Nicol Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) – Kelso

Kelso

17:00

Nicol Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-09-12

Distance 2m51y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 3m 47.02s (slow by 7.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Caithness (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	7/4J	Won
2nd	Noble Anthem (IRE) Brian Hughes · Adrian Paul Keatley	9/4	4.5
3rd	The Mass Path (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	7/4J	18
4th	Whozatgirl (IRE) Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	16/1	5
5th	Kurphy (IRE) Craig Nichol · Iain Jardine	50/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gold Terms (GB) Sean Quinlan · Hugh Burns	200/1
Fell	Swashbuckler (GB) Conor Rabbitt · Maurice Barnes	66/1

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Mekbat Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Susan Corbett	J:NON-RUNNER T:Susan Corbett	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-36	19.8	—	—
Generally disappointing in low-grade Flat races (7f-1m) this season; hurdle debut today
NR	City Vaults Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:James Moffatt	J:NON-RUNNER T:James Moffatt	156	—	32	106	116	-	17d	—	—	-29	41.1	—	—
Placed at Cartmel on both hurdling starts and ought to play another significant role here
2	The Mass Path Bay J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:C Byrnes	158	—	67-729	110	118	71	11d	—	—	-8	25.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Slightly disappointing on handicap debut but earlier second at Sligo makes him a player
5	Noble Anthem Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	156	t	34-	-	98	36	—	—	—	-16	10.1	0.53/1	17/8 32%
Has some useful Flat form on his CV but is yet to convince over hurdles; stable debut
1	Caithness Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	158	—	344-	110	118	100	171d	—	—	-2	24.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Shaped with promise on all three hurdling starts in early part of this year
9	Whozatgirl Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	149	—	23-5	-	-	-	115d	—	—	-6	2.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Placed in two fillies' bumpers for another stable in 2022; should have a future over jumps
8	Kurphy Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	151	—	90-6	-	90	55	24d	—	—	-2	0.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Showed only minor promise on recent stable/hurdle debut; one for further down the line
6	Swashbuckler Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	156	t	—	-	60	-	17d	—	—	-2	0.6	19.75/1	80 1%
About 68l behind City Vaults when 80-1 for recent stable/hurdle debut
7	Gold Terms Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Hugh Burns	J:Sean Quinlan T:Hugh Burns	151	h	P	-	-	-	42d	—	—	-1	0.2	99.75/1	400 0%
Struggled when 150-1 for stable/hurdle debut at Perth six weeks ago; now hooded

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mekbat	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
City Vaults	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
The Mass Path	11/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Noble Anthem	2	2	17/8	2	2
Caithness	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Whozatgirl	18	12	12	16	16
Kurphy	40	33	33	40	40
Swashbuckler	80	50	50	66	66
Gold Terms	400	150	150	200	200

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

City Vaults

41.1

OR: 14 Form: 7.1 Odds: 20

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2nd

The Mass Path

25.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

3rd

Caithness

24.5

OR: 15 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8

5/2

Mekbat

19.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 19.8

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Noble Anthem

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

17/8

Whozatgirl

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Kurphy

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Swashbuckler

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Gold Terms

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

400

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Mass Path	110	118	71
Caithness	110	118	100
City Vaults	106	116	—
Mekbat	—	—	—
Noble Anthem	—	98	36
Whozatgirl	—	—	—
Kurphy	—	90	55
Swashbuckler	—	60	—
Gold Terms	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Mass Path	11d ago	Quick return
City Vaults	17d ago	Fit
Swashbuckler	17d ago	Fit
Kurphy	24d ago	Fit
Gold Terms	42d ago	Fit
Whozatgirl	115d ago	Long break
Caithness	171d ago	Long break
Mekbat	—	—
Noble Anthem	—	—