09 Dec 2018 14:10 Kelso
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,990); Distance: 2m 6f 70y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 9YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Scotty Brand Veterans' Handicap Chase (Last Qualifying Leg Of The 2018 Veterans' Chase Series)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Cultram Abbey (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 5) | 22231-4 / 13 | Jump (207) | R D Day | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 10th, ridden to chase leader before last (usual 2 out), stayed on to lead bypassing omitted last, ran on (final fence omitted on both circuits, low sun) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3 L | Jet Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 3F-5831 / 13 | Jump (23) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Mr Hw Turcan &… | 10/1 | |
| held up behind, headway 3 out (usual 4 out), chased leaders before last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, stayed on to take 2nd final strides, no impression with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | NK | Upsilon Bleu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0/25275- / 11 | Jump (232) | Henry Brooke | Miss P Robson Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, led after 4 out (usual 5 out), 4 lengths clear last (usual 2 out), shaken up and headed bypassing omitted last, no extra, well held when lost 2nd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 6 L | Band Of Blood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4/11060- / 12 | Jump (225) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland Mr I P Crane | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven after 4 out (usual 5 out), chased leader 2 out (usual 3 out), lost place before last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 12 L | Beeves (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 197-320 / 12 | Jump (161) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Paul & Clare Rooney | 4/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed after 4 out (usual 5 out), lost place 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened after last (usual 2 out) | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 8 L | Perfect Candidate (IRE) (horse (entire), bay, 11 12) | 105F-0P / 14 | Jump (22) | C Brace | F O'Brien Isl Recruitment | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, reminders after 4th and again after 7th, never travelled well after, lost place 10th, weakened from 2 out (usual 3 out) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 14 L | Silver Tassie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 2P32-32 / 13 | Jump (25) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond Mr R M Howard | 12/1 | |
| held up, always behind, weakened from 3 out (usual 4 out), tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 19 L | Valleyofmilan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 23315-3 / 12 | Jump (19) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Tim & Miranda Johnson | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 4 out (usual 5 out), weakened from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Samstown (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 1P6P/P7- / 13 | Jump (228) | Craig Nichol | A C Whillans Mrs Elizabeth Ferguson | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
