25 Mar 2017 17:00 Kelso
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 4f 189y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Kelso Early Bird Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Rhymers Stone (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3-33142 / 11 | Jump (7) | Callum Bewley | Mrs H O Graham Mr G Adam | 7/2 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 8 L | Un Guet Apens (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 6635/P2 / 12 | Jump (15) | B S Hughes | J Ewart Drew, Percy, Carruthers… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1 L | Rivabodiva (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 9) | 5P3P23 / 11 | Jump (39) | Alexander Thorne | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs S Russell &… | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before last, kept on and no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¼ L | Jet Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 121377 / 13 | Jump (49) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Mr Hw Turcan &… | 11/1 | |
| behind and raced wide, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 2¾ L | Misfits (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 52U354 / 9 | Jump (54) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell County Set Four… | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Cruachan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 356502 / 9 | Flat (1624), Jump (15) | A Nicol | Mrs L B Normile P Carnaby & B Thomson | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, lost place from 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Top Billing (GB) (colt, brown, 11 12) | 972P75 / 12 | Flat (960), Jump (15) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock | 22/1 | |
| led and raced wide, headed before 3 out, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Berkshire Downs (GB) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 9-42822 / 8 | Jump (86) | Rachel McDonald | A M Thomson Miss Stacey McQueen | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, quickly weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
