £6.00

Forecasts

Double Digits (7/4), Scots Poet (3/1), Ip Up (9/2), Simple Star (9/2), Hourless (8/1), My My My Delilah (11/1), Walk On Son (18/1), Miss Friday Lions (25/1), Gozo (66/1)

Verdict

SCOTS POET still looks on a handy mark and can resume winning ways. Double Digits finished ahead of a couple of subsequent winners at Hexham last time and rates the main danger.

  1. SCOTS POET
  2. DOUBLE DIGITS
  3. IP UP (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.006th: £180.007th: £91.008th: £46.00

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