Kelso Course Guide
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.
Advance Going
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.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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17:10 bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 1f 14y) -
17:45 bet365 Premier Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)
(Class 1) (2m 7f 96y) -
18:20 bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 2) (2m 4f 189y) -
18:55 bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
(Class 1) (2m 2f 25y) -
19:30 bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap) (GBB Race)
(Class 2) (2m 51y) -
20:00 bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 51y) -
20:35 bet365 Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 51y) -
21:10 bet365 Cyril Alexander Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 5f 133y)
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 1f 14y El Borracho (Good) 15 Sep 2021 3m 59.5s 2m 4f The Jad Factor (Good) 22 Apr 2025 5m 0.7s 2m 5f 133y Half Shot (Good) 18 Sep 2024 5m 19.38s 2m 6f 70y Court Master (Good) 22 Mar 2021 5m 42.44s 2m 7f 96y Grand Mogul (Good) 30 May 2021 5m 46.98s 3m 2f 39y Raddle And Hum (Good) 02 Oct 2022 6m 30.85s 3m 3f 189y Mance Rayder (Good) 05 May 2021 7m 16.1s 4m 90y Grozni (Soft) 07 Dec 2025 8m 48.73s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 51y Caithness (Good) 12 Sep 2023 3m 47.02s 2m 2f 25y Genever Dragon (Good) 14 Sep 2022 4m 13.39s 2m 4f 189y Darkest Day (Good) 12 Sep 2023 4m 48.3s 2m 6f 151y Lissen To The Lady (Good) 05 May 2021 5m 35.8s 3m 100y Lavida Adiva (Good to Soft) 22 Mar 2025 6m 13.45s 3m 1f 170y Judicial Law (Good) 12 Sep 2023 6m 14.23s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 51y Hard As Nails (Good to Firm) 28 May 2023 3m 41.56s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 66 14 £117K 21.21% -£23.60 A M Thomson 40 8 £99K 20% £10.00 L Russell & M Scudamore 26 7 £59K 26.92% £17.38 N W Alexander 37 6 £87K 16.22% -£5.50 W Coltherd 34 5 £35K 14.71% -£10.88 Dan Skelton 13 5 £79K 38.46% £6.03 I Jardine 19 4 £24K 21.05% £13.00 N G Richards 16 4 £58K 25% £1.35 Mrs A Hamilton 19 3 £39K 15.79% -£11.38 G Bewley 16 3 £18K 18.75% £3.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 105 19 £161K 18.1% £32.58 N W Alexander 105 9 £41K 8.57% -£56.51 N G Richards 37 7 £43K 18.92% -£15.89 L Russell & M Scudamore 39 6 £28K 15.38% -£13.86 D McCain Jnr 46 6 £32K 13.04% -£31.14 Ewan Whillans 33 6 £161K 18.18% £23.75 A M Thomson 65 5 £75K 7.69% -£43.25 Mrs Dianne Sayer 30 5 £34K 16.67% -£7.50 Ruth Jefferson 17 5 £42K 29.41% £4.25 J C McConnell 15 5 £22K 33.33% -£6.77 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L A M Thomson 7 2 £18K 28.57% -£1.63 N W Alexander 8 2 £5K 25% -£1.30 S Corbett 5 2 £5K 40% £16.63 F O'Brien 3 2 £21K 66.67% £8.40 Miss Lucinda V Russell 15 1 £3K 6.67% -£13.38 I Jardine 7 1 £3K 14.29% -£0.50 N G Richards 5 1 £3K 20% £2.50 Mrs Dianne Sayer 4 1 £16K 25% £5.50 S R B Crawford 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.63 Harry Derham 2 1 £3K 50% £1.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D R Fox 48 13 £104K 27.08% £5.57 B S Hughes 43 9 £87K 20.93% £24.25 Danny McMenamin 45 7 £76K 15.56% -£20.40 Bruce Lynn 28 6 £87K 21.43% £3.50 Ryan Mania 27 6 £72K 22.22% -£2.75 Sean Quinlan 38 5 £57K 13.16% -£18.13 P W Wadge 30 4 £33K 13.33% -£21.17 Craig Nichol 34 3 £37K 8.82% -£19.25 Ross Chapman 20 3 £23K 15% -£8.27 Jonathon Bewley 15 3 £18K 20% £4.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D R Fox 62 10 £84K 16.13% £6.35 Sean Quinlan 66 10 £67K 15.15% -£7.00 Craig Nichol 57 10 £176K 17.54% £5.41 P W Wadge 51 10 £81K 19.61% £17.30 B S Hughes 78 9 £68K 11.54% -£27.64 Bruce Lynn 77 8 £35K 10.39% -£32.84 Danny McMenamin 72 7 £37K 9.72% -£48.03 Ryan Mania 53 7 £85K 13.21% -£21.75 Jamie Hamilton 54 6 £36K 11.11% -£18.42 Henry Brooke 31 4 £21K 12.9% -£14.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 13 2 £5K 15.38% -£4.13 Danny McMenamin 9 2 £5K 22.22% £6.50 Henry Brooke 6 2 £6K 33.33% £2.25 Nathan Moscrop 9 2 £5K 22.22% £12.63 Bruce Lynn 9 2 £5K 22.22% -£2.30 Ryan Mania 8 2 £18K 25% -£2.63 P W Wadge 8 1 £3K 12.5% -£5.38 C O'Farrell 8 1 £16K 12.5% £1.50 Jack Hogan 2 1 £5K 50% -£0.60 Dylan Johnston 2 1 £3K 50% £19.00
Future Fixtures
Address & Contact
Kelso Races Limited
The Racecourse
Kelso
Scottish Borders
TD5 7SX
01573 224767
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