21 May 2008 15:35 Kelso
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,123); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Bank Of Scotland Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Don't Ask Me (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 1/P875-3 / 24 | Jump (7) | Mr D Devereux | P & M Bowen Mr R Scrine | 5/4 | |
| close up on inside, left 2nd 6th, smooth headway to lead 4 out, stayed on well unextended (last flight bypassed) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 5 L | Humourous (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs) | *D07939- / 9 | Jump (28) | B J Toomey | B Storey Graham, Storey,… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, left in lead 6th, headed 4 out, ridden and kept on from last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | ¾ L | Queen of Diamonds (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 146lbs) | 45636-0 / 7 | Jump (11) | Henry Brooke | Mrs K Walton Miss S A Drake | 12/1 | |
| held up, headway 4 out, 3rd and staying on when carried wide by loose horse after last, ridden and kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 14 L | Hapthor (GB) (Mare, Chestnut, 148lbs) | 142/35-1 / 11 | Jump (11) | Mr M Garnett | F Jestin Mr F Jestin | 12/1 | |
| held up, outpaced 4 out, ridden and kept on same pace from 2 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | NK | Compton Commander (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 143lbs) | 73P/60U- / 10 | Jump (155), Flat (15) | Miss A Mccullagh | E W Tuer Mr E Tuer | 33/1 | |
| in touch, lost place and behind 6th, some headway when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 16 L | Jim The Gent (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 14/3206- / 7 | Jump (193) | Mr G Crow | A M Crow Mr Bartley Nolan | 6/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in touch, headway 7th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 15 L | Toulouse Express (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 33350-2 / 13 | Jump (18) | Miss A Blythe | R Johnson Mr Robert Johnson | 16/1 | |
| close up on outside, lost place 7th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | ½ L | Billsgrey (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 140lbs) | 699P7-P / 11 | Jump (15) | Mr T Davidson | J S Haldane Mr J M Stenhouse | 80/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 7th, soon struggling, behind from 4 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | I'm Your Man (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 159lbs) | 2/07026- / 12 | Jump (28) | Miss N Sayer | Mrs E Slack Mr A Slack | 8/1 | |
| led until blundered and unseated rider 6th | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Boulevardofdreams (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 220/0FP- / 7 | Jump (76) | Nathan Moscrop | P Monteith Mr D A Johnson | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Talesofriverbank (GB) (Filly, Bay, 141lbs) | 066PP0- / 8 | Jump (50) | Callum Whillans | A C Whillans Mr A C Whillans | 12/1 | |
| behind, pushed along from 4th, struggling when jumped right and unseated rider 6th | ||||||||||
