December 29 / 14.28 Kelso

14.28

Good To Soft

Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 2f 25y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.50
  • Place: £3.70

Form: 7121-6 CD

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) and over C&D (good) during the second half of last season; needed to show more on her comeback to be strongly considered but hard to dismiss.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

16:30 Kelso

Atlantic Dancer

12st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

10lb higher than for last year's win in this race but went in again over C&D in December when much too good for a subsequent winner; latest Ayr third also respectable and returning here has to be a bonus.

9/2

1st

1

15th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

16:30 Kelso

Atlantic Dancer

12st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

10lb higher than for last year's win in this race but went in again over C&D in December when much too good for a subsequent winner; latest Ayr third also respectable and returning here has to be a bonus.

9/2

3rd

5

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:08 Ayr

Atlantic Dancer

11st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won a novice handicap over C&D in 2022 (soft); has since won three more races over hurdles, the last two mares' handicaps over 2m2f at Kelso; went up 8lb for latest win (December); others look better treated.

8/1

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9/4

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2-5313 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Ex-French; came clear to win easily at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) and only just missed out when penalised at Musselburgh (soft); just 1lb higher here and this longer trip could well be a positive judged on French form.
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5th

5

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:48 Uttoxeter

Ip Up

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Ended a two-year losing run with a strong late surge at Market Rasen (2m, good; last two hurdles omitted) last month in a first-time hood; nudged up only 1lb and likely to be involved again if reproducing that effort.

4/1

1st

4

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

20:01 Market Rasen

Ip Up

11st 1lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

No win since January 2024; consistent (43322) last autumn/winter; tried to make all at Kelso (2m, good) 19 days ago but faded from the second-last, finishing over 15l fourth to the subsequent Perth winner Scots Poet; 3lb lower, with headgear added.

7/2

4th

2

24th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

17:22 Kelso

Ip Up

12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

On a long losing sequence but she arrives in good nick, ridden aggressively when fifth in 2m Warwick handicap in March; she can make her presence felt after a break.

11/2

Form: 542

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Good-ground Irish point winner; no match for the winner in a novice for mares here a month ago but that was promising with a view to handicaps; open to improvement.
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7

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

17:40 Hexham

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10st 11lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Stuart Coltherd

No win since October 2024; now rated 12lb lower, but her form figures this year (5UP036) offer little encouragement, with even her Kelso third (3m, good; 22-1) a laboured one; blinkers replace cheekpieces.

20/1

6th

4

13th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

15:43 Perth

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11st 3lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Stuart Coltherd

1-22; has dropped markedly in the weights over the past six months (form figures P5UP03); trainer seems to have his string in better form now, and she did rally from a tough position when modest third at Kelso (3m; good, 22-1) latest; no forlorn hope.

9/1

3rd

8

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

16:46 Kelso

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10st 9lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Stuart Coltherd

C&D winner who finished third on her final two outings last season and is well treated on that form; however, she's struggled to get competitive on her seven starts this term and has plenty to prove.

14/1

Form: 96792

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden but lightly raced; always prominent when runner-up at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) and that was a solid run; respected.
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8

5th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

16:20 Newcastle

Line In The Sand

11st 3lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

in touch with leaders, pulled up quickly just after 4th, fatally injured, race voided

14/1

7th

10

13th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 4

13:40 Wetherby

Line In The Sand

10st 10lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Placed in 3m points and good second at 50-1 on handicap debut at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) in November; of interest on that evidence but tailed off at Kelso (2m2f, heavy) recently and has to leave that well behind.

20/1

4th

6

29th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

14:28 Kelso

Line In The Sand

10st 6lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

prominent, lost position after 4 out

5/1

Form: /1531-

Last run: 258 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Absent since digging deepest in a 2m7f heavy-ground handicap at Newcastle in April when 4lb lower and partnered by an 8lb claimer; effective over shorter but could have a bit on at these weights.
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4th

3

31st Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

15:25 Leicester

Nells Bells

11st 6lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

A two-time hurdles winner last season but she returned from nine months off with a well-held fifth of seven in 2m2f Kelso handicap 33 days ago; she needs to take a big step forward.

8/1

5th

3

29th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

14:28 Kelso

Nells Bells

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

held up in rear, niggled along briefly before 4 out

5/1

1st

2

15th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

13:00 Newcastle

Nells Bells

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

held up in last, hit 2nd, niggled along after 3rd, pushed along briefly before 7th

9/2

Form: 246-68

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Hasn't progressed from finishing second in an Aintree bumper but handicaps may see her in a brighter light.
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6

5th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 5

19:10 Musselburgh

Prontoanita

11st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Iain Jardine

Fair bumper form but hasn't progressed over hurdles and was tailed off on her handicap debut at Kelso (2m2f, heavy); best watched for now.

8/1

7th

6

5th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 5

19:10 Musselburgh

Prontoanita

11st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Iain Jardine

didn't always jump with fluency, always behind

8/1

6th

7

29th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

14:28 Kelso

Prontoanita

10st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Iain Jardine

held up in last, not fluent 4th

15/2

Form: 323-5P

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Placed in handicap hurdles over 2m3f and 2m6f on soft ground in Ireland earlier this year; 2m was too sharp here two months ago but could still have run better than she did.
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2nd

8

24th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 3

15:30 Carlisle

Parvos

11st 6lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

held up in rear, mistake and pecked on landing 1st, steady headway from 3 out, switched right when bit short of room approaching last, pressed leader and kept on run-in, no extra final strides

20/1

2nd

6

23rd Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

16:18 Hexham

Parvos

11st 3lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Came good for Sandy Thomson at third attempt, with comfortable win at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) in February, and put a lesser run behind her when close at fourth at Cartmel (2m1f, good to soft) last month; this move back up in trip will suit; may yet have a bigger run in her.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £44.40
Straight Forecast £34.48
Trifecta £135.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ip Up

Daily Mirror:

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POSTDATA:

Line In The Sand

D Express:

Parvos

The Star:

Nell's Bells

Daily Mail:

Atlantic Dancer

RP RATINGS:

Ip Up

TOPSPEED:

Ip Up

The Times:

Ip Up

Telegraph:

Ip Up

The Guardian:

Ip Up

The Sun:

Ip Up

Daily Record:

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