May 28 / 16.05 Kelso

Kelso

14:30 15:00 15:35 16:05 16:40 17:15 17:45

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16.05

Good To Firm

Five Star Taxis Handicap Hurdle

Prize money: £4752.9
3m 1f 170y
Class 4
7 runners

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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

1st

Rae Des Champs

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Rose Dobbin

9/4 (Won)

Win: £2.25
Place: £1.40

Form: /452-4

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict

Good runs in defeat off this mark the last twice, when second here (2m2f, good) then a close fourth at Newcastle (2m7f, good); stayed on well last time and today's extra yardage could be a positive; respected.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 1	28th May 2023 Good To Firm 3m 1f 170y Class 4	16:05 Kelso Rae Des Champs 12st 0lb J: Dylan Johnston T: Rose Dobbin	in touch with leaders	9/4
4	17th May 2023 Soft 2m 7f 207y Class 4	19:30 Perth Rae Des Champs 11st 1lb J: Dylan Johnston T: Rose Dobbin
4th 4	16th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 149y Class 4	16:00 Newcastle Rae Des Champs 11st 11lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Rose Dobbin	Yet to make any significant further progress since her winning handicap debut in March 2022 but ran well in defeat at Kelso (2m2f, good) last month, after a break, and is still quite lightly raced; tries a new trip here; good chance.	7/2

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1st

28th May 2023

Good To Firm

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

12st 0lb

in touch with leaders

9/4

17th May 2023

Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 4

11st 1lb

4th

16th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 4

11st 11lb

Yet to make any significant further progress since her winning handicap debut in March 2022 but ran well in defeat at Kelso (2m2f, good) last month, after a break, and is still quite lightly raced; tries a new trip here; good chance.

7/2

2nd

Sputnik

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Jackie Stephen

4/1

Place: £2.30

Form: P363-2

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

In good form over fences this spring, finishing second at Perth (3m, good) last Wednesday; this is his first hurdles start since December 2021 but he's a winner in this discipline and runs off the same mark as last time.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 9	30th Jun 2024 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5	16:55 Cartmel Sputnik 10st 12lb J: Danny McMenamin T: Jackie Stephen	Won two 2m4f chases on good/good to soft in 2022, but not scored since; stays 3m (fair fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle last time); a possible.	16/1
4th 6	9th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5	16:52 Perth Sputnik 11st 2lb J: Jamie Hamilton T: Jackie Stephen	in touch with leaders, midfield after 2nd, awkward jump 3rd	9/1
5	15th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 5	19:22 Perth Sputnik 11st 2lb J: Danny McMenamin T: Jackie Stephen	in rear, not fluent 11th	12/1

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8th

30th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

10st 12lb

Won two 2m4f chases on good/good to soft in 2022, but not scored since; stays 3m (fair fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle last time); a possible.

16/1

4th

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

11st 2lb

in touch with leaders, midfield after 2nd, awkward jump 3rd

9/1

15th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

11st 2lb

in rear, not fluent 11th

12/1

3rd

Maura Jeanne

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Ian Duncan

8/1

Form: 4U635-

Last run: 79 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict

0-14 but fair efforts the last twice, most recently fifth of 11 at Ayr (3m, good; finished lame); 2lb lower here and might not be far away.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6	9th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5	17:27 Perth Maura Jeanne 11st 3lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Ian Duncan	took keen hold, in touch with leaders, mistake and fell 4th	6/1
4th 9	15th May 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 127y Class 4	18:52 Perth Maura Jeanne 10st 3lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Ian Duncan	16-race maiden; good third at Kelso last May (3m2f, good to firm) and may have needed the run when only sixth over 2m4f here last month (soft); others stronger.	20/1
4th 9	15th May 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 127y Class 4	18:52 Perth Maura Jeanne 10st 3lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Ian Duncan	16-race maiden; good third at Kelso last May (3m2f, good to firm) and may have needed the run when only sixth over 2m4f here last month (soft); others stronger.	20/1

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9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

11st 3lb

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, mistake and fell 4th

6/1

4th

15th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 127y

Class 4

10st 3lb

16-race maiden; good third at Kelso last May (3m2f, good to firm) and may have needed the run when only sixth over 2m4f here last month (soft); others stronger.

20/1

4th

15th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 127y

Class 4

10st 3lb

16-race maiden; good third at Kelso last May (3m2f, good to firm) and may have needed the run when only sixth over 2m4f here last month (soft); others stronger.

