Visit Kelso In 2025 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Kelso

12:18

Date 2024-12-29

Distance 2m6f151y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Ace Of Spades b J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	21-421	123	126	92	42d	—	—	-17	36.9	8/13 62%
Rallied gamely to win 2m Cheltenham maiden last month; moves up in trip here; big player
3	Small Town Kid br J:Ryan Mania T:James Ewart	J:Ryan Mania T:James Ewart	161	—	31-1	-	112	42	29d	—	—	-2	14.7	5/1 17%
Readily made all on rules debut at Newcastle (2m) and can improve over this longer trip
2	Lunar Chief b J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	161	—	/45-17	113	117	43	21d	—	—	+7	19.4	11/2 15%
C&D novice winner last month but needs to rebound from a lesser run in recent C&D handicap
6	Far From Over b J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	154	—	/1/3-6	-	107	94	37d	—	—	-1	10.4	8/1 11%
Dual point winner; made quite a promising hurdle debut when sixth at Chepstow last month
7	Sea God gr J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	154	—	1/1-4P	-	106	80	66d	—	—	+8	13.4	18/1 5%
Beaten favourite here on hurdle debut in May and pulled up at Carlisle in October
4	Always A Reason b J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	154	—	P331-7	-	87	48	18d	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Irish point winner; shaped with some promise on hurdle debut but has a lot to find here
8	Wee Alki b J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	154	—	655	-	97	54	18d	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
A well-beaten 66-1 shot in two 2m4f Hexham maidens this autumn
5	Bogleyburn br J:Bruce Lynn T:Gary Rutherford	J:Bruce Lynn T:Gary Rutherford	154	—	92-6	-	-	-	28d	—	—	0	0.1	250/1 0%
Did not show enough in bumpers to warrant serious consideration here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ace Of Spades	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7	8/13
Small Town Kid	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Lunar Chief	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Far From Over	7/1	7/1	7/1	8/1	7/1
Sea God	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Always A Reason	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Wee Alki	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Bogleyburn	200/1	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ace Of Spades

36.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

Lunar Chief

19.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Small Town Kid

14.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Sea God

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Far From Over

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Always A Reason

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Wee Alki

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Bogleyburn

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ace Of Spades Top Rated	123	126	92
Lunar Chief	113	117	43
Small Town Kid	—	112	42
Far From Over	—	107	94
Sea God	—	106	80
Always A Reason	—	87	48
Wee Alki	—	97	54
Bogleyburn	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Always A Reason	18d ago	Fit
Wee Alki	18d ago	Fit
Lunar Chief	21d ago	Fit
Bogleyburn	28d ago	Fit
Small Town Kid	29d ago	Fit
Far From Over	37d ago	Fit
Ace Of Spades	42d ago	Fit
Sea God	66d ago	Fresh