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The Scottish Borders track hosts racing throughout the winter and is one of the most charming jumps tracks in Britain, staging good quality racing throughout the season despite being in a relatively remote location.
The track’s most valuable meeting is in late February, where feature races include the Premier Kelso Hurdle, a Grade 2 race over 2m 2f and the Premier Chase, a listed race run just short of three miles and the Morebattle Hurdle, a conditions race staged in mid-February which features Simonsig and Peddlers Cross on its list of previous winners.
Left handed, generally flat, with the hurdles course separate to the chase one and around a furlong shorter in length. The position of the final obstacle on both tracks was placed closer to the winning post from October 2012, negating the formerly 2f run to the line, ensuring there is less emphasis on stamina than previously. It's true to say that conditions can get gruelling in mid-winter, but on anything other than soft/heavy ground it's a track which is essentially sharp in character. The chase course has one of the highest casualty rates in the country.
Kelso is a course which puts a premium on stamina. It certainly takes a fair bit of getting and, if you think you’re nearly home when you get to the final obstacle, you’re kidding yourself. They’ve altered the layout recently, making the run-in on the chase track shorter, but that doesn’t mean the shape of a race can’t change dramatically in the closing stages. The hurdles course is different, with longer gaps between jumps, but still demanding. It’s a stiff course, for both disciplines, but a beautifully fair one.
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
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2m 1f 14y | Cubomania (Good to Firm) | 19 Sep 2018 | 4m 2.4s |
2m 5f 133y | Dimple (Good) | 13 Jan 2019 | 5m 20.8s |
2m 6f 70y | Cultram Abbey (Good to Soft) | 09 Dec 2018 | 5m 40s |
2m 7f 96y | Stellar Notion (Good) | 27 May 2018 | 5m 51.98s |
3m 2f 39y | Dandy Dan (Good) | 27 Oct 2018 | 6m 33.2s |
3m 3f 189y | The Wicket Chicken (Good) | 08 May 2019 | 7m 23.1s |
4m 90y | Harry The Viking (Good to Soft) | 09 Dec 2018 | 8m 34.1s |
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
---|---|---|---|
2m 51y | Makethedifference (Good to Firm) | 02 Oct 2016 | 3m 43.8s |
2m 2f 25y | Italian Riviera (Good to Firm) | 02 Oct 2016 | 4m 12.8s |
2m 4f 189y | Chapmanshype (Good) | 16 Sep 2020 | 4m 48.3s |
2m 6f 151y | Notnow Seamus (Good) | 10 May 2017 | 3m 52.2s |
3m 1f 170y | Tawseef (Good) | 11 Nov 2017 | 6m 27.3s |
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
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2m 51y | Rubytwo (Good) | 27 May 2018 | 3m 40.54s |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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A M Thomson | 33 | 9 | £87,117 | 27.27% | £6.84 |
Miss Lucinda V Russell | 67 | 8 | £69,834 | 11.94% | -£31.88 |
W Coltherd | 25 | 7 | £43,855 | 28% | £31.00 |
Miss S E Forster | 21 | 6 | £54,886 | 28.57% | £7.21 |
N W Alexander | 34 | 6 | £34,798 | 17.65% | £22.00 |
K Dalgleish | 18 | 5 | £26,058 | 27.78% | £9.50 |
N G Richards | 25 | 4 | £40,043 | 16% | £3.25 |
J P L Ewart | 18 | 4 | £28,331 | 22.22% | £9.00 |
I Jardine | 13 | 4 | £38,274 | 30.77% | £9.38 |
