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Fifty Shades Of Earl Grey Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Forgive 'N Forget Series Qualifier)
Class 5, 2m7½f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, £4,225, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 59.56s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Burning It Up is our selection at Kelso, and he gets the nod over the top-rated Rule Me In thanks to a progressive profile and a proven record on these conditions. He is only three pounds behind that rival on our figures, a narrow gap that this sort of improver can bridge over the 24 furlongs on good ground. Rule Me In is the main danger, with Killybegs Jet Lady just a pound behind our pick and Jirko also needing a watchful eye, though confidence is low in a tight-looking five-runner contest. Burning It Up is the selection.
Result
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander
Prominent - awkward jump at 11th and slipped back before 13th - sat just behind the first two - pushed along after 2 out and went second - kept on strongly run-in to get up final strides
Charlie Maggs
Dianne Sayer
Made all the running - niggled 2 out and stuck on gamely - urged after the last - collared near the line to finish second beaten a head
Kielan Woods
Christian Williams
Dropped out at the back and blundered at the 1st - nudged forward to gain ground before 4 out - took third after 2 out - urged on but never quickened on the run-in to finish third
No. 2
9yo, 11-9, OR 91
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled well back early - faded after the 13th - finished 4th
Sean Quinlan
N. W. Alexander
Close up early - clouted 12th and into second before 13th - under pressure before 2 out - faded before last and blundered there
Racecard
Kielan Woods
Christian Williams 2/18
Rule Me In arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out and a second two starts back, just 11 days ago, and he has run on today's going before. Our rating has him top of five, but 165 lb is a hefty burden and the main risk.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Don't Rule Me Out (IRE) by Vinnie Roe
- Owner
- Sue Howell
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 18 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Killybegs Jet Lady tv CD
18 days
9yo, 11-9, OR 91 21P045
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 6/37
Killybegs Jet Lady brings solid recent form, a fifth last time out and a fourth two starts back, and she is fresh enough after 18 days, having run over today's trip and on this going before. The main risk is her 163 lb burden, with just one win in her last six outings.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Little Twinkle (IRE) by Fourstars Allstar
- Owner
- Old Gold Racing 18
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 37 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Charlie Maggs
Dianne Sayer 0/2
Won last time out and was third two starts back, but he unseated, finished seventh and pulled up in the other recent runs, and carrying 161 lb off 89 is a big ask. Back in 14 days, he has run over this trip and going, yet our rating of 85 ranks him last of five.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Fair Ina (IRE) by Taipan
- Owner
- Dennis J Coppola Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Hackthorpe, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 85
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander 1/14
Fresh enough after 18 days off, Burning It Up has run over today's trip and on the going before, and a second four starts back shows he can get involved, though he is winless in his last five and carries 158 lb. Our figures of 93 rank him second of five, which is enough to make him our pick.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Burnt It Up (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- H W Turcan
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Sean Quinlan
N. W. Alexander 1/14
Jirko has been let down by jumping errors lately (unseated last time out, a faller two starts back), but he was third four starts back, and again five starts back, and returns quickly after seven days with experience of today's trip. Another mishap is the one real risk, though our 87 rating says he's a live threat.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Belle Du Luy (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Gemmell Horn Morris Morris
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.