Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle (Div I) – Kelso

Kelso

17:30

Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Date 2025-09-17

Distance 2m2f25y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 4m 15.34s (slow by 8.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Heart Above (GB) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	9/4F	Won
2nd	O'Faolains Glory (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · Susan Corbett	5/1	4.5
3rd	Green Bonnet (GB) Jack Power · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	14/1	1.75
4th	Nathan Wells (GB) Alan Doyle · Andrew Hamilton	11/1	4
5th	Guillaume (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	9/2	2
6th	Ambassador (IRE) Joshua Thompson · Micky Hammond	16/5	9
7th	Woody's Boy (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	22/1	6
8th	Ascension Day (IRE) Richie McLernon · Ben Haslam	40/1	10
9th	Blended Stealth (GB) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	18/1	0.3
10th	Darkest Day (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · William Young Jnr	28/1	31
11th	The Geordie Ginge (IRE) Charlotte Jones · Hannah McMahon	125/1	1.25

Runners (11)

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
1	Heart Above Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	168	—	5-2O44	99	101	94	58d	—	—	-7	20.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Generally reliable 7yo who was a rallying fourth at Cartmel last time; in the mix
3	Ambassador Bay J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	164	v	663331	95	101	97	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	31.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Got back on the scoresheet with dominant display at Cartmel; big player again up 7lb
2	O'Faolains Glory Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Susan Corbett	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Susan Corbett	166	—	2-B744	97	102	94	21d	—	—	+5	19.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1-21 over hurdles but she ran well at Hexham latest and could make a bold bid back in trip
8	Guillaume Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	152	t	-26223	83	102	99	12d	—	—	+8	22.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Went close over C&D in May and he's been placed in last three starts; shortlisted
4	Nathan Wells Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	161	p	2436P4	92	103	50	21d	—	—	+5	12.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fair fourth back over hurdles at Hexham but he's now 0-19 and is hard to predict
5	Green Bonnet Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	159	—	2-240	90	97	71	32d	—	—	+8	15.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unexposed 6yo but she struggled on handicap debut at Perth and has something to prove
9	Blended Stealth Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	146	p	-81625	77	100	80	80d	—	—	+10	14.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Belatedly off the mark at Hexham but he's not gone on from that; opposable
10	Woody's Boy Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	144	p	7-9574	75	94	67	32d	—	—	+3	7.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
0-8 and he's struggled in his four handicaps; needs improvement in cheekpieces
11	Darkest Day Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:William Young Jnr	J:Peter Kavanagh T:William Young Jnr	142	tp	23-5P6	73	98	54	66d	—	—	+3	6.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual course winner but he's struggled back under rules in his last three starts
6	Ascension Day Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	157	—	P-8P7P	88	100	30	13d	—	—	+8	10.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Overall record of 0-14 and has form figures of P8P7P over fences and hurdles this year
7	The Geordie Ginge Chestnut J:Charlotte Jones T:Hannah McMahon	J:Charlotte Jones T:Hannah McMahon	153	—	64247-	84	97	73	293d	—	—	+10	11.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
0-13 over hurdles and he struggled in final two runs last year; opposable on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Heart Above	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1
Ambassador	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
O'Faolains Glory	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	6/1
Guillaume	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Nathan Wells	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Green Bonnet	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Blended Stealth	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Woody's Boy	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Darkest Day	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Ascension Day	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
The Geordie Ginge	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ambassador

31.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Guillaume

22.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Heart Above

20.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.5

9/4

O'Faolains Glory

19.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Green Bonnet

15.6

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Blended Stealth

14.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Nathan Wells

12.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

The Geordie Ginge

11.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ascension Day

10.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Woody's Boy

7.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Darkest Day

6.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heart Above	99	101	94
O'Faolains Glory	97	102	94
Ambassador	95	101	97
Nathan Wells	92	103	50
Green Bonnet	90	97	71
Ascension Day	88	100	30
The Geordie Ginge	84	97	73
Guillaume	83	102	99
Blended Stealth	77	100	80
Woody's Boy	75	94	67
Darkest Day	73	98	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Guillaume	12d ago	Quick return
Ascension Day	13d ago	Quick return
O'Faolains Glory	21d ago	Fit
Nathan Wells	21d ago	Fit
Ambassador	25d ago	Fit
Green Bonnet	32d ago	Fit
Woody's Boy	32d ago	Fit
Heart Above	58d ago	Fresh
Darkest Day	66d ago	Fresh
Blended Stealth	80d ago	Fresh
The Geordie Ginge	293d ago	Long break