20/1

4th

Lissen To The Lady

J: Miss J Walton

T: Sandy Forster

5/1

Form: 30116- C

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict

Won two in a row at Hexham (2m7f, heavy) in March and she's a three-time winner here (including on good ground); not discounted but needs to bounce back from below-par run here (2m6f, good) last time.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 6	11th Jan 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 217y	15:55 Clonmel Lissen To The Lady 11st 4lb J: Miss J Walton T: Miss M Harding	raced wide, soon prominent, went second before 5th, led before 7th, headed and pressed leader after 8th	8/1
5th 11	28th Dec 2023 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y	15:15 Limerick Lissen To The Lady 10st 8lb J: Miss J Walton T: Miss M Harding	towards rear, headway on inner after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened approaching last	25/1

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1st

11th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 217y

11st 4lb

raced wide, soon prominent, went second before 5th, led before 7th, headed and pressed leader after 8th

8/1

5th

28th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 0y

10st 8lb

towards rear, headway on inner after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened approaching last

25/1

5th

Sir Apollo

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

9/1

Form: P2F6-U

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

Reverts to hurdles having fallen/unseated in chases on two of his last three starts, most recently at the first fence on recent stable debut at Perth; has run just three times in this sphere (early 2021) and didn't achieve much, but he's on a handy mark on his best chase form and isn't written off.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5th 4	30th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5	16:20 Uttoxeter Sir Apollo 11st 6lb J: Craig Nichol T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	Both wins for previous yard came over 3m3f at Sedgefield; yet to find top form for current stable; doesn't look the percentage call.	9/1
5th 7	6th Jul 2023 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5	16:18 Perth Sir Apollo 10st 13lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	Best efforts have been at Sedgefield and he was well behind over C&D last month, finishing adrift of Castletown.	20/1
5th 8	11th Jun 2023 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 4	15:00 Perth Sir Apollo 10st 8lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	took keen hold, disputed lead, led from 3rd, headed but raced in second before 11th, led again 14th	20/1

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5th

30th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Uttoxeter

Sir Apollo

11st 6lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

Both wins for previous yard came over 3m3f at Sedgefield; yet to find top form for current stable; doesn't look the percentage call.

9/1

5th

6th Jul 2023

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

16:18 Perth

Sir Apollo

10st 13lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

Best efforts have been at Sedgefield and he was well behind over C&D last month, finishing adrift of Castletown.

20/1

5th

11th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:00 Perth

Sir Apollo

10st 8lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

took keen hold, disputed lead, led from 3rd, headed but raced in second before 11th, led again 14th

20/1

The Blame Game

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Ewart

3/1

Form: 8PP51-

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict

Won at Sedgefield (3m3f, good) in February last time out and the clear runner-up has won twice since; all three wins have come at that track and he's failed to shine on his two runs here, but he is capable of running well away from Sedgefield and he's not ruled out.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	9th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5	16:52 Perth The Blame Game 11st 3lb J: Brian Hughes T: James Ewart	always behind	16/1
7th 6	8th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5	15:10 Kelso The Blame Game 11st 6lb J: William Maggs T: James Ewart	held up in rear, no impression from 3 out	20/1
7th 6	8th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5	15:10 Kelso The Blame Game 11st 6lb J: William Maggs T: James Ewart	held up in rear, no impression from 3 out	20/1

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9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

11st 3lb

always behind

16/1

7th

8th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

11st 6lb

held up in rear, no impression from 3 out

20/1

7th

8th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

11st 6lb

held up in rear, no impression from 3 out

20/1

Placedela Concorde

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Maurice Barnes

33/1

Form: 8/6-38 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict

Has won here but that was back in 2018 and he's 0-27 since that July; hard to fancy from 5lb out of the handicap; cheekpieces go on.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 9	2nd Aug 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 5	15:20 Perth Placedela Concorde 10st 2lb J: Conor Rabbitt T: Maurice Barnes	Hasn't won since 2018; well-beaten third of three from 13lb out of the handicap on return to fences at Hexham in June (2m4f, good); 2lb wrong here; others appeal more.	40/1
3rd 3	17th Jun 2023 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 4	14:25 Hexham Placedela Concorde 10st 2lb J: Conor Rabbitt T: Maurice Barnes	raced in last, awkward jump 6th, lost touch from 7th	16/1
7	28th May 2023 Good To Firm 3m 1f 170y Class 4	16:05 Kelso Placedela Concorde 10st 2lb J: Conor Rabbitt T: Maurice Barnes	led at steady pace, not fluent 3rd, headed before 9th	33/1

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2nd Aug 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Hasn't won since 2018; well-beaten third of three from 13lb out of the handicap on return to fences at Hexham in June (2m4f, good); 2lb wrong here; others appeal more.

40/1

3rd

17th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

10st 2lb

raced in last, awkward jump 6th, lost touch from 7th