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Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) (Div I)
Class 5, 2m5f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, £4,225, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 4.11s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Old Comrades heads our figures at 102, four pounds better than Zephlyn and Les's Legacy on 98, and that edge is enough to make him the one to beat in this 21-furlong Kelso contest on good ground. Zephlyn and Les's Legacy are the obvious dangers, with Evenwood Sonofagun a point further back on 97 and Poetry Man and Dusky Days not far behind on 94, so this looks a competitive event despite the modest grade. The rating gap is a modest one and confidence is low, but Old Comrades has the strongest figures and gets the nod. Old Comrades is our selection.
Result
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Prominent in second place - went to the front before 2 out - nudged clear before the last and kept finding to win comfortably
Leah Noreci (7)
James Moffatt
Prominent early - urged before 3 out - second 2 out and stayed on without reaching winner - finished 2nd
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Raced in the pack - gradually improved from 7th to third before the last - kept on at an even tempo for third
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Raced in the pack - moved up to third after 4 out - pushed along but found nothing before the last - finished 4th
Craig Nichol
Ewan Whillans
Settled among the back of the pack - erred at the 6th - made ground 4 out - shaken up before 2 out - kept on late without threatening - finished 5th
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Made the running - overtaken 2 out and faded tamely to finish 6th
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Held up towards the back of the pack - clumsy jumping at the 7th - urged 2 out but failed to quicken - well beaten in 7th
No. 7
5yo, 10-13, OR 90
J: Jack Power (5) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Jack Power (5)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Dropped out at the back early - erred and stumbled at the first - always well out of it - finished 8th
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby
Raced at back early - under urging 4 out - never in contention - finished 9th
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander
Prominent early - ridden after 6th and dropped back - well adrift from 3 out and finished 10th
Dominic Hislop (7)
Gary Rutherford
Towards the back early - briefly improved 4 out - driven before 2 out and stopped responding - finished 11th and well beaten
Racecard
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan 1/11
Evenwood Sonofagun won five starts back and was second four starts back, and he's fresh from a 14-day break, having run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 168 lb off 100, the slide to an eighth last time out is the main worry.
- Sire
- The Gurkha (IRE)
- Dam
- Ravish (GB) by Efisio
- Owner
- Mrs D Chapman Mrs E Quinlan
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Bolton Mill, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Craig Nichol
Ewan Whillans 0/12
Zephlyn is a leading danger, ranked second of eleven by our rating of 98, one point above his official 97, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a winless recent run, with a sixth last time out, and 165 lb is a big burden after 44 days off.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Taqdees (IRE) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- The Farming Boys
- Foaled
- 5 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby 1/18
Asa fell last time out after a seventh and an eighth in the two runs before, though she won five starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 164 lb off an official mark of 96, she looks a midfield type, and our rating of 92 ranks her seventh of 11.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Reine De Glace (FR) by Adieu Au Roi
- Owner
- The Yorkshire Puddings
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2019
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 18 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander 1/12
Old Comrades is the one to beat, a winner four starts back who has since finished sixth, seventh and sixth, yet returns just 16 days after his last run and has run on today's going before. Our rating of 102 tops the field of 11, though he carries a hefty 163 lb off an official 95.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Glorious Twelfth (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Miss Jean Matterson
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett 0/5
Les's Legacy has run over today's trip and going, and a third two starts back is his best recent effort, while 18 days since last run keeps him fresh. Our rating of 98 puts him third of 11, but the unseated last time out is the main risk, and he's yet to win in recent form.
- Sire
- Kutub (IRE)
- Dam
- Morning With Ivan (IRE) by Ivan Denisovich
- Owner
- Tweed Valley Racing Susan Corbett
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Otterburn, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley 0/8
Poetry Man has been creeping back towards form with a third three starts back and a fifth two runs ago, but he was only seventh last time and returns after 132 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 159 lb looks a big ask from a mark of 91.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Sommer Sonnet (IRE) by Taipan
- Owner
- Miss Victoria Bewley
- Foaled
- 27 May 2018
- Stable
- Colby, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
44 days
5yo, 11-4, OR 90 -66524
J: Jack Power (5) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Jack Power (5)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 5/32
Winless in her last five, Tigress Lilly was fourth last time out and second two starts back, but she's been well held in the other three and has had 44 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, yet 158 lb and an eighth-ranked billing on our figures make her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Postponed (IRE)
- Dam
- Cosmic Tigress (GB) by Tiger Hill
- Owner
- I T Buchanan
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 32 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Leah Noreci (7)
James Moffatt 0/7
Dusky Days is winless in his last six, though a fifth last time out, 16 days ago, was his best finish in that run, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 155 lb off 87 is a stiff ask, though our rating of 94 ranks him sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Day's Over (GB) by Overbury
- Owner
- Vilprano And Kb
- Foaled
- 17 Jun 2017
- Stable
- Cartmel, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards 2/9
King Horse was pulled up last time out and returns after 246 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, with only a second two starts back to lean on in a winless recent run. He has run over today's trip and our rating has him ninth of eleven, while 155 lb is no small burden.
- Sire
- Tunis (POL)
- Dam
- Urielle Collonges (FR) by Dom Alco
- Owner
- The Chatton Partnership
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Greystoke, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 86
Dominic Hislop (7)
Gary Rutherford 1/3
On The Bubble has been pulled up last time out and fell three starts back, so it's hard to fancy her, though she did win five starts back and was a fifth two runs ago. Carrying 144 lb after 44 days off, she looks short of the pace, with our rating of 72 ranking her tenth of eleven.
- Sire
- Land Force (IRE)
- Dam
- O Fourlunda (GB) by Halling
- Owner
- Nathan Mill Gary Rutherford
- Foaled
- 29 May 2021
- Stable
- Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 72
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford 3/22
Dartmouth Star is yet to win in her last four, but a fifth last time out, just 18 days ago, is her best finish in that spell, and she looks unexposed. Carrying 142 lb off an official mark of 70, she may have more to offer.
- Sire
- Dartmouth (GB)
- Dam
- Marienstar (IRE) by Marienbard
- Owner
- G Ambrose & Mrs Z Foster
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
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.