November 05 / 15.18 Kelso

15.18

Good To Soft

Midburn Construction Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers’ Hurdle Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £7787.78
  • 3m 1f 170y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Midburn Construction Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers’ Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 5214-1

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Beat Kaizer at Newcastle (2m7f, good to soft) in January but bled when only fourth at Ayr next time; back to winning ways at latter track (3m, good) when last seen in May; up another 3lb but entitled to plenty of respect.
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1st

4

5th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:18 Kelso

Stoney Rover

11st 7lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

prominent in chasing group on inner

9/4

Form: 6-1142 CD BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Dual winner, including over this C&D, in May; back here for latest run a fortnight ago, finishing a creditable second; 2lb rise looks a little harsh but he is a consistent sort who clearly likes it here and should be on the premises.
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4th

1

6th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:02 Kelso

Brandy McQueen

12st 6lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Won a similar event at Catterick in good style in March (3m1f, good) but pulled up at Hexham last time; needs to bounce back.

6/1

1

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:00 Hexham

Brandy McQueen

12st 2lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Quite useful in his prime and he won a point in February (3m, good to soft) before easily following up in a hunter chase at Catterick last month (3m1f, good; Lunar Contact second); strong claims.

5/2

1st

6

4th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:10 Catterick

Brandy McQueen

11st 12lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

One-time quite useful staying hurdler/chaser who won a point on second start for present connections last month (3m, good to soft); this tougher, but a contender.

13/2

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12/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 0-4957 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Winner three times at this track; won over 2m2f on the Flat in June but not at his best in four runs since, on last two occasions finishing down the field over hurdles here and at Aintree; feasibly treated on return to a course he enjoys but revival needed.
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3rd

1

5th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:18 Kelso

Kaizer

12st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Ewan Whillans

prominent, led 6th

12/1

7th

11

23rd Oct 2022

Good

3m 0f 149y

Class 3

13:30 Aintree

Kaizer

11st 7lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Ewan Whillans

prominent, lost position when not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along and beaten

33/1

5th

4

14th Sep 2022

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 2

16:15 Kelso

Kaizer

10st 8lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

raced in second, lost position and held up in behind leaders before 3rd, niggled along after 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, weakened and behind after 2 out

8/1

Form: /403-7

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Promising start over hurdles for Jonjo O'Neill but form dipped considerably and latest tailed-off seventh at Worcester (2m7f, good) in May was particularly disappointing; has since changed hands for £20,000 and it will be interesting to see what Nick Alexander can do with him.
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8

29th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:13 Ayr

Theme Tune

11st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

11yo whose mark continues to fall but for good reason, having been well beaten on both outings this season; major turnaround required.

33/1

Form: 655-P4 D

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Winner of seven of his 23 races over hurdles but mainly struggled last season following wind surgery; down considerably in the weights and interesting to see how he fares with blinkers refitted on first run for David Jeffreys.
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0

9

12th Sep 2023

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Ratfacemcdougall

10st 9lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

Prolific winner but seems in no form at the minute and was 40-1 when pulled up at Newton Abbot.

25/1

0

2

22nd Aug 2023

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Ratfacemcdougall

12st 0lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

held up in rear, reminder 4th

20/1

4th

7

21st May 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:35 Stratford

Ratfacemcdougall

11st 1lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Seven-time winner over hurdles but has been out of form in that sphere for a while now and his record over fences in 2019 (four attempts) was not convincing; very well handicapped, but needs to turn a corner.

12/1

Form: /252-6 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Running creditably on the Flat before returning to hurdling and finishing sixth of 13 (behind second-placed Brandy McQueen) over C&D a fortnight ago; needs to up her game.
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11

16th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 4

16:00 Newcastle

Tomorrows Angel

10st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Badly out of form over hurdles during the winter and also struggled in a recent Flat marathon; very difficult to enthuse over at present.

33/1

8th

7

(10)

24th Apr 2023

Good

2m 5f 139y

Class 6

16:10 Pontefract

Tomorrows Angel

9st 3lb

J: Phil Dennis

T: Tristan Davidson

Something to prove regarding current form as she was a long way below her best over hurdles this winter; however, she's had a break and this strong stayer could prove suited by today's marathon test; not ruled out.

9/1

5th

11

14th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:55 Ayr

Tomorrows Angel

10st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Has modest 1-19 strike-rate over hurdles and was always towards rear on her last three appearances; needs to turn things around.

33/1

Form: 100/68

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Back from a long absence when well beaten at Bangor in September but ran better over this C&D when eighth a fortnight ago after leading for a long way; behind a couple of these rivals that day and needs to take another step forward.
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7th

7

5th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 7f 170y

Class 4

15:10 Musselburgh

Chanceanotherfive

11st 2lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Returned from a long absence in September; all four runs this autumn have been over hurdles and he took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 13 over C&D (good to soft) a fortnight ago; he was an easy winner of this race three years ago and is not discounted now back over fences.

15/2

5th

1

21st Nov 2022

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

15:35 Musselburgh

Chanceanotherfive

12st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Back from long absence with three underwhelming runs in cheekpieces this autumn and needs to prove he still has what it takes but dips back into Class 5 and sports refitted blinkers (worn for all three wins) today; has a C&D win on his CV; no surprise if he features.

14/1

7th

8

5th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:18 Kelso

Chanceanotherfive

10st 13lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

in rear, reminder after 9th

16/1

Form: F57223

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner this year but form since the summer has been patchy; back over hurdles for the first time since tailed off at Southwell in July; questions to answer.
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4th

6

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:20 Market Rasen

Seemingly So

10st 13lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

pressed leader, hit 11th, ridden after 4 out, lost second 3 out, weakening when awkward jump last

10/1

15

26th Dec 2022

Soft

3m 3f 123y

Class 3

14:50 Market Rasen

Seemingly So

10st 2lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

Won low-grade event here in the spring (2m5f, good; first-time tongue-tie) but hasn't fired on recent outings and faces a tough assignment from 3lb out of the weights today.

50/1

4th

6

5th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 7f 170y

Class 4

15:10 Musselburgh

Seemingly So

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: L J Morgan

Won over C&D (soft) in February and at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) in May; runner-up twice in a row this summer and he's on a competitive mark, but he's been well beaten the last twice and has to turn things around.

6/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.80
Straight Forecast £22.43
Tricast £61.13
Trifecta £71.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Brandy McQueen

POSTDATA:

Theme Tune

RP Ratings:

Kaizer

Daily Mirror:

Stoney Rover

TOPSPEED:

Tomorrow's Angel

The Times:

Brandy McQueen

Telegraph:

Brandy McQueen

The Guardian:

Brandy McQueen

Daily Mail:

Brandy McQueen

D Express:

Theme Tune

The Star:

Theme Tune

The Sun:

Kaizer

Daily Record:

Stoney Rover