M Scudamore | 9 | 4 | £70,302 | 44.44% | £17.75 |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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Miss Lucinda V Russell | 85 | 11 | £51,207 | 12.94% | -£28.58 |
K Dalgleish | 53 | 9 | £45,942 | 16.98% | -£22.09 |
N W Alexander | 66 | 7 | £40,324 | 10.61% | -£42.07 |
D McCain Jnr | 58 | 7 | £43,792 | 12.07% | -£30.98 |
A M Thomson | 41 | 6 | £28,551 | 14.63% | -£22.20 |
A C Whillans | 34 | 5 | £20,794 | 14.71% | -£17.67 |
Mrs H O Graham | 21 | 4 | £24,238 | 19.05% | -£15.00 |
Ruth Jefferson | 21 | 4 | £53,298 | 19.05% | £0.75 |
Mrs R Dobbin | 40 | 3 | £14,361 | 7.5% | -£10.52 |
M A Barnes | 23 | 3 | £14,848 | 13.04% | £65.50 |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs R Dobbin | 4 | 2 | £6,498 | 50% | £4.00 |
N G Richards | 6 | 1 | £7,820 | 16.67% | -£2.75 |
D W Whillans | 3 | 1 | £2,274 | 33.33% | £4.00 |
Micky Hammond | 3 | 1 | £2,924 | 33.33% | £0.25 |
A M Thomson | 2 | 1 | £2,599 | 50% | £5.00 |
F O'Brien | 1 | 1 | £2,274 | 100% | £1.38 |
Miss K Morgan | 1 | 1 | £2,924 | 100% | £14.00 |
J C McConnell | 1 | 1 | £2,924 | 100% | £2.00 |
J J Quinn | 1 | 1 | £2,924 | 100% | £1.25 |
Jonjo O'Neill | 1 | 1 | £2,924 | 100% | £2.50 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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B S Hughes | 64 | 9 | £72,132 | 14.06% | -£34.18 |
Sean Quinlan | 38 | 6 | £46,278 | 15.79% | -£14.97 |
Ryan Mania | 19 | 6 | £28,071 | 31.58% | -£1.02 |
Lucy Alexander | 19 | 5 | £27,682 | 26.32% | £31.00 |
D R Fox | 35 | 4 | £34,420 | 11.43% | -£20.50 |
C O'Farrell | 24 | 4 | £41,198 | 16.67% | £6.00 |
Jamie Hamilton | 19 | 4 | £22,353 | 21.05% | -£6.92 |
Thomas Willmott | 23 | 4 | £36,323 | 17.39% | £22.00 |
Sam Coltherd | 26 | 4 | £30,260 | 15.38% | -£9.25 |
Danny Cook | 16 | 4 | £81,913 | 25% | £9.38 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
B S Hughes | 86 | 16 | £119,940 | 18.6% | -£23.82 |
Sean Quinlan | 44 | 7 | £35,256 | 15.91% | £26.17 |
Blair Campbell | 35 | 5 | £25,668 | 14.29% | -£11.17 |
Ryan Mania | 22 | 5 | £24,433 | 22.73% | -£3.45 |
Craig Nichol | 39 | 5 | £25,537 | 12.82% | -£1.13 |
R Johnson | 13 | 5 | £32,685 | 38.46% | £0.62 |
Ross Chapman | 30 | 5 | £21,314 | 16.67% | -£8.38 |
Lucy Alexander | 42 | 4 | £28,173 | 9.52% | -£29.57 |
Callum Bewley | 57 | 3 | £15,661 | 5.26% | -£55.83 |
Danny McMenamin | 28 | 3 | £12,867 | 10.71% | -£20.92 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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Tabitha Worsley | 2 | 2 | £10,431 | 100% | £16.50 |
B S Hughes | 11 | 1 | £2,924 | 9.09% | -£3.00 |
Callum Bewley | 7 | 1 | £2,599 | 14.29% | -£1.00 |
Sean Quinlan | 6 | 1 | £3,249 | 16.67% | -£2.50 |
Callum Whillans | 4 | 1 | £2,274 | 25% | £3.00 |
R D Day | 3 | 1 | £7,820 | 33.33% | £0.25 |
Craig Nichol | 3 | 1 | £3,249 | 33.33% | £0.50 |
P J Brennan | 2 | 1 | £2,274 | 50% | £0.38 |
C R King | 2 | 1 | £2,924 | 50% | £0.25 |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 1 | 1 | £2,924 | 100% | £2.50 |
Forecast: Overcast
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Rainfall: 0.27mm
Wind: 4.8 mph N
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Rainfall: 4.71mm
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Last Update: 27/01/2021 07:00
Kelso Races Limited
The Racecourse
Kelso
Scottish Borders
TD5 7SX
01573 224767
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