May 06 / 15.25 Kelso

15.25

Good

2000 Sacks Of Carrots Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 4f 189y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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2000 Sacks Of Carrots Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3572P- C

Last run: 47 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper here last April (2m, good); best run over hurdles when second to a hat-trick scorer at Catterick in January (2m3f, soft); pulled up last time (never travelled); could bounce back.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Abbey Scope

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Won a bumper here last April (2m, good); best run over hurdles when second to a hat-trick scorer at Catterick in January (2m3f, soft); pulled up last time (never travelled); could bounce back.

7/1

9

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 2

15:55 Musselburgh

Abbey Scope

10st 7lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Good-ground bumper winner who ran best race yet over hurdles when runner-up on handicap debut at Catterick (2m3f, soft) last time; open to improvement, including with his jumping, and he's a possible player.

13/2

9/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: /1176- D

Last run: 263 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Won handicaps on good ground at Perth (2m4f) and Market Rasen (2m7f) last summer; returns after a 263-day break; interesting contender.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

6

2nd Jun 2026

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

16:30 Southwell

Larkfield Lusive

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: L J Morgan

Recorded back-to-back wins at Perth (2m4f) and Market Rasen (2m7f) last summer; should strip fitter for his first run after nearly nine months off when third at Kelso (2m5f, good) last month and holds claims.

11/2

3rd

8

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Larkfield Lusive

11st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: L J Morgan

Won handicaps on good ground at Perth (2m4f) and Market Rasen (2m7f) last summer; returns after a 263-day break; interesting contender.

9/1

6th

9

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:35 Perth

Larkfield Lusive

10st 13lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: L J Morgan

Back-to-back good-ground wins here (2m4f) and at Market Rasen (2m7f) before performing well short of his best on soft at Cartmel; still looks on a competitive mark.

8/1

Form: /0454- C

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper here last April (2m, good); mixed form over hurdles, including fair fourth on handicap debut here last time (2m2f, good); further progress likely, particularly now up to 2m4f.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Lester Mail

11st 10lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won a bumper here last April (2m, good); mixed form over hurdles, including fair fourth on handicap debut here last time (2m2f, good); further progress likely, particularly now up to 2m4f.

11/2

4th

3

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

16:30 Kelso

Lester Mail

11st 10lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won a bumper here last April; has shown ability in three runs over hurdles and can be expected to show improvement now that he steps up in trip on his handicap debut.

15/2

5th

6

15th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

13:50 Musselburgh

Lester Mail

11st 7lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Registered his bumper win in a weak race at Kelso; modest fourth there (2m) in latest attempt over hurdles; needs to improve.

16/1

Form: 73368- D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won a Down Royal handicap in March 2025 for Gordon Elliott (2m4f, good); best run for present yard when third at Newcastle in January (2m4f, good to soft) but hasn't fared as well since.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Cher Tara

11st 6lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Daragh Bourke

Didn't run badly when fifth of eight at Kelso (2m5f, good) three weeks ago and continues to slip down the weights but has modest 2-21 strike-rate over hurdles; others appeal more.

7/1

5th

7

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Cher Tara

11st 5lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Daragh Bourke

Won a Down Royal handicap in March 2025 for Gordon Elliott (2m4f, good); best run for present yard when third at Newcastle in January (2m4f, good to soft) but hasn't fared as well since.

16/1

8th

7

11th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:07 Newcastle

Cher Tara

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Daragh Bourke

On a losing sequence but in good form for her current yard until coming in a never-dangerous sixth in 2m4f Musselburgh handicap 22 days ago; she can bounce back off a slipping mark.

14/1

Form: 36530-

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Two wins at Carlisle in November 2024 (2m1f, soft/good to soft); mixed form since, including over fences; sound run back hurdling at Carlisle in March (2m1f, soft), but poor next time and has since had wind surgery; bit to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

3

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Disco Annie

11st 12lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Two wins at Carlisle in November 2024 (2m1f, soft/good to soft); mixed form since, including over fences; sound run back hurdling at Carlisle in March (2m1f, soft), but poor next time and has since had wind surgery; bit to prove.

8/1

Form: P9/4U-

Last run: 351 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Point winner in May 2023 (2m4f, good); mainly modest form over hurdles and fences; best watched having been off since last May (bled from the nose).
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:00 Huntingdon

She Wont Mind

10st 5lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tim Reed

Won a point in 2023 but unseated mid-race on chase debut a year ago and recently returned from layoff with ordinary run over hurdles (0-7); tongue-tie is now added.

8/1

7th

10

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

She Wont Mind

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Reed

Point winner in May 2023 (2m4f, good); mainly modest form over hurdles and fences; best watched having been off since last May (bled from the nose).

33/1

Form: P7P5P- D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

6

3rd Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

17:07 Leopardstown

Nitty Gritty

11st 3lb

J: Mr T Hamilton

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Third foal; half-brother to bumper winner Lionnar; dam unraced sister to winners Level Neverending (useful bumper/2m3f hurdle) and Kalopsia (bumper/1m4f Flat/2m hurdle), half-sister to useful bumper/2m-2m4f hurdle winner Lunar Display; well-bred newcomer and no surprise if he proved difficult to beat here.

100/30

Form: 8333U-

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Yet to win over hurdles; third in three consecutive handicaps last season (unseated rider on final start); each-way chance.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Joto

10st 3lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: John Dawson

Yet to win over hurdles; third in three consecutive handicaps last season (unseated rider on final start); each-way chance.

15/2

8

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

17:00 Newcastle

Joto

10st 6lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: John Dawson

Yet to win in eight runs over hurdles, but third over 2m1f here (good to soft) and over 2m3f at Doncaster (soft) and Catterick (good to soft; first two have both won since) on last three starts; chance.

9/2

3rd

7

24th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Joto

10st 3lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: John Dawson

Made it 0-9 when no match for the front two at Doncaster (2m3f, soft) last time but the runner-up has won since and this lightly raced 6yo is unexposed at today's trip; could be in the shake-up.

9/2

Non-runners

Livano Bello, William Yeats, Fairly Fulling

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £50.20
Straight Forecast £36.99
Tricast £377.38
Trifecta £267.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lester Mail

RP RATINGS:

Livano Bello

POSTDATA:

Fairly Fulling

The Sun:

William Yeats

Daily Mail:

Abbey Scope

TOPSPEED:

Nitty Gritty

Telegraph:

Larkfield Lusive

The Times:

Disco Annie

D Express:

Lester Mail

Daily Mirror:

Lester Mail

The Star:

Lester Mail

Daily Record:

Livano Bello

The Guardian:

Fairly Fulling