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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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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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

5th

1

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:58 Warwick

Ip Up

12st 2lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Her losing sequence goes back 15 races to January 2024 but she's been running consistently well this season; versatile ground-wise and can be thereabouts once more.

5/2

2nd

4

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:52 Ludlow

Ip Up

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

3-18 over hurdles; continues to run consistently well and has reached the frame on all three starts this season, but she probably needs to find that little bit more to add to her score.

5/1

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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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

10th

14

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

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10st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Stuart Coltherd

Record of 0-11 since winning on chase debut and looks far from solid on her form this season; well out of the handicap.

40/1

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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