15 Feb 2018 13:55 Kelso
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,224); Distance: 2m 51y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 1U / 11 | Flat (139), Jump (178) | B S Hughes | K Dalgleish Sir Ian & Ms Catriona… | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, led before last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Sam's Gunner (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 044-21 / 8 | Jump (13) | Sean Quinlan | M & D Easterby Falcon's Line Ltd | 7/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway before 3 out, chased winner from last, kept on and always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 6 L | Mcgowan's Pass (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 21-515 / 14 | Jump (26) | Danny Cook | A M Thomson Mrs A E Lee | 1/1 | |
| tracked leader, joined leader 4 out, led before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | NS | Western Honour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1-8 / 7 | Jump (99) | Henry Brooke | James Moffatt Cheveley Park Stud | 8/1 | |
| in touch, in 5th before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 5 L | Mighty Thunder (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1693 / 10 | Jump (21) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell Thunder Holdings… | 15/2 | |
| led, headed before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 20 L | Ofcourseiwill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 13P / 9 | Jump (28) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mr N Hartley | 25/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Eagle Ridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 53-926 / 10 | Jump (15) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Ken McGarrity And… | 80/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 42 L | That's Life (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 90 / 6 | Jump (20) | R D Day | N G Richards Eddie Melville… | 100/1 | |
| behind, blundered 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 13 L | Keepinupwitdjones (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 55949 / 6 | Jump (22) | Finian O'Toole | Mrs S A Watt Major E J Watt | 200/1 | |
| always towards rear, blundered 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 72 L | Leonasisland (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | PP / 7 | Jump (81) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Shiel Rutherford | 100/